Stand Up Old writes



Stainless steel is only what it says just stain less...........it is a
relatively soft material which when stressed (bent) once becomes weaker. You
are better off with a high strength carbon steel fork end.

You are experiencing a typical scenario, stainless forks are nice but bend
easy and break...... hard steel forks are tough but the shaft and handle
suffer.

I found a hard carbon fork end on a refuse tip (broken wood shaft) and then
welded a galvanised pipe shaft and handle to it...........bloody lovely
instrument but you know you have got hold of it............it weighs about
10 pounds.

I snapped a Spear and Jackson tine - but the ss S&J spade has a flexi
bit in the middle of the shaft, so if you put too much pressure on it it
bends and then snaps back into position, rather than breaking.

As to digging up bushes - spend more time excavating and digging, and
don't rely so much on leverage.

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Kay