Dan, I'm waiting on a quote from a local fabrication shop who have laser cutting equipment for them to price me up a couple of the one I posted up there ^
I'll give you a shout if it's a goer price wise.
Interested, how much are we looking at NBF? email in profile 🙂
I dunno yet, I'll let you know when they get back to me, hopefully tomorrow.
nice one, will they be proper toughened steel like the original ones?
First ones will be prototyoes, to see what they're like, then we're how we go.
USA based, here. Rogue Hoe 55H (hickory handle) is the best digging tool that I have come cross, by far! So I'd say that chillington hoe would probably be similar. I usually break up the dirt with the 55H then use a long handled round point shovel to scoop up the loose dirt and throw it distance away.
I have a pulaski that I keep sharp and use only for cutting roots (not digging). I've never tried the Rogue Pulaski and I'm not sure that it would be heavy enough to cut roots.
Rogue 55H way outdigs a mattock, either the 5lb version or the 3.5 lb garden mattock IME.
Mcleouds don't dig well at all in my area; there are too many roots. Even small roots stop them cold. They are good for final grading, scraping the flat edge along in a pulling motion. They can also be used for deberming the same way.
YMMV depending on the what the soil is like in your area.
I do like the holes in the BTR mcleoud for locking the tools up. I think that the cut logo might just make it easier for dirt to clump on when tamping, though.
I've had some of the Rogue 55s delivered this week and they look good, I'll hopefully be able to give one a quick test tomorrow.
The rogues keep an edge better than any other digging to that I've ever used. They're very sharp when new and they cut through small roots quite easily. Of course, if you use them to try to cut rocks...
Once dull, impossible to sharpen by hand, though. Use a mini angle grinder and sanding (not grinding) disc, 80 grit IIRC.
I've never seen a broken hickory handle, either. They're trail monkey proof, apparently.
Mcleouds don't dig well at all in my area; there are too many roots. Even small roots stop them cold. They are good for final grading, scraping the flat edge along in a pulling motion. They can also be used for deberming the same way.
Agree with that.
If replacing Chillingtons / Silverline versions this site does a wide variety of azadas:
[url= http://www.get-digging.co.uk/tools.htm ]Get Digging[/url]
Also does some other tools. Has been know to offer a discount to trailbuilders if buying in larger numbers. You could try mentioning SingletrAction but I make no guarantees 😉
A friend of a friend up in Dalby has made some heads recently along the lines of the Rogue hoes. Will see how they turn out when they land.
Had a go with the Rougue 55 yesterday that ST ordered, it wont dig into a hard pebbly surface like a mattock or corner of a spade but ST made a nice berm out of an existing rutted corner.