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Fiskars 9668 Long Handle Digging Shovel | 
| Brand: Fiskars
Category: Lawn & Patio
List Price: $29.99
Buy New: $28.00
as of 9/4/2010 09:57 PDT details
You Save: $1.99 (7%)
New (2) from $28.00
Seller: Outdoor Store
Rating:  35 reviews
Sales Rank: 1572
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.4
Dimensions (in): 3.3 x 8.6 x 57.5
MPN: 96685935.
Model: 9668
UPC: 046561196684
EAN: 0046561196684
ASIN: B000B6Q6BA
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| » | Ideal for heavy-duty digging needs | | » | Oversized step for additional leverage and comfort | | » | Unique teardrop shaped shaft is comfortable and easy to grip | | » | Pre-sharpened, ready to use blade | | » | Limited lifetime warranty |
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Amazon.com Product Description
The Fiskars long handle digging shovel features an all-steel construction for heavy-duty strength and durability. The shovel's blade features an oversized step for additional leverage and comfort, and comes pre-sharpened to cut through the ground easier. Ideal for personal or professional use, the teardrop-shaped shaft provides ergonomic comfort and control during use. For added strength, the blade itself is directly welded onto the shaft, and the entire shovel is powder-coated to prevent rust. This tool comes with a limited lifetime warranty.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 35
 Nice Shovel July 29, 2010
elijah
This is a pretty sweet shovel. Basically built like a sturdy trenching shovel, only full sized. Steel handle makes it a little heavier when compared to a wooden handled one when comparing with one in each hand. I don't notice the weight when in use. The large step area makes digging barefoot possible, with semisoft or moist dirt. Handle was different than expected. It's described as a teardrop shape, but I disagree. When you're holding it in the traditional, digging and scooping, way I'd call it an upside down teardrop shape. It feels really good in the hand.
Hope you get a chance to try one out someday.
I'd never thought I could be this pleased with a gardening tool July 12, 2010
Robert S. Parnell (San Jose, CA, USA)
I would tell the whole world what an outstanding shovel this is.
Key are its greater-than-usual weight, its balance, and its cutting power. One stroke of this shovel can accomplish much more than one stroke of a conventional shovel. The result is less overall effort than required for a conventional shovel.
What's more is that this shovel's resonant frequency is less than a conventional shovel's and below the fatiguing threshold.
Best shovel ever! July 8, 2010
K. Makoski (MA)
This has to be the best shovel out there. I bought this shovel last year after breaking 3 during a 2-week period (Digging up an invasive tree taking over my yard) and I have been happy since. It is heavy for some, but the weight works in your favor. No longer do I struggle to get the shovel into the ground, but the weight of the shovel along with the big footholds make this a breeze to use.
Last weekend I dug a 23' X40" walkway down about a foot before pouring concrete. My father in law and I were fighting for this shovel all day! He loved it so much I just bought another one for him!
If you are looking for something dependable, long lasting and one of the last few "good tools" out there, get this. If you want a cheap tool that looks pretty go somewhere else.
 How to break the world's best shovel July 8, 2010
Ran Prieur
This shovel is a pleasure to use, and both the handle and the blade seem to be unbreakable. The weak point is the weld between them. There is a long weld between the very end of the handle and the curve of the blade, and a short weld between the handle and the step. The quality of this weld varies from shovel to shovel, and on mine, it was unusually small. After a couple years of heavy use, I was prying a piece of buried wood and it snapped. The shovel kept working fine for another two years, and then, when I was prying some roots, the long weld started to break. And yet, if I'm careful, the shovel still digs! If you want to pass this tool on to your grandchildren, my advice is to never pull UP on the handle while the blade is wedged under something.
heavy duty June 15, 2010
Richard W. Katschke (Panaca, NV, USA)
Strong, solid, steel....I have had mine for several years and bought one for my son. Very serviceable and has held up wonderfully. No worries about breaking the handle; extra wide at the top of the shovel for using your feet. I did not rate it 5 stars because the orange vinyl/plastic end cap's top has torn.
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