Fiskars Long Handle Digging Shovel #9668
by Fiskars
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Fiskars Long Handle Digging Shovel #9668
Customer Review: Awesome but not indestructable
Summary: 5 Stars
The is by far the best shovel ever. It will chew through the toughest soil, destroy any roots in the way and upheave most stones that would give inferior shovels a problem. But like all tools, it's not indestructable. I made the mistake of leveraging it against concrete and applying my 200+ pound frame on the other side in an attempt to uproot a tree for transplanting. Thinking my best friend in the garden was indestructable was a miscalculation and I ended up bending it at the leverage point. Oops! So now I'm off to buy 2 more now that I'm a bit smarter (next time I'll go grab the prybar) and I know exactly what my shovel can handle. BTW, any other shovel would have been utterly destroyed in this situation, my bent heavy duty shovel is still capable of turning soil but it's transplanting days are over. The other reviews have it right. When you grab for this shovel, you know it was designed for work.Customer Review: Break This One Out For the Ugly Jobs
Summary: 5 Stars
My yard is full of hard clay and lots of rocks. For simple gardening, I can usually get by with a wood- or fiberglass-handle shovel. But if I need to dig down a ways, or pry out a rotted fence pole, or dig out one of the many stumps we have in the mulched area, ordinary shovels break. I went through 2 or 3 a year, even trying to go easy on them. Then I saw this all-steel shovel, for the same price as the others, and tried it. Here's what I found after a couple good work-outs:
- It's not unbreakable, but it will take a lot of hard use. I tried to lever out a medium-sized stump, and could feel the handle start to give as I put my full weight (250 lbs) on it. So it won't replace a 6' steel bar for the big jobs. But it easily dug out many rocks, and a couple of smaller stumps, without a problem.
- It's heavy. No, really, it's heavy! Spend a couple of hours digging with this puppy, and your shoulders will ache like never before. You'll get a lot more done than you could have with other shovels, but you sure are going to feel it.
Bottom line: If you have an ordinary shovel now, and have never broken it, you probably don't need this one. And if you are only going to buy one shovel, don't get this. But if you already have a regular shovel for the day-to-day chores, and need a "nuclear option" for the really ugly jobs, do yourself a favour and buy one of these, before you break any more handles. Very highly recommended.
Customer Review: Get it done
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a journey man plumber/operator & Since I am always working outside on lines or digging footers or somthing to do with ground work there is no other shoel you will see in my hand besides a Friskar! Customer Review: A shovel worth buying!
Summary: 5 Stars
A reluctantly bought this shovel due to my wife's urging, surprisingly. I am so glad I listened to her. I was going to buy a lesser shovel, but after using the Fiskars, I will never go back. Some observations...
The handle is comfortable.
The shaft is super strong and can take a great deal of torque.
Strong grip area for pushing with your foot.
Contoured for the worker bee!
Maximizes the user's force to penetrate the soil.
I have used it on many projects and have not been disappointed. This is the last shovel I will buy. It is worth it. Thanks to my wife!
Customer Review: Best Shovel Available in Todays Market
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm an archeologist and our job is to dig...period. On some survey jobs our crews can dig over 1000 or more shovel tests (holes to 4' deep) and when you dig that many holes the choice of what shovel to use is serious business. I've used both wooden and plastic shovels over the years and almost always end up breaking them sometimes after only one day of use. This shovel is metal and very sturdy with some nice weight to it. It's like the perfect tool for digging. Due to this shovel, I no longer have to hold back and dig gingerly on the job or worry whether or not the dumb shovel will break thus upsetting the boss. If you put a good edge on it the thing will cut thru 5" roots like butter. Nice.