Fiskars Long Handle Digging Shovel #9668
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Fiskars Long Handle Digging Shovel #9668
Customer Review: The WOW shovel!
Summary: 5 Stars
How can a shovel be better? I am a seasoned gardener who just moved and am putting in a large garden with a lot of clay. We were having trouble digging through the clay when I came upon this shovel. I ordered it and bought another variety at the hardware store, (that was suppose to be top of the line,) as I had 2 volunteers to dig my holes. They literally FOUGHT over the Fiskars shovel! It has a wonderful large foot rest and seems to really slice through the clay. It is heavy for a woman to use, but I did get the hang of it and dug many of the holes myself with the shovel. We all gave it 5 stars after digging 400+ holes.Customer Review: I'm DIGGING this SHOVEL!
Summary: 5 Stars
Talk about good digging! This shovel glides through the soil like a hot knife through soft butter!! I was a little concerned about reviews that said it was heavy. I'm a woman, and not extremely muscular, but I can handle this shovel just fine! This is making the joy of gardening a little more joyful. I can't recommend this shovel highly enough! Customer Review: A great compromise between a shovel and a spade
Summary: 5 Stars
I had been looking for a long handled spade when I ran across this shovel.
The spades that didn't have the back breaking short D-ring handle were usually about about twice the price of this shovel and none of them were available that had Prime shipping. After reading other reviews of this shovel, I decided to give it a try.
As others have noted, it is a beast. The handle is steel. The blade is nice and thick and the stomp plates are massive. There's only a single curve in the blade so it has a nice and smooth cutting action when digging in. The handle is welded onto the top of the blade, so there's no grooves or extra curves in the blade to add friction. The curve is just enough to move dirt around with. The big stomp plates on the top make the shovel comfortable to use with footwear as flimsy as sandals.
It is a rather heavy shovel, which would be something to consider if you have any specific needs.
Otherwise, I'd go as far to call this the perfect digging shovel. A long handled spade may be better if you can get your hands on one, but for the price, this shovel will be hard to beat.
Customer Review: I love tools that work, and this one works
Summary: 5 Stars
A shovel is a shovel is a shovel, right? Yeah, I thought so too until I ordered and tried this one.
Our yard is mostly a thin layer of topsoil over hard clay with some flint gravel mixed in, plus lots of thick, tough roots. Digging is such a chore that over the years I've done very little of it.
When I broke the wooden handle on our heirloom shovel, I read the reviews and decided to order this one. At least, I thought, since it's all steel I won't be breaking another handle.
It arrived and I immediately grumbled about the weight. This is a heavy shovel. I wondered how am I supposed to do anything with this? It'll tire me out before I even get started.
But then I tried it. I set the point in some hard ground, put my foot on the step and pushed, and "shhck," the blade plunged down into the earth.
I was mildly stunned, and delighted. I had never had that experience with a shovel before. The heavy weight of the shovel was actually working for me, not against me.
As I said in the heading, I love tools that work, and this one worked. Over the last few months I've done more digging and have moved more plants and shrubs than I have in, well, as long as I can remember. Digging holes is such a pleasure now--if you can believe that--that I forget about the weight. And even with the extra weight, after digging a hole I'm actually less tired than I would be if I were hacking with the old, lighter shovel. It goes that much easier.
The shovel's steel handle has already proved its worth in the number of roots and large rocks I've pried out of the ground. Another reviewer remarked that the egg-shaped profile of the handle increases its strength, and I can believe it. I've put an enormous amount of stress on it and it hasn't bent even slightly.
Because of its weight, this shovel isn't for everyone. But if you can manage a regular shovel okay, and don't think you'd have a problem with a shovel that weighed a few extra pounds, then this is the one to try.
Incidentally, there are a few hard clay spots in the yard that even this shovel can't cut. For those spots I use a clay pick (similar to the COLLINS CLAY PICK 6 lb. ) to break up the soil before shoveling.
But the bottom line is this is a great product, and I'm giving this shovel a five star rating.
Enthusiastic over a shovel. Who'da thunk?
Customer Review: I broke it. But they're honoring their lifetime warranty!
Summary: 4 Stars
After having broken maybe 6 wooden or fiberglass-handle shovels, I have acquired the "wisdom" that you get what you pay for. I admit, I used it to pry out a tree stump, so it's my fault, but this product first bent along the shaft, and then ultimately sheared and broke near the weld. That said, it has been the best shovel I've owned, and even if it didn't come with a warranty, I would probably go back and buy the same thing. Now for the amazing part...
I called up their customer service, and within 3 minutes, they had my shipping information and told me they are sending me a brand new one! They didn't even want the old one back. Wow! I am now a huge fan of this brand and will be replacing my other tools with Fiskars, which all seem to be well-designed, built, and come with a lifetime warranty.