dboy
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Post by dboy on Mar 1, 2004 22:59:59 GMT -5
Hi All, Looks like I will have to invest in better digging tools. I broke another garden shovel today. Detector seems to be working fine though, just can't get into the hard ground without better tools. Had a good hit today at about 8" inches, but broke my only adn last tool. will have to go back tommorow.  |
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Post by speekergeek on Mar 1, 2004 23:05:42 GMT -5
Go to a home depot and look in their gardening section, i got a super thick trowel for like 6 bucks, it'll never break, near the handle it is about 3/8" thick metal! Or hop on the bandwagon and get a Lesche (sp?), but i use a knife and a trowel. cheap kitchen knives work good too.
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Post by dboy on Mar 1, 2004 23:09:11 GMT -5
 Thanks. I was headed there tommorow. I am an electrical contractor, and it just dawned on me today that I am always around properties that are being torn up. What a great hobby to have coincidently. In fact, I brokethat last shovel at the job site after work.
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Post by mayumi1 on Mar 2, 2004 1:51:25 GMT -5
Hello dboy,
The Lesche/Predator digging tool is a little pricey, but its very much worth it. It has a sheath, will not break and is made to cut ground easier than any garden trowel.
They run $ 35 shipped or search for predator digging tool on ebay and bid for one.
JT
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Post by hicountry on Mar 2, 2004 12:09:37 GMT -5
Lesche is the only way to go........also predator has a ne tool called the RAPTOR which is also great for sandier soil. both are indestructable.Check www.predator tools.com..............Hh,.Bill |
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Post by gerber on Mar 2, 2004 18:48:27 GMT -5
Dboy,
Also check out Rick's shovel that he manufactures. You'll see it in the for sale section. I recently got both this and the plugger he makes--both are excellent.
HH,
Dan
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Post by Bullit on Mar 3, 2004 3:43:41 GMT -5
dboy, have you ever used a trenching shovel? The plumbers sometimes call them sharpshooters. They look like a short D- handled shovel with a long narrow blade and dig into hard ground easier than a regular shovel . I've never heard of one being broken unless it was run over by a truck.
We have hard ground, like sun baked adobe, so keep an eye on the trades that dig trenches and holes.
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Post by old4blue69 on Mar 3, 2004 16:36:48 GMT -5
HEY DBOY, I RECOMEND THE LESCHE DIGGER. ITS THE BEST WAY TO GO.
HH,
ANDY
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