What kind of digger for schools, parks, etc?

[BudP]

IMHO the brand, type or cost of any digger you prefer is unimportant.....other than to you. Personally. I use a
Lesche, homemade 3"x12" plugcutter and a modified screwdriver, as conditions warrant.

What IS important is leaving a pristine, undiscernable dig site. Ground conditions, i.e. moisture/lushness of grassy areas will tell you which tool to use. Go into dry ground with a Lesche will leave a plug that will NOT heal. Dead plugs will get you......and me, refusal of permission quicker than anything.

If I have any doubt of my ability to leave a plug that will not die, I carry a small spritz/spray bottle of 'Miracle Grow/water on a clip on my belt and spray the bottom and sides of the plug and hole. It really chaps my bacon to go to an area and find dead spots where some idiot has dug and left nasty brown spots behind them. That is almost as stupid as not filling their holes........which I end up filling.

Bud

 

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[Monty]

I have always found that buying the best equipement you can afford is the best policy. I have all of the aformentioned diggers and the one I use most is my old cheapo Gator that has been replaced for free once already. The digger with the notched point doesn't work well for me when digging in heavy grass as the grass roots here are awfully tough. I need something with a sharp point and sharp edges that will slice through. And I need something that I can sharpen when it gets dull. The old reliable Gator will do both, but it is a bit flexible and will bend if too much prying pressure is applied. If the plug begins to bend the blade, you need to back up and cut some more roots. My first digger was a WWII Mauser bayonet but I found it wasn't quite wide enough to suit me and it scared the other park patrons!. Monty

 

[how u do n]

a sharp hunting knife and cut a 3 sided plug.
Lay the plug back retrieve the coin and, lay the plug back.
With a sharp knife you cut a nice plug and not rip the sod.
You can not even see I was there.
gl hh
dan

 

[Born2Dtect]

Monty,

You just can,t beat the lifetime warranty on the Gator, not to mention it flat out digs/cuts through almost any thing. I have and will simply abuse mine, because it has shown me it can take it. If I go too far it will be replaced. "Gator" user here too.

Ed D.

 

[michigan michael]

Isn't it fun to argue, especially over money. If you like your expensive detectors and diggers that's great and you have every reason to be proud of your possessions. I got into this hobby a little over a year ago with an Ace250 and an Ames digging tool, I love them both. Would I like to have more expensive, state of the art, higher quality equipment? Of course I would, who wouldn't. But for now this is what I have and I am pleased with their quality and performance.

If you are enjoying the hobby and are happy with the money you have invested in it what is the problem? It just seems like a silly thing to get all riled up about. It's hard to know exactly what someone is trying to say in a post and sometimes it is equally hard to express yourself clearly by typing something out. Try not to take things you read in posts personally and just live and let live. Believe me, you will enjoy life a lot more if you don't sweat the small stuff.

HH Charlie

Well spoken Charlie!

 

[Massbaycolonist]

Hi Tabdog! I am impressed! Awesome jobs! I have a feeling that most of us would not know how to make those diggers. They look great!

 

[Massbaycolonist]

This is what I use. Pop a coin, pry open a car door, whatever you want to do it will work. BTW - Lesche Samson shovel

Hi R and R. This looks like a great digger! Not too big, not too small. I think I will get one. Thank you.

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

Rented backhoe, at night. Blame it on the school kids

 

[slag]

I hear a lot of guys brag about their Glock until I outshoot them with my HiPoint too........

HA, you get 4 shots off compared to their 15 or more before the magazine jams.....Glocks are so much better than a hipoint its not even funny (and yes, I've shot both)

 

[ticm]

HA, you get 4 shots off compared to their 15 or more before the magazine jams.....Glocks are so much better than a hipoint its not even funny (and yes, I've shot both)

Wow you turned a thread from 2009 about diggers to fire power of you handgun.

 

[Ground Inspector]

I use an 8" kitchen knife. The thicker the blade the better, for durability. Cuts through dry dirt very well.

 

[BaronH]

Fiskars $8 digging tool seems to be holding up very well and its guaranteed for life.

 

[Harp]

Ames Planter Buddy - $13.78
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Bran <><

Hey man, that item that you just described was on sale/clearance in Lowe's just a few weeks ago for $5.98! I went there looking for a MD digger, and found two of these, which I brought. Lowe's online did not show it, I found it while looking at a gardening trowel...

 

[Harp]

Stainless steel and the package says limited lifetime warranty...

 

[AC1955]

We use a Lesche. From what I was led to believe, these can be sharpened when and if they dull down. They also come in right handed or left handed models. Paid $50 locally for it.

 

[godisnum1]

Hey man, that item that you just described was on sale/clearance in Lowe's just a few weeks ago for $5.98! I went there looking for a MD digger, and found two of these, which I brought. Lowe's online did not show it, I found it while looking at a gardening trowel...

Very cool... glad you found it on sale! I still have mine, though I haven't used it in years.

Bran <><