Best Digging fork

If you want to use your new spade fork regularly for many years, you should not blindly decide on the cheapest or the first best product. In order for the new grave fork to fulfill its function for a long time, several criteria must be taken into account when selecting the product.

An important selection criterion is the ergonomics of the garden tool. A good spade fork must be good in the hand, the style of the garden tool may still not be too short. If a model with a telescope style, such as the Fiskars Spade Fork Telescopic model, is selected in multiple colors, information should be obtained in advance as to what maximum height the style can be extended. A curly, extra long handle offers the advantage that the user does not have to bend down when digging in the ground, which protects the back and prevents premature fatigue. Particularly practical is a fork, which is also equipped with a kick guard, such as the product Gardena 3781-24 Terraline Spade Fork, D-handle, which relieves the joints and continues to protect against easily slip off or slip. Another important selection criterion is the quality of the processing. The stem, which is equipped with the spade fork, should withstand a pressure of at least 60 kilograms without breaking. High-quality spade forks withstand a load of up to 120 kilograms. Particular attention should be paid to the fact that the connection between the spade blade and the stem, a typical weak point, such as the product Gardena 3781-24 Terraline Spade Fork, D-handle, solid processed. The material (wood or metal) from which the stem of the spade fork is made, must have sufficient hardness, so that the garden assistant can withstand even greater demands. Particularly recommended are wooden stems, which were made of the particularly flexible wood of the ash. Metal should have a hardness between 36 to 46 Rockwell. Too low bending ability is always the result of too low a hardness. Spade forks made of stainless steel or of the combination of materials stainless steel and plastic look particularly classy. This combination of materials has proven to be virtually indestructible countless times in the past. Such a spade fork is completely maintenance-free and even frost can not damage it. However, those who want to purchase such a high-quality digging fork, for example the product Green Tower Spade Fork Stainless Steel 141290, must be prepared to pay about twice as much for their garden tool as for a conventional model made of metal or wood, for example the Fiskars Classic Spatengabe model 1,003,692th

A spade fork offers the advantage when digging up roots, that the pointed tines, which is equipped with the digger fork, penetrate much easier into the ground than the blade of a spade. Since the tines can be easily pushed between the roots, not accidentally parts of a root are chopped off and the rootstock can be replanted at another location in the garden. Slightly moving movements are quite sufficient to loosen up the earth. In order to remove the loosened soil, a conventional spade should be available in addition. Also, the earthworms living useful earthworms are not accidentally dismembered when working with a spade fork in two or more parts.

A spade fork must not be leveraged during use in the ground, thereby breaking even the best quality forks. After each use, the gardening equipment must be cleaned of moisture, dirt and other contaminants and then stored in a dry room. The material from which the new garden fork is made must not be exposed to moisture for no reason. Under no circumstances should a digging fork remain exposed in rainy weather outside, as the wooden handle quickly loses its stability and becomes brittle in this case.