You start digging a hole with a post hole digger but you run into something the digger just can’t hold onto, like mud or water. Now you’re stuck, unless you pick up a tool like one of these Eastern or Western spoon shovels from Oshkosh Tools.
Oshkosh designed the Eastern-pattern spoon shovels for lighter sandier soils and the Western-pattern spoon shovels for harder, more clay-laden soils, but the high-carbon steel blades both feature scoop shapes. For easily measuring hole depth, they also mark the handles every foot.
Available with 7′, 8′, 9′, 10′, and 12′ handles made from ash or maple, if you can find one it’s going to cost you $90 to $150.
Spoon Shovels [Oshkosh Tools]
Spoon Shovels [Aerial Service Company]
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We run into this problem with curb/valve boxes and use a specialized tool that works better than a shovel:
http://pollardwater.com/pages_product/P526_Curb_and_Valve_Box_Cleaner.asp
Now this is the way to serve GUMBO!!!
I used a spoon shovel in the past to dig into heavy clay soil. The best way todig in hard soils is to break it down with a bar then scoop out the loose stuff at the bottom with the shovel. I had a 4″ diameter power auger that was unable to break through the silt at a depth of 4′. With the spoon shovel and bar, I was able to dig to a depth of 5.5′.
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clackers too
remember back breaking, joint rending work makes for a contorted and deformed senority.
I have 2 of the Osh Cosh spoon shovels standing at 10′ tall and 1 10′ pole/handle minus the shovel, if looking or interested email me
oops.. i mean OshKosh..