Customer Reviews

IceDozer Classic Ergonomic Ice Scraper

5 star:		(12)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Got this product for my wife before Christmas. When we got home from a three-week vacation, one of our cars was covered in New England January ice. So I was able to fully test this product. It did make my life easier. It took me a couple of minutes to blast through as thick as 1-1.5" of ice buildup on the front and back windshield. The ice scraper came out intact of the fierce battle. It's not effort free but it definitely does go hard at work for you and performs much better than a regular scraper.

The IceDozer gets points for the ergonomic grip - it fits nicely in your hand and has a place for your other hand to grip in order to add extra pressure on the scraping end. It has nice weight to it and feels like it's really going to do something. And on thick ice, I think it probably works very well (I haven't had to test that theory yet). I also like that it's made in the United States.

Where it loses points is in its ability to scrape very thin ice or frost. It's worthless on frost - even heavy frost. It claims to have a 7" wide flat scraper that easily plows a wide, clear swath of windshield at a time. No, sadly, it does not do this. I tried every angle. It has lots of teeth that make lots of thin scrapes all over your windshield, but then you need to go back over it with your other flat scraper (the cheap one you got at the grocery story for $1.95). It would help if the scraping blade were metal or at least flexible, sharp plastic. The blade that's supposed to scrape a wide patch is dull and inflexible, so it doesn't conform to the slight curve that every windshield has. At best, it would cut a 2" wide swatch occasionally and with no predictability. This one is going in the trunk for the next severe ice storm. Other than that, it doesn't serve my needs.

I bought one for my aunt a few years back and she has been using it ever since. She lives in MN, so it definitely gets a workout. She hasn't had any problems with it, and she loves it!

The IceDozer has a few advantages of the 'regular' (meaning cheaper) scrapers.

- Well-designed and well-thought two-hand grip allowing for efficient force application onto the windshield.
- Ice-plow making minor snow removal tasks possible but don't expect to use it on 1-foot snow accumulations on top of your car.
- Three what the makers call "attach surfaces" - besides the 'blade' you also have the "IceBreaker Teeth" and the "Tenderizer".
- Made in the USA. In fact, not so far from where I live.

If you feel that you can use something with a detachable brush to gently remove snow off your mirrors and headlights, you should get the IceDozer Plus Ergonomic Ice Scraper for a few dollars more.

In addition, a claim of 'lifetime warranty' is made. Not sure what it meant, I went to the InnovationFactory Web site and, it turns out, there actually is 'something'. To the extent that you pay for shipping the broken tool, they will replace it IF it turns out that it broke due to some manufacturing defect. They will NOT ask for 'proof of purchase' but, of course, the warranty won't cover "any problems that are caused by modification or unreasonable abuse or misuse". They also have a 30-day money-back warranty if you return it in 30 days but this time you WILL need some proof of purchase.

Overall, I am very happy with this purchase and with the warranty terms. We had the opportunity to use it this winter and it performed as expected without breaking or causing any problems. It's also good to see that at least SOMETHING is still made in the USA.

So far we've only put this to use on a very thin layer of ice, the kind thats resistant to wiper blades.

When held at the proper angle this tool was up to the task and removed it cleanly unlike some cheaper tools that may remove it in fine streaks. I have little doubt that it will be useful for thicker ice and snow.

Wish I had one of these when we lived on the east coast. We very rarely get thick windshield ice here in NE Wyoming.

Purchased this icescraper as a gift for the wife. Thought that I would be the one using it. Was I wrong, she wouldn't let me get near it. The best part, I did'nt have to scrape any snow or ice off My car this winter.

I got this as a gift for my aunt for a gift to help get the ice off windshield. It works wonderfully (when she doesn't leave it in the trunk that iced over). Very easy to use, not much force to break up ice, was done completely in minutes.

Bought one of these because windshield ice was taking me lots of time and energy to clear every morning before work. The IceDozer blasts through the worst of it much easier (although certainly not effortlessly) and even has some oomph when I can't use both hands on it (I'm pretty short).

However, the snow brush area on it is pretty close to worthless if there's much snow at all. I keep a snowbrush for that. And the IceDozer is best for thicker ice. If you just have the merest scrim of ice, it just doesn't really seem to do much that a few minutes with a defroster wouldn't do.

I still give it four stars because of the way it handles tougher ice, though. It's already saved me hours of work, and I just bought it a couple of months ago.

I bought mine about 5 or 6 years ago and it gets good use every winter here in Iowa. Almost every morning the windows are covered in frost, and once in a while we get an ice storm. The Dozer handles both frost and ice quite well. It has a "backbone" feature built into the handle to help give you leverage when reaching out onto the windshield so you don't have to press down on the black handle. My straight blade started to chip, but it has a lifetime warranty so there is nothing to worry about.

Throw out your other scrapers and buy this. Works well to remove thick ice + frozen snow, but also for scraping a thin coating of frost.

A great tool for use in Montana winters.