Monolyth said:After going thru many cheap diggers I was going to buy a lesche and came across this one. It is the upgraded version of the true temper digger that you can get from Lowes. It is fantastic for cuttting plugs with the serrated edge for roots and the knife edge.
I have used it to chip through gravel and can put all my weight on it to pry on the heaviest plug and it has no give to it at all. I would recommend this as a cheaper alternative to the lesche.
Here are some pics.
godisnum1 said:Monolyth said:After going thru many cheap diggers I was going to buy a lesche and came across this one. It is the upgraded version of the true temper digger that you can get from Lowes. It is fantastic for cuttting plugs with the serrated edge for roots and the knife edge.
I have used it to chip through gravel and can put all my weight on it to pry on the heaviest plug and it has no give to it at all. I would recommend this as a cheaper alternative to the lesche.
Here are some pics.
Oh heck... how have I not seen this before?!! I use the Ames digger with a Corona sheath (even though I now have a Lesch), which is decent... but that sheath looks like it's made for that thing! And I definitely like black & gray combo of the handle too.
Where can I find one? And do they run the same price??
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Monolyth said:The sheath came with it, it has a clip that holds the tool in place so it doesnt fall out when moving about. This one was 29$ incl shipping from Amazon with lifetime warranty, only other place I have seen them is on ebay.
For another 15$ or so I could have gotten a lesche but I like to try different things. So far after much use and abuse this has proven to be an able tool. Makes digging so much easier when you have something you can rely on...
I have looked in web sites and all over for this tool no luck could not find it for sale any were.Monolyth said:After going thru many cheap diggers I was going to buy a lesche and came across this one. It is the upgraded version of the true temper digger that you can get from Lowes. It is fantastic for cuttting plugs with the serrated edge for roots and the knife edge.
I have used it to chip through gravel and can put all my weight on it to pry on the heaviest plug and it has no give to it at all. I would recommend this as a cheaper alternative to the lesche.
Here are some pics.
hawk-run said:Monolyth said:After going thru many cheap diggers I was going to buy a lesche and came across this one. It is the upgraded version of the true temper digger that you can get from Lowes. It is fantastic for cuttting plugs with the serrated edge for roots and the knife edge.
I have used it to chip through gravel and can put all my weight on it to pry on the heaviest plug and it has no give to it at all. I would recommend this as a cheaper alternative to the lesche.
Here are some pics.
I have looked in web sites and all over for this tool no luck could not find it for sale any were.
biguglydude said:These http://www.lowes.com/pd_248710-4834...=/pl_Garden+Hand+Tools_4294857263_4294937087_ are cool and local! It would be nice to have a scabbard but...oh well.
JohnnieWalker said:Can someone please explain why the digging tools are so poorly designed? I mean, the people who came up with the design, have they ever used one?
Lets take a look at the most common tool, the Leshe digger.
When you push the digger in the ground are you not bruising your palm with the end of the grip? Donno about your soil but here it is hard it's not like I am cutting a wedding cake! The handle needs to be perpendicular to the blade so we can apply more downforce pressure.
I got no place to put my other hand to push down and by the end of the day I have a severe wrist cramp and a bruise on my palm.
Could we not come up with a digging tool that is more of a push motion like the handle of a saw and a place for our other hand to help push the blade into the ground with. I mean come on guys, there has got to be something better!
Good question i always thought they were on the wrong side also? I think they were made for left handed people.wavecrazed said:Why does every tool have the serations on the wrong side. I'm right handed.