Customer Reviews

Midwest Rake 96022 22-Inch Aluminum Snow Removal Roof Rake With 16-Foot Reach

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The rake is a good product. I would have liked to be able to order the extra extension with it, but had to get from a different supplier. Service from this shipper was terrible. Delivery took over 14 days and was 7 days past the date they provided. Also, they don't give you the ability to track the delivery on line. You have to get in touch with them and then they check and get back to you. Would not buy from this supplier again.

For all of you looking for a good roof rake, this is the one. I removed three feet of snow from my roof front and back with this rake and it is still in one piece. I am very happy with this product. shoping on amizon has been a good experience for me. [...]

Just yesterday, this rake saved my custom, self-installed cherry/birdseye maple bordered floors. Floors? Yep. Ice damns had started to push water into my Living room. Boldly springing into action, I got out the rake and began pulling thousands of pounds of mother nature off my roof. Once back inside... no more water. Simple solution to what could have been a real buzz-kill.

I ordered this roof rake online because all the stores were out of stock...seems the nasty weather this winter and subsequent roof collapses sent everyone scurrying to the stores to snap up the remaining rakes. Luckily, I got the last couple of rakes online and was able to expedite shipping to get them before the last storm.

The rake itself is very simple to put together (2 screws/bolts) and no directions are needed, although the box shows how to assemble it. Took me about 3 minutes to put together. The poles click right into place (and detach) with easy to depress click buttons.

The rake has an excellent reach and is very manageable even when assembled to the full length because it's made of aluminum. I borrowed a friend's roof rake before I got this one...hers had a plastic rake head which was heavy and made it very difficult to maneuver the rake along the roof, not to mention giving my arms and back early muscle fatigue. This roof rake was much lighter and easier to manipulate...I was able to use it for 2 hours straight without overstraining my arms or back.

The metal of the rake head is also good at chopping through layers of snow crust that may have formed on the top of the snow or layers underneath...this rake did a much better job of that than my friend's borrowed plastic rake head. Overall, an excellent product!

I really needed this tool, and it came to the house faster then estimated, which was a huge plus. It was easy to put together and the poles go together and come apart really easy too. It is a work out to use, if you waited to long and have three feet of snow on the roof like I had. It was effective, and even broke through the crust of ice that had happened during one of the storms. It held together, and seems to be good product. I am glad I picked this one, some of reviews for other snow rakes seemed to have a lot more complaints in them.

This rake is lightweight and is easy to put together and take apart. I'm a 5 foot tall woman and I was able to use this to clear the roof of areas at single story level.

Bought this all aluminum roof rake back in 2008. I can see this lasting several years if not a lifetime. Now if you use the rake as a hammer to chip off the ice on the roof, that's another story. Anyway there is nothing to crack or get brittle like a plastic rake so I leave this outside all winter long. I'm not sure if there is anything lighter than this rake when fully extended at 16' but I believe its a good combination of weight and strength.

After 20" of snow and a little bit of melting, another storm showed up and left more than 25" additional on my roof! So I ordered the midwest rake and it showed up in 3 days via UPS. The rake is light-weight and easy to use, even with all of that snow on the roof. It is best for use on rancher-style homes, not 2 story homes or higher {buy the extension poles for those }. It was worth every penny !

This is my 2nd roof rake this season. I bought this one on Amazon before I found a local store with a supply. I decided to keep it 'just in case'. Good thing because I am from the 30+" snowbelt in CT. We're breaking 120 year records for snow fall on the ground and roofs are collapsing all around us. Another PLASTIC roof rake blade just broke off from the handle, it couldn't handle the 1/2 inch of ice on the roof from one storm's worth of sleet and freezing rain. Thank goodness I had this one is reserve. Let's start with the instructions written out in addition to pictures of assembly. The plastic rake had poor illustrations and no doubt contributed to its 7 day life in my hands. The Midwest rake feels sturdy enough to handle the job yet I know I'll be able to lift it. I'm almost to the point where I can walk onto my roof from a snowdrift created from snow off my roof but I appreciate this rake already. Oh and there's an extension that can be purchased separately, so you're not limited to 16 feet. I'm so happy I had this back up.

good tool for the money. The aluminum blade is good in that it will not get brittle and crack when cold like plastic blades. I like that it does not have wheels or gimmicky junk on it like some other rakes. I'm very happy with it.