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Co1

Member Since: 19 Aug 2018
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 3707

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

27th Nov 2021 7:38pm

Rashers

Member Since: 21 Jun 2015
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 3602

2014 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Corris Grey

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

27th Nov 2021 8:06pm

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
Posts: 20795

I would imagine for lifting, and rolling grass turf. _\Hennessey|Venom| F5/___
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27th Nov 2021 8:26pm

Co1

Member Since: 19 Aug 2018
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 3707

That’s what I thought but when I looked at turf spades they didn’t look like that.

27th Nov 2021 8:46pm

Cubflyer

Member Since: 25 Sep 2021
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 278

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 9:06pm

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
Posts: 20795

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.

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27th Nov 2021 9:11pm

Cubflyer

Member Since: 25 Sep 2021
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 278

Definately despoke and reasonably modern

2010 Defender 90 300Tdi CW (White/1994)
2021 Defender 90 300Tdi SW (Blue/1994)

27th Nov 2021 9:13pm

ickle

Member Since: 22 Jul 2010
Location: South Vendee
Posts: 1854

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 CSW Alpine White

Slab lifting and laying?

27th Nov 2021 9:33pm

gcc130

Member Since: 05 Jun 2015
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 773

I spend my life lifting and laying slabs but can’t see how that spade would help😄

27th Nov 2021 9:52pm

Procta

Member Since: 04 Dec 2016
Location: Sunderland
Posts: 5282

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 3:03am

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17754

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

I think it could be a hoax, the Piltdown Man of spades.

28th Nov 2021 11:28pm

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