AmtechA2310 1.3kg (3lb) Hoe Head

It's very good for garden or dig the whole. I love it even it heavy for my little arm 🤗🤩💪🏻

This product is came in very good condition. Very sharp.

This is a nicely made tool with a sharp edge and a pleasant degree of heft without being too heavy to wield. Much easier to use than a spade and widely used in Europe and elsewhere, but for some reason not widely utilised in this country, Unlike a spade the shaft is sold separately which IMO is a marketing mistake, as choosing the correct sized handle is not all that easy as all mattocks are made differently. Also If the handle breaks at some point it is even harder unless you happen to remember who manufactured the mattock in the first place. (Fortunately Amazon keeps a track of past orders). The mattock and handle need to be loosely fitted together and then soaked in a bucket of water for 24 hours to bind together. A great reasonably priced essential garden tool.

the first one i received had quite a few manufacturing defects (see attached pi cuter) -- a lot of nicks and dents, it seems like it was badly made or they had a bad mold. i didn't like it and i had to return it back, Amazon is great, they sent me a new one the next day. to also had a few defects but much better than the first one.but the overall build is not bad, it has a good weight and it is solid, made of relatively thick metal. but you have to be lucky to receive a good one as it seems to be hit-and-miss...be careful: you need to buy the stick first. you need a large nonstandard stick. the narrow side of the eye is 4.4cm and the wide side is 5cm. a standard hoe stick is too narrow for this hoe. so make sure to find a stick first then buy this hoe. i had to rap a number layers of bike tyre inner tube on the stick to get it to fit tight into the hole.

When firmly attached to the matching Am-Tech handle this is a superb tool for rapidly clearing weeds. The broad heavy blade cuts cleanly through soil to quickly tidy up an allotment and prepare the ground for planting. It can also be used for digging ditches, earthing up potatoes, grubbing out plants and levelling. However, you can only do this when the handle is firmly attached. Just sliding the head onto the handle and wedging it into place does not work. The head can spin round in use and also slide backwards up the shaft. To fix this problem slide the head onto the handle and drive small hammer wedges down the sides of the attachment ring to lock it in place. Then use a diamond quality drill, (ordinary drill bits will not work on hardened steel), to make a hole clean through the ring and the handle. The hole should be a tight fit for a 6" flat head round nail. Drive one of these through the hole and cut it off so that 1/4" protrudes beyond the ring. Place the flat head of the nail on an anvil, vice or solid surface and beat the cut head of the nail with the round end of a hammer to form a dome. In this way you will have used the nail to rivet the hoe head to the handle. For extra strength use steel epoxy in any gaps between the wedges.Here is a link to the type of drill bit you need. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00DXOJ1DM?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00Here is a link for the wedges.http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0002BUFZC?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage

I bought this with the wooden handle recommended. It's large, sharp and great for tearing up weeds, grass and leveling out.. The only niggle is that the head keeps coming loose. I saw the instructions on Youtube from the seller but sorry guys just tapping it on the ground a couple of times doesn't hold it securely for long. I'm going to try soaking it overnight to see if that improves it otherwise I will consider drilling and screwing or nailing it on.It's a shame, it doesn't make it unusable. It's still a good tool but with a bit more thought it could be perfect.EDIT. I soaked this for a few days in a bucket and it's been fine since then. I guess if the wood drys out I might have to do it again but this has worked better than I thought it would.

Purchased with Am-Tech handle. In clay based soil that has been rotovated in previous years but has settled back over winter, this tool is excellent for quick turning over in preperation for tilling (much faster than spade/fork).Less strain on lower back than a spade/fork, but you do get a full upper body workout that can leave you exhausted by the end of the day.Once you get used to the length of handle and the overhead swing, this tool can be used with great accuracy to slice the right amout of soil each time. Not sure how it would cope with solid clay.I don't think I will have to hire a rotovator again on my allotment, this and my Mantis tiller seem a perfect combination.That's ironic, the day after writing this review, I put my back out using this hoe, but it was my fault, tried to take to big a bite.