http://northshorejournal.org/the-wovel-wheelbarrow-shovel An on-line magazine supporting the Ninth Amendment Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:57:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://northshorejournal.org/the-wovel-wheelbarrow-shovel/comment-page-1#comment-16662 Mark Noonan Wed, 18 Feb 2009 11:56:37 +0000 http://northshorejournal.org/?p=10325#comment-16662 HI I saw your post on our wheeled shovel products (Wovel), which is actually one of our older models. Our new models are 1/3 lighter and stronger. The University of Massachusetts actually did an indepdent study on the wheeled shovels looking at lower back stress and overal exertion (ie heart related risk) vs. shoveling and found 75-85% reduction in lower back disk compression and exertion...and that study didn't include the new models. But it works ike a seasaw, so you use your body weight and legs to lift vs your back and arms. For example, if you lift 40 lbs of snow, the wheel is bearing 80lbs ....remember with a seasaw you can lift your body weight vs 20-25 lbs with a shovel....safe, beats many snow blowers, yet stores on the wall (and the new ones fold in half to even store on a shelf)...hope that helps, but if you have any questions, let us know... HI I saw your post on our wheeled shovel products (Wovel), which is actually one of our older models. Our new models are 1/3 lighter and stronger. The University of Massachusetts actually did an indepdent study on the wheeled shovels looking at lower back stress and overal exertion (ie heart related risk) vs. shoveling and found 75-85% reduction in lower back disk compression and exertion…and that study didn’t include the new models. But it works ike a seasaw, so you use your body weight and legs to lift vs your back and arms. For example, if you lift 40 lbs of snow, the wheel is bearing 80lbs ….remember with a seasaw you can lift your body weight vs 20-25 lbs with a shovel….safe, beats many snow blowers, yet stores on the wall (and the new ones fold in half to even store on a shelf)…hope that helps, but if you have any questions, let us know…

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