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Can anyone recommend a garden fork that doesn't have bendy tines?Β 

I'm fed up of all mine from Fiskars to no name bargain shop ones with bent tines. We're frequently digging up brambles and have a lot of tree roots as we are steadily reclaiming land that was a dumping ground previously.

Most of the reviews on Amazon report bent tines πŸ˜’

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Simon

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Try local chattel auctions. Or farm dispersal sales. Even eBay! You'll get old, used, grubby forks. But that means they've been well used...and the tines haven't bent when they were used. But in a word...mattocks! Some people call them grub axes according to the internet. That'll at least tell you what they do.

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13 hours ago, smokingdragon said:

Good point about the ragwort fork, I have ragwort as well but don't we don't dry the grass as the geese eat it. We used to have a mattock but I think the shaft broke so I'll have a hunt round for that and put a new handle on it.

go on ebay and get a hadze hoe , the one I've got is the best tool I've owned for digging out roots ,trenching and skimming the tops off weeds, there's one like mine Β£15.49p. with beech handle ,weight 3lbs , free delivery. ATB

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On 17/11/2021 at 18:09, smokingdragon said:

Can anyone recommend a garden fork that doesn't have bendy tines?Β 

I'm fed up of all mine from Fiskars to no name bargain shop ones with bent tines. We're frequently digging up brambles and have a lot of tree roots as we are steadily reclaiming land that was a dumping ground previously.

Most of the reviews on Amazon report bent tines πŸ˜’

Cheers

Simon

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ANY tool, (whateverΒ  the make) has structural limits. If the roots exceed these limit you will either bend the tines or snap the handle.Β  A garden fork is designed to dig soil such as flower beds and the like not digging up the road or levering up a tractor to change a wheel.Β  As previous posts have stated get a matlock. Use the right tool for the job.

Ps.Β  No one can dig up tree roots with a garden fork.

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39 minutes ago, smokingdragon said:

I'vr taken advice and bought a pointed spade with serrated sides for cutting through the roots. Now waiting to be wrapped and put under the tree for the mrs πŸ™‚

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