"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.…"

"How is it panning out John?"

"Minimum charge £25, lawn up to 100 sqmetres. Then additional £10 next 50 sq metres. After that more bespoke quote. Mow and collect customers bin. Additional charge if waste away."

"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Radius-Garden-23311-Slayer-Perennial/dp/B0...
The best spade I have ever owned by far....."

"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!"

"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 "

"You are a business not a charity go and tell them they need to pay their bill if they have had their 28days if they say they can't just take them to small claims court. They obviously knew they couldn't pay before you had done the work so they…"

"Thats a shame, Planting in mid summer dry period or not doesn't show a lot of sense.  Autumn is only a few weeks away."

"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…"

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