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Save time (and your back) with the Root Slayer shovel. Garden Scissors
During the hustle of spring cleaning and chores to get your yard ready for summer, it seems like there’s an endless array of tools promising to make your life easier—but few live up to their promise. In my search for a durable, versatile shovel for some upcoming yard chores, a long-time friend and fellow gardener recommended the Kobalt Root Slayer.
When looking for a shovel for yard work, it’s important to choose a shovel that can do more than dig holes. The Root Slayer is a multi-functional tool specially designed to be a three-in-one shovel, root hatchet, and root saw. This shovel is just shy of $45 and widely available at Lowe’s.
The Kobalt shovel’s durable carbon steel tip has a V-shape, which allows the shovel to act as a hatchet for cutting through obstacles. The serrated, saw-like sides of the shovel blade help the shovel blade easily slide through hard, packed dirt and tough roots. The Root Slayer also has an extra-wide kickplate, which allows you to dig deeper into the soil by pushing the shovel down with your foot and applying your body weight.
The long-handled shaft is made of sturdy fiberglass with a grip at the end. The shaft is longer than most shovels, at 36.75 inches long, and provides a lot of leverage. Increased leverage helps decrease the amount of power you need to use when digging, and helps prevent back injuries and strain.
These clever design features make this shovel extremely efficient, saving you hours of labor. The design is centered around reducing the amount of physical labor you need to exert to get the job done. This is especially helpful if you’re prone to injuries—or simply don’t want to spend hours shoveling in the hot sun.
This shovel is perfect for digging holes or trenches in areas with hard dirt, as well as many other gardening chores such as transplanting flowering shrubs, removing weeds, digging planting holes, and removing sod. Due to its narrower blade, the only job it may not be well suited for is moving large quantities of dirt; for that job, you’ll want a wide-bladed shovel that can lift large amounts of soil.
As an added bonus, the company provides a life-time hassle free warranty in case your handle (or any other parts) break during an intense day of gardening.
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