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Co1



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What is this spade for?
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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Rashers



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I have never seen anything like it before.

Do you think it was a custom built tool for a specific job? Used for lifting something, perhaps?

The handle looks very normal but the business end does look a little home-made
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I would imagine for lifting, and rolling grass turf. Diesels Lives Matter. ⛽️🛢️👨‍🔧🧰⚙️
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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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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 Exclamation 2010 Defender 90 300Tdi CW (White/1994)
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Post #931484 27th Nov 2021 9:06pm
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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. Whistle Rolling with laughter Diesels Lives Matter. ⛽️🛢️👨‍🔧🧰⚙️
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Definately despoke and reasonably modern Question 2010 Defender 90 300Tdi CW (White/1994)
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Post #931486 27th Nov 2021 9:13pm
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ickle



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Slab lifting and laying?
Post #931489 27th Nov 2021 9:33pm
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I spend my life lifting and laying slabs but can’t see how that spade would help😄
Post #931493 27th Nov 2021 9:52pm
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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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I think it could be a hoax, the Piltdown Man of spades.
Post #931627 28th Nov 2021 11:28pm
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