Just curious as to what most of you guys are using for tear-offs. I prefer shovel and fork depending on type of shingle. Ive been looked at oddly more than once when I hop in with guys to tear off with a fork or shovel.
I JUST got back from lowes, they dont carry them anymore and cant order them.......seriously need to find a place that carries them. Bought 3 of them 7 years ago and they all dissapeared. Just got back into roofing after being off for 5 years and MUST find these shovels.Ran into a Lowe's for some stuff and came across this Kobalt Shingle Remover.
When I looked at in detail, it was identical to a Shingle Eater only it had a bar welded into it across the top (like a bicycle handlebar) with foam grips and a hump bar in the center with a placing for your foot 3/4's of the way down.
It was black and branded as a Kobalt, but it was a Shingle Eater.
I picked it up and took it on the job and it was just as much a revelation as The Shingle Eater was when I first used it. It was a little heavier, but you didn't lift it to work it...you simple slid it under the work and pushed down with both hands. It was so much easier and I could rip up 4 shingles at the same time in one push (1 layer).
If any of you guys come across one in any Lowe's, trust me, it's worth the $39. I payed for it!
That's right...just $39. for a Shingle Eater on Steroids!
I'm trying to get a pic of it...when I do, I'll post.
Trust me boys, get it!