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| Co1 Member Since: 19 Aug 2018 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3683   
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Was looking for some gardening equipment on gumtree and came across this. Any idea what it is!
https://www.gumtree.com/p/shovel-spades/unusual-spade-/1407865344 |
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27th Nov 2021 6:38pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20453
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I would imagine for lifting, and rolling grass turf. No Guts, No Glory.
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27th Nov 2021 7:26pm |
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| Co1 Member Since: 19 Aug 2018 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3683
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That’s what I thought but when I looked at turf spades they didn’t look like that.
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27th Nov 2021 7:46pm |
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| Cubflyer Member Since: 25 Sep 2021 Location: Suffolk Posts: 278 
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Just spent best part of 20 minutes googling images of spades and nothing in the hundreds of photos matches this tool. Thought it might be for cutting peat but definately not
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27th Nov 2021 8:06pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20453
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It certainly is an odd one, looking at the design it appears as if it’s some form of lever.
I suppose it maybe completely bespoke. Perhaps in something to do with pipe laying or levering though, those use for trenching are usually narrow and square. Someone should buy it and put it in a London art display. Name it “Diggin it” and will probably make someone £500k at auction.   No Guts, No Glory.
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27th Nov 2021 8:11pm |
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| Cubflyer Member Since: 25 Sep 2021 Location: Suffolk Posts: 278
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Definately despoke and reasonably modern
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27th Nov 2021 8:13pm |
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| ickle Member Since: 22 Jul 2010 Location: South Vendee Posts: 1786  
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Slab lifting and laying?
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27th Nov 2021 8:33pm |
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| gcc130 Member Since: 05 Jun 2015 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 747 |
I spend my life lifting and laying slabs but can’t see how that spade would help😄
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27th Nov 2021 8:52pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5197
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that looks like one that my dad used to for installing the ram bars, Longer than a standard spade. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
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28th Nov 2021 2:03am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17452 
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I think it could be a hoax, the Piltdown Man of spades.
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28th Nov 2021 10:28pm |
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