Lesche Digger ... Which Do You Use? The LH or RH Serrated Side Digger ???

[falconman515]

This: View attachment 979321 + this: View attachment 979323
only cost me about $8 at my local hardware store. I cut my initially plug with the knife and then use the poly trowel when I get close to the target.

Just a suggestion from a cheap %$#@!&*.

you think maybe the smaller poly trowel would be better then that big one

I may buy this combo to start off with before I buy the Lesche just to save a few bucks and see how they do and then use them as back ups in-case I lose / misplace/ etc. the primary Lesche digger (always better to be prepared with some sort of back-up you know).

I would think this may be better to have a smaller trowel after the plug is dug with the main Fiskars knife digger right? You don't want a big trowel over a smaller one when sifting around for the item right

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

Family Maps of Hinds County, Mississippi, Deluxe Edition - Grab it through Amazon!

[steve1357]

you think maybe the smaller poly trowel would be better then that big one

I may buy this combo to start off with before I buy the Lesche just to save a few bucks and see how they do and then use them as back ups in-case I lose / misplace/ etc. the primary Lesche digger (always better to be prepared with some sort of back-up you know).

I would think this may be better to have a smaller trowel after the plug is dug with the main Fiskars knife digger right? You don't want a big trowel over a smaller one when sifting around for the item right

<img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=984896"/>

Ive never broken my Fiskar $8 digger, it's heavy steel and welded pretty good. Saw teeth on one edge, knife on the other edge.

The buck poly digger might work, but the ground turns to concrete here during summer.

There are also other Fiskar diggers, I also got a hand shovel, little shorter, but wider blade to move more dirt faster.

Look around the garden section, you might see something else that fits your eye.

 

[wvplug]

This: View attachment 979321 +
only cost me about $8 at my local hardware store.

I use this thing and it is great. It has enough weight to it to make the plug easy to cut and the plugs are cut cleanly, the handle is wide and smooth and easy on your palm. It cuts well and it has enough weight to it that you can use it to chop roots. I love this thing and I don't think mine was even $8. The one draw back to it is that you can't scoop loose dirt from the hole with it. It is super tough too. I have destroyed others and the couple times I thought I was going to break this one it held up fine and still looks new. AND since it is flat you can work either side so it doesn't matter if you are left or right handed, just flip it over.

 

[steve1357]

I use this thing and it is great. It has enough weight to it to make the plug easy to cut and the plugs are cut cleanly, the handle is wide and smooth and easy on your palm. It cuts well and it has enough weight to it that you can use it to chop roots. I love this thing and I don't think mine was even $8. The one draw back to it is that you can't scoop loose dirt from the hole with it. It is super tough too. I have destroyed others and the couple times I thought I was going to break this one it held up fine and still looks new. AND since it is flat you can work either side so it doesn't matter if you are left or right handed, just flip it over.

I took a grinder to the tips, but you're right, like digging with a teaspoon sometimes.

 

[wvplug]

I like the sharp tips.

 

[falconman515]

Pretty Blah reviews on the Fiskar Knife Trowel though .... and this thing is not one piece ... the blade is welded to handle? Really? ... that has cheap written all over it and will break easy in my hideously horrible try CA soil

But it's only 8 bucks so I should expect that happen really.

I think I will stick with what works and just buy the Lesche .... but I still may buy this for 8 bucks just to have as a back-up like I said before.

http://www.amazon.com/Fiskars-Big-G...ts=1&colid=IOREEQC4FBXD&coliid=I2HPT9FFRY0D7R

 

[Metal Detecting Stuff]

Lots of good comments in this thread. I started with a Fiskars years ago. When I got the Lesche, I was amazed at how well it worked. Regarding the black handled ones from Predator versus the red handle tools by Lesche, they both use tempered US steel and are made by the siblings of the original designer and patent holder.

Wayne


Www.metaldetectingstuff.com

 

[Mangler]

I love my Fiskers digger. I also drilled and press fit a earth magnet in the handle. I don't think you could do that on some of the others though. I do under stand what your saying about digging with a teaspoon though.

 

[falconman515]

Ya that thing doesn't look like it would hold ANY dirt when diggin out excess dirt after the plug is removed.

Our CA Valley drought has left our soil BONE DRY and I know I would need more of a scoop then anything else.

I will just go with the Lesche I think.

 

[gunsil]

The Kellyco Gator razor edge is a better digger in my opinion among all discussed so far. Serrations both sides, stronger than the Lesche, although it needs to be sharpened on delivery. It is also narrower than the Leshe and is easier to dig smaller diameter holes and it scoops dirt out better than the Lesche. I see no need to make a 5 or6" diameter hole to find a coin, in my opinion people who do so need to improve their pinpointing technique.

 

[falconman515]

I've been told by EVERYONE that gator digger is pure junk!

Heard that way to much to often now to ever consider that thing.

And if I recall right the gator is welded from blade to handle ... Lesche is a solid single piece steel ... plus I heard some tend to bend to easy ... No way whatsoever it can be stronger.

