These are my own home made diggers. I too originally used the cheap lowes and home depot garden trowels, but I soon learned that they leave you disappointed when they break at the most inconvenient times.I don't care if they have a free replacement or not, they are(in my opinion) a waste of time to keep bringing back.
The trowels I now use are stainless steel, and will not break. They will however, bend at the tip with rugged use. I have never replaced even one of these. They are fairly inexpensive to buy as well.($10-$15)
I took the original rubber handle off, and fitted a piece of pvc tubing over the SS tubing, till it touched the blade. I then cut the pvc flush at the top, and wrapped electrical tape around it until it would fit the inside diameter of my snow shovel handle. I then drilled a hole in the handle and placed a screw in it to keep it from moving. Pretty simple and effective design if you are a bit of a do it your selfer.
I personally like the shorter, wider blade myself. The shorter ones in the pictures are SS garrett trowels. I am not troubled with a soar palm from pushing hard, and I find that I have plenty of leverage to get my plugs out. No need for a big ugly shovel in the park when I can easily get the job done with what looks small and harmless. I have never had a handle break either, but I recommend choosing a sturdy one.-(A lot of times you can find these on city wide clean up days for free.)
I used a button fastening kit to apply a hammer holder to my find bag. It actually is fastened upside down and works well that way. This keeps my trowel from cluttering up my trash bin, and makes it easy to remove and reholster.
Hope this helps!
By that way, I do also have a lesche shovel and several military shovels I use when public view isn't an issue.
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