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Fiskars 9669 Digging Shovel

(14 customer reviews)

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This all-steel shovel features a D-handle design for comfortable, two-handed control on all of your heavy-duty digging tasks. A sharpened blade cuts into hard ground with ease, and an oversized step provides a comfortable platform for your foot to provide even more power. The welded steel construction makes this shovel virtually unbreakable, and a powder coat prevents rust and makes it easy to keep your shovel clean. Lifetime warranty.

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Product Details

Product Length:	3.25 inches
Product Width:	8.6 inches
Product Height:	47.0 inches
Package Length:	47.0 inches
Package Width:	11.0 inches
Package Height:	7.0 inches
Package Weight:	5.5 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 14 reviews

Features

An ideal tool for digging in a variety of different soils and materials
Features an oversized step for stable foot security
Unique teardrop-shaped shaft is comfortable and easy to grip
D-handle provides ergonomic comfort and control during use
Shovel blade is directly welded onto the shaft for added strength

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review: 4.5

( 14 customer reviews )
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 found the following review helpful:

This Shovel is Fantastic! Jan 19, 2011 By J. Sweet
This shovel slices right through a lot of roots that would ordinarily take a separate tool, like a pickaxe. The handle provides a lot of space to find the right grip for the job, and as mentioned in another review the foot rest is wide so that you do not hurt your feet when wearing thin-soled shoes.

This really makes me question why I have used my old, dull shovel for years before ordering this!

2 of 2 found the following review helpful:

Great for a beginner Feb 14, 2012 By Roberta Karchner
I am someone who has never really had a garden. The best I've done is plant some tomatoes around the edge of my yard. When I worked with a group to do a bigger garden, we had someone come in and rototill. So, it sounds strange, but I have never owned a serious shovel.

Now we have a huge yard, and I am putting in a small raised garden for three 4x4 plots. If I succeed this year, I will expand next year. I had already placed the wood, but the next step involves removing the sod. For that I needed a shovel.

I considered buying one locally, but after reading the reviews here, I grabbed this one and had it shipped. Even if I haven't owned a shovel, I have owned many sets of scissors, and I know I can trust the brand name.

Unfortunately, my shovel arrived just ahead of a snowstorm, so I had to wait to use it! Nothing worse than having a cool new tool and not being able to use it. The snow finally melted in my garden area, so I snuck out today to try things out, even if the soil is really still too wet to do the full job. I am short and not muscle bound, but when I placed my foot on the huge footrest and pushed, I was amazed at how easily it penetrated the roots of the grass. It sliced right through.

The heighth and weight worked well for my inexperienced 5ft 4in frame. Not only did it cut easily through the roots, it was easy to lift and transport the sod to a new location. The well finished metal handle was easy on my hands, and the D handle made the task easier.

You can buy a lot of shovels for a lot less, but this is one classy and nice shovel. Unlike wood, this one is built to last. Besides the three gardens, I hope to plant some fruit trees this spring, and I was afraid of digging the holes. But now that I have checked this out, I am actually looking forward to it.

I am very glad I decided on this particular shovel. It is the right one for me.

Edited - I have been using this shovel to remove the sod and it has been just perfect. I'm doing a little bit every day. What I didn't realize till I was regularly using it was how much help the D handle would be as I pry up the grass. I have also planted a five ft tree, and had no trouble at all with digging the hole. I know different kinds of soil will have different results, but the fact that I can use it to cut through and dig out Bermuda sod is pretty impressive.

Edited again ... Not only have I dug out two horseshoe pits and the 3 ft posts, plus a tie-out for a dog, another tie-out was buried in roots. It was beyond my capability even with the shovel. A friend assisted with the heavy work, and was able to cut through the roots and dig out the metal tie-out out of the roots. At one point, his wife was worried he would bend my shovel, and I pointed to the clearly marked lifetime warranty. Yep, another successful dig.

4 of 5 found the following review helpful:

Works as expected Oct 24, 2008 By J. Lucas
This shovel works as expected. Out of any shovel I ever owned, it makes planting a tree in clay so easy.

3 of 4 found the following review helpful:

Great Shovel May 01, 2010 By B. Mattox
The over-sized handle keeps me from putting blisters on my hands by distributing the load. The leverage I can get with it is great compared to my old shovel too.

I would recommend to anyone looking for a good replacement for "old trusty" that's been sitting in the shed a few too many years.

Better than I expected Apr 16, 2012 By HoneybeeNC
I purchased two of these shovels so my spouse and I could work in the garden without sharing.

We are currently digging out a stand of running bamboo, which is a really tough job! So far the shovels have worked perfectly. No hint of them bending or cracking.

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