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Valkyrie

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• Mar 6, 2017

• #1

Would really like the Predator but Lowes has some good shovels for cheap.

Like this one:
https://m.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-Short-Handle-Wood-Drain-Spade/50299985

 

masterjedi

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Oregon

• Mar 6, 2017

• #2

Remember

You get what you pay for....

 

Big Treble

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SW WI

• Mar 6, 2017

• #3

So I have a Menards version of one, it is made in the USA and No flex at all. I did cut it down to about 9" of blade length. 3 steps and you have a 5x5 U shaped plug.

Only downside I have is it's a little heavier than the Sampson and Beefier which adds a thicker profile if you take it in a park. Definitely has a shovel appearance to the peering public.

 

shedncoin

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Northeast Ohio

• Mar 7, 2017

• #4

I use shovels like that all the time. We use them for cleaning tracks on our dozer and hoes so I always have one or two in the back of the truck. I like using them, you can hack through anything with them.

 

# 2 backhoe

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North,Idaho

• Mar 9, 2017

• #5

They make great track shovels, however as a greenhorn's I I did see that I was drawing a lot of attention because of the shovel

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georgeinsc

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Ladson SC

• Mar 14, 2017

• #6

Shovels on public property draw all kinds of negative attention. Was in a beautiful park in North Carolina and was informed that I could not dig in the park as the city had passed a law forbidding any digging on city property. The gentleman was polite and told me that it was because guys with "Shovels: had been detecting around the soccer fields.