this could work....
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Dirtfishin
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Save your money and buy a detectors shovel, you won't be sorry. The reason why I say is I've been there and done that, every thing else is going to break in no time. Good thought though..
Just my 2 cents
Just my 2 cents
Silversmith45
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I knew a guy that used a couple of them to extend the front forks on his motorcycle. I didn't ride next to him.
Jason in Enid
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lightweight and shovel are two words that don't belong together. That tube will bend the first time you try to dig a hole with it.
Rammjäger
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Thanks guys for your input.
I think you are right - That's why I decided to buy a sturdy
folding trench shovel. Not those ones with threads - I hate those
with threads ,because I had a couple of them and both broke at
that place
This time I invested in an unbreakable 1965 Bundeswehr /german shovel.
I love this compact mechanism
This is quality to endure heavy duty in hard ground.
Yes, some grams heavier than others -but as the OP said, if you want quality
you must sacrifice something
These old ones are way better ,in my opinion, than the "new" or modern
german army shovels
I think you are right - That's why I decided to buy a sturdy
folding trench shovel. Not those ones with threads - I hate those
with threads ,because I had a couple of them and both broke at
that place
This time I invested in an unbreakable 1965 Bundeswehr /german shovel.
I love this compact mechanism
This is quality to endure heavy duty in hard ground.
Yes, some grams heavier than others -but as the OP said, if you want quality
you must sacrifice something
These old ones are way better ,in my opinion, than the "new" or modern
german army shovels
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Dirtfishin
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There you go, thats the ticket. Far better chorce. Nothing worst than equipment failure while hunting. The spike end will serve the purpose for breaking up hard soils. Plus it's compact. Good choice.
Rammjäger
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Thanks.
This is a real heavy duty shovel.The only disadvantage I see is its length.
Hopefully I won't get any back pain with it
Dirtfishin
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Yeah that's true. It looks like you could slide a longer piece of thick gage PVC over the handle all the way down to the metal part. It might fit snug or a couple of well placed screws to keep it on for add insurance. HH
Totally love that pick!
You could really put that sucker through somebody's skull
You could really put that sucker through somebody's skull
Silversmith45
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When I first went through Army Basic Training in the mid-sixties we had both the entrenching tools with the pick and without. While the pick came in handy at times we seldom used it and most preferred the shovel without. It was just that much more weight to carry. Several years ago while detecting an old Boy Scout came I found an early entrenching tool buried about ten inches deep but the handle had completely rotted away.
hawgdawg
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I don't mean any disrespect towards your friends , but that guy isn't very bright , Is he still alive ? I've ridden bikes for 30+ years , and I've rigged a lot of stuff , but theres some places that jerry-riggin'n isn't an option.
flyguy784
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Ditto, that's just insane. The guys lucky he didn't end up with a folded up broken vacuum cleaner tube stuck thru his chest.
To the OP.....buy a Sampson T and be done with it. Those trenchers are too heavy, not pointed enough, and the mech wiggles around annoyingly. It's what I started with. With a T, you put the blade where you want to dig and lean on it. You don't need a shovel that folds up to be put away. Hell, you'd spend half your time folding and unfolding it. It's a nice lookin trench tool though.
Silversmith45
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We all knew that he was an idiot.
Rammjäger
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Ditto, that's just insane. The guys lucky he didn't end up with a folded up broken vacuum cleaner tube stuck thru his chest.
He would probably be not so lucky as this guy was
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0qyWkACTd8
coin chaser
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Ditto, that's just insane. The guys lucky he didn't end up with a folded up broken vacuum cleaner tube stuck thru his chest.
He would probably be not so lucky as this guy was
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0qyWkACTd8
Holly $h1t!!!!
scorpionman
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Shovel
wow, heavy duty and could replace handle with longer one. Maybe a little more weight though. I like it' shouldn't break its tuff.
wow, heavy duty and could replace handle with longer one. Maybe a little more weight though. I like it' shouldn't break its tuff.
