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Post by plugger on Jan 7, 2004 0:08:37 GMT -5
Plastic place mats work great too and they roll up real easy to make a funnel to dump the dirt back into the hole. You can roll it up afterwards and put it in your back pocket.
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Post by LodiTom on Jan 7, 2004 0:18:14 GMT -5
I use the lesche and love it,had one of the 3 in 1 digger's broke it in half after 3 month's.It's got to be Tom proof before I can use it ;D ;DI use a old dish towel for my target recovery.HH,Tom
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Post by Mark on Feb 5, 2004 22:31:15 GMT -5
I also use the Lesche its GREAT but for those jobs that need a little something extra Like A Shovel well theres nothing like a shovel ;D I recently ordered one of Ricks from Madera yet to receive it But not to worry for those of you digging in soil that is moist ( water content greater than 50%) the Home Depot has a comfortable, portable and convenient little work horse called the Kodiak Cub at 27 inches its does a Yeoman job check it out whos says I have stock in this company HH Mark
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Post by mayumi1 on Feb 6, 2004 2:12:41 GMT -5
I have an old WWII folding trench shovel. I have thought about taking a saw and cutting the width of the spade to about 5 inches. anybody try to do this yet? JT
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Post by cyberdan on Feb 6, 2004 18:46:31 GMT -5
I have a Lesche also, but when I hunt in totlots that have redwood chips I pull out the $1.50 wallyworld special. It is a garden hand tool rake with three tines. Makes hunting very easy. After I pinpoint and get my depth I just rake out a hole wider and deeper than I need. As I do this I kind of spread it out on the surface. Then run my XLT over the bark. Makes finding those pennies so much easier. Then I just push all back in the hole and wack it a few times and move on.
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Post by Martin and Athena on Feb 7, 2004 1:34:24 GMT -5
Someone may correct me if I am wrong. But didn't George Lesche leave Lesche Tools? What I heard is, that he was fighting with the other partners (family members I believe) about them wanting to manufacture their stuff overseas. George wanted to stick with good old Made in America. They could not agree so he left and started Predator Tools. He has his own web site ow at: www.predatortools.comHH and good luck! Martin
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Post by cyberdan on Feb 7, 2004 12:01:17 GMT -5
Martin That is basicly what I heard also. Didn't here the part about them wanting to mfg. overseas. Makes sence though. If you go overseas quality goes down and costs go down also. If you keep the same prices you make a larger profit.
My brother-in-law owns a company that makes a certain very popular clothing item that is sold in a major U.S. chain store. For years he only made the here in So CA. About five or six years ago he was forced to open a 2nd plant in Mexico, because labor and California's insane rules and regs and workman's comp drove him to it. Now he will probably be forced (just to stay competitive and stay in business) to go to a third world country to make his products. For him south east asia is looking like the place to go.
Some companies just order a product and let the mfg. use local raw materials. Others will specify exactly what they want or supply the raw materials.
Knowing my brother-in-law he would be over there all the time to make sure quality did not drop.
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