"willshak" <
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gen...@internet.com wrote the following on 3/14/2013 1:55 AM (ET):
>> I just downloaded a user manual for a snowblower I am trying to repair.
>> It says "DO NOT use Snowblower on a Roof". COME ON....... I know this
>> world is full of idiots, but could anyone /really/ be that stupid?
>> (Not to mention having to lift it up there, when it takes 2 men to load
>> it into a pickup truck)!
>>
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> Probably has something to do with lawsuits.
I can see the benefit to blowing the snow off flat or nearly flat roofs. I
am sure that the manufacturer inserted that warning for protection from any
damages that the blower may cause when the operator hits a vent or other
equipment under the snow or if the skids on the bottom of the blower slices
into the roofing material and causes leaks, or if the blower picks up gravel
on the roof and shatters windows, or someone pops a disk in their back
trying to lift it up or back down. With care they will work but the
manufacturer doesn't want to cover the additional risks that roof blowing
entails. Their lawyers would probably like to add warnings against the
dangers of clearing snow off driveways but that would kill off all sales.