Roughneck ROU68238 Drainage & Post Hole Shovel 1070mm/42
Roughneck ROU68238 Drainage & Post Hole Shovel 1070mm/42″, Black
Serrated edges, sharpened blades and a variety of handle lengths. Fully featured products specifically designed for the trade professional.
| Dimensions: | 7 x 108 x 15 cm; 1.93 Kilograms |
| Model: | ROU68238 |
| Part: | ROU68238 |
| Manufacture: | Roughneck |
| Dimensions: | 7 x 108 x 15 cm; 1.93 Kilograms |
Another quality tool from Roughneck. Purchased this and the long neck version to dig drainage trenches in the garden. Had previously been using garden spades and a clay spade which was proving to be hard work but these sliced through the clay with ease. Also great for digging holes for trees and large shrubs.
I need this to dig some holes for fence posts. This made the job far easier than using a traditional spade. It was an excellent purchase at a good price.
This post shovel is absolutely brilliant, it makes light work of digging fence post holes. The best part is the size of the holes dug. They’re nice and snug around the posts. This obviously cuts down on spoil to be removed and time spent digging. It will also save on the amount of postcrete / concrete needed to fill the holes. You won’t need to dig many post holes before the shovels paid for itself.
My only regret is I didn’t purchase one years ago. Recommended 100%
I brought this spade to install a washing line, but ended up using it to dig trenches to install paving slabs at the side of my property to stop next doors bamboo ingress. This spade easily digs an 18 inch narrow trench to put said slabs on their side.
Also use spade to dig holes for transplanting plants in pots. Easy to control round hole size
Great for post holes, but slightly too wide at the collar, so it catches the sides when digging deeper holes. Not a big issue, but you have to widen the hole a little to accommodate.
This review is for the Roughneck 42” 68328 Drainage and Post hole shovel.
No trouble digging 2+ foot deep holes
but use the right tools this Drainage/Post hole shovel which has a heavy, hard, sharpened blade) to cut through hard, stones, roots etc
I bought a ‘Nielsen post hole digger” as well, as I knew the ground was full of roots and in an awkward area,
the post hole tool mean you don’t have to be on your hands and knees getting the spoil out of the hole.
The shovel is heavy enough and sharp enough to cut the fibrous roots, (up to about an inch across maybe a bit bigger) and will also chip away and loosen stones.
And then the post hole digger to get the spoil out.
This tool will be fine in nice soft, clear soil.
But you would not use these to dig holes in heavily stony or rooty ground on their own.
No trouble digging 2+ foot deep holes with both tools
but use the right tools this Drainage/Post hole shovel which has a heavy, hard, sharpened blade) to cut through hard, stones, roots etc
I bought a ‘Roughneck Drainage/Posthole shovel’ as I knew the ground would be full of Cotswold stones and tree roots.
The shovel is heavy enough and sharp enough to cut the fibrous roots, (up to about an inch across) and will also chip away and loosen stones.
And then used the 2 handled post hole digger to get the spoil out.
You will have to switch back to the shovel, to loosen the next bit of earth, and back to the post hole tool to get the spoil out.
Alternating between the two tools as required. Depending on the ground and obstacles in it about 10-20 mins per 2 foot deep hole.
Obviously, if you hit very large stones or anything ready solid, you will have to try other methods to smash it up.
If the dirt is very dry/hard, try thouroghly wetting it the day before to soften it.
It is hard work (your triceps and shoulders will know about it the next day) but satisfying 🙂
But it would have been ‘much’ harder and less efficient without ‘both’ of these tools.
I have prime, I looked at the other diy stores how much these cost and this was a good price in comparison with their offerings so went for it, it seems decent and up to digging post holes for my run of fencing.