But did read it has a better bend for scooping more dirt etc.

This is what I have been told by many so I would think the information I have received is correct.

I was told to 100% stay away from Gator and Garrett diggers as those are what most call China made junk and no good.

 

[Fletch88]

If the ground is pretty easy to dig I like the Predator Raptor Model 31. The sod cutters like the Lesche don't remove enough dirt once your down in the hole because the tip is narrow. I actually like Garrett's digger better than the Lesche since it's tip is wider, but it's cheap un-heat treated steel. The Predator line will last forever and their prices reflects that. The company ran by George Lesche, a very interesting character I discovered after talking with him a good while at a hunt recently. http://www.predatortools.com/item_details.asp?ID=2 http://predatortools.com/Default.asp

 

[wvplug]

If the ground is pretty easy to dig I like the Predator Raptor Model 31. The sod cutters like the Lesche don't remove enough dirt once your down in the hole because the tip is narrow. I actually like Garrett's digger better than the Lesche since it's tip is wider, but it's cheap un-heat treated steel. The Predator line will last forever and their prices reflects that. It is ran by George Lesche a very interesting character I discovered after talking with him a good while at a hunt recently. Product Details

Welcome to Predator Tools Online!

Honestly I have looked at this thing before and I just don't even like the looks of it myself. And at over 70 bucks to get it to my door I can't justify even considering it.

 

[gunsil]

I've been told by EVERYONE that gator digger is pure junk!

Heard that way to much to often now to ever consider that thing.

And if I recall right the gator is welded from blade to handle ... Lesche is a solid single piece steel ... plus I heard some tend to bend to easy ... No way whatsoever it can be stronger.

But did read it has a better bend for scooping more dirt etc.

This is what I have been told by many so I would think the information I have received is correct.

I was told to 100% stay away from Gator and Garrett diggers as those are what most call China made junk and no good.

OK Jose. I've only been digging for over forty years, used many diggers. Lesche handle is also welded on, several folks I know have broken their Lesche blades, and the Gator was improved a couple of years ago and carries a lifetime warranty. Armchair hunters can say what they want, but my Gator is a great tool. My regular hunting buddy of forty years also says his Gator is the best he's ever used. Like I said they were improved a couple of years ago and are much better than they were before that. I bet that if you get a chance to use both you'll like the Gator better unless you like to make larger holes.

 

[falconman515]

OK Jose. I've only been digging for over forty years, used many diggers. Lesche handle is also welded on, several folks I know have broken their Lesche blades

Okay Jose guess your 40 years of digging gives you the right huh?

Like I said Bud, This was what I WAS "TOLD" ... so thanks for your input I guess.

 

[gunsil]

No need to get your knickers in a knot. I never said anything about a "right". I was just trying to give you a highly experienced evaluation of digging tools, and to dispel your idea that the Lesche handles are not welded on. There aren't that many folks who have been at it as long as my hunting buddy and myself or have used as many recovery tools for so many years. I just thought that our experience might be helpful to you and others. Sorry if the "OK Jose" ruffled your feathers, I don't know, is that an insult out there in CA?? In the end I suppose it is like cars, some folks like Fords, some like Chevys. Personally I like Porsches and I just think the Gator Razor is the highest performing small digging tool presently available.

 

[TallTom]

Personal preferences will always cause people to disagree on what's best
for things like diggers. Some handles fit some hands better than others.
Some soil makes one digger work better for some people, etc.

So I think all the comments are good, but in the final analysis, you have
to make your best guess of which you will like best, and try it for a while.
You might hate the model that 90 percent of other users love, or vice
versa.

Get you hands dirty and try them out. Or maybe join a local detecting
club and see if you can go on a group hunt and try several models that way.

 

[Bum Luck]

The Kellyco Gator razor edge is a better digger in my opinion among all discussed so far. Serrations both sides, stronger than the Lesche, although it needs to be sharpened on delivery. It is also narrower than the Leshe and is easier to dig smaller diameter holes and it scoops dirt out better than the Lesche. I see no need to make a 5 or6" diameter hole to find a coin, in my opinion people who do so need to improve their pinpointing technique.

I got a new one from Kellyco and just used it the other day; it bent without really trying.

Not impressed. My garden trowel has held up far better than that.

 

[pyledriver]

I got a used lesche a few years ago and immediately broke out the grinder and cut serrations into the plain side of the blade. I didn't like being limited on which direction to cut. I did slightly bend it this year in some really bad soil, but its been good enough that I'll probably get another one. Maybe the Garrett tool. It's still going though so it may be awhile.

 

[falconman515]

I got a new one from Kellyco and just used it the other day; it bent without really trying.

Not impressed. My garden trowel has held up far better than that.

Ya that's what I have heard about that digger ... I have heard the same about Garrett's digger as well.

It's gonna be a Lesche no doubt just wanted to know what side most right handed guys preferred the serration was all.