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  Glen Stillman August 13, 2022 at 3:48pm

  

  Rabbiting spade 

  https://bulldoghandtools.co.uk/bulldog-premier-rabbiting-spade-28-a...

   

  

  Bulldog Premier Rabbiting Spade 28

  Bulldog Premier Rabbiting Spade 28
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    Peter sellers > Glen Stillman August 13, 2022 at 4:23pm

    

    Thanks Glen, I had looked at this, have you got or used? I'd more or less decided on the Bulldog Premier Treaded Tree Planting Spear code 5518112850 as it has a longer socket. It's difficult to judge from internet photos, can't find a local stockist who has either, would prefer to handle prior to buying hence the post asking for recommendations 
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      Glen Stillman > Peter sellers August 13, 2022 at 10:52pm

      

      Yes it's my do everything spade. It's proven to be pretty tough. If the planting spade has a longer socket I'd have thought it would be bomb proof!
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    Geoffrey King > Glen Stillman August 24, 2022 at 11:48am

    

    Used this spade for 8 years, for planting and digging  out roots.

    we have also got bronze tools now.   The edge on the spades & trowels is so sharp, a pleasure to use.

    Ergonomic, 25yr guarantee.

    We use the 'Avuva spade' & 'Castor trowel' in the main

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    Implementations artisan quality hand-made bronze garden tools

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  Rob Davies August 13, 2022 at 8:19pm

  I used to use that rabbiting spade for many years,for planting and root balling field grown conifers, absolutely top piece of kit and also had ours fitted with fibreglass handles for added strength 
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  Adam Woods August 14, 2022 at 12:21pm

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  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Radius-Garden-23311-Slayer-Perennial/dp/B0...

  The best spade I have ever owned by far.....

  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Radius-Garden-23311-Slayer-Perennial/dp/B07MGJ1JT1/ref%3Dasc_df_B07MGJ1JT1…
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  Honey Badger August 15, 2022 at 8:22pm

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    Honey Badger > Honey Badger August 15, 2022 at 8:31pm

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    The burgon and ball transplanting spade is the one for me, it's super strong.

    I've had mine for about seven years and it probably see me out. I'm one of those thugs that snaps handles/ spade blades, breaks prongs of garden forks.

    Ok it's not pointy. Could cut a point on it with a grinder. They also have the pointy ground breaking spade, which I don't own, but I think I need one because well why not.
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  Franne Ravensbergen August 20, 2022 at 10:13am

  I can certainly recommend Sneeboer, handcrafted, indestructible and if it does break, lifetime warranty:

  They do a collection of spades for every purpose, I find the borderspade with steps a must-have for planting in existing borders with the smaller blade and shorter handle, but full size version also available.

  https://www.sneeboer.com/en-gb/category/special-collections-en-gb/e...

  

  

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    Clive > Franne Ravensbergen August 22, 2022 at 5:50pm

    Hi Franne,

    I use some Sneeboers tools, the lifetime warranty is on on the hand forged metal section not the wood I believe?