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This Man Made a Snow Plow Using His Lawn Mower and a Cardboard Box

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Richard Coath, 71, clears his driveway as snowplows arrive to plow him in again as the snowplows clear Willow Road in Winnetka, Illinois, Friday, December 19, 2008. Snow was falling from Minnesota in the Midwest to Connecticut in the Northeast, with ice and freezing rain in northern Indiana, Ohio and western Pennsylvania.Chicago Tribune—MCT/Getty Images
By Lisa Marie Segarra

When one Pennsylvania man was faced with the task of clearing snow off his driveway during this week’s winter storm, he came up with an idea that would make MacGyver proud.

Jonathan Schill, of Chambersburg, Pa., recently moved into a new home, USA Today reported. Schill only had a shovel at the time and was faced with a new and bigger driveway. Realizing a shovel wasn’t enough for the job, but without access to a snow plow, Schill found a cardboard box for a 50-inch TV, complete with a shiny coating, according to USA Today. He then attached the cardboard box to his lawn mower, creating a makeshift snow plow.

His fiance, Kaitlynn Toporzycki, recorded Schill’s feat and posted the video on Facebook. The video already garnered more than 11 million views since it was posted Dec. 30.

And Schill still doesn’t have to run out and get a snow plow in this cold weather. Schill said the box is still in near perfect condition, and could even be used again, according to USA Today.

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