BULLY TOOLS82500 12-Gauge Edging and Planting Spade with Fiberglass D-Grip Handle

I’ve had a few of these I couldn’t even get into the soil in beds around my yard. This was my last hope for edging. It works SO SO WELL! Great quality. While I can’t speak to longevity since I just got it, it seems like it should last. Highly recommend!

Was removing sod from an area for transfer and had bought an Ames lawn edger that fell apart after an hour. Decided to get something a little more expensive (and American made) and bought this Bully product. Upon its arrival I was able to cut and pry the sod with ease. Really tough and well made, D-handle was perfect for leverage. I will be looking at bully products first from now on.

If you're worried about the $10 premium over lesser brands don't be! I bought this to replace two other chain store spades that just bent in half during the first hour of use. Had I bought this in the first place I would have saved myself $25!This spade is a beast. My yard has shale gravel and stones only a few inches down. I installed new drainage and a 70' walkway with 1' subbase. I used this spade to edge and pry, jumping and slamming it into the ground through the stones hundreds of times for 2 weeks. Despite being a little dirty it looks brand new where my two previous spades failed after a few pries! I'm extremely impressed. I used my Bully Tools trench shovel to clear out the drainage trench with ease. I'm completely sold on this brand.

If you are hard on equipment like am I, you've easily broken shovel handles from the big box stores I've pulled pretty hard on this shovel and it doesn't bend or break. Definitely worth the month! Bully didn't disappoint.

The shovel is apparently well made, with good design criteria which make it easy to use. For one day only!!! On the second day of use the blade cracked all the way through, midway between the blade end and the top, perendicular to the handle.I can only conclude that very poor quality steel was used for the blade itself. This failure was not a result of improper use or improperly stressing the blade by prying with it. If an averagre strength, 80-year-old can break it while using it properly, it's just not a good product.

Well, it was a little too heavy for me and not sharp enough to cut through the tough nut grass that I was wanting to edge away from my vegetable garden. I ended up using my old spade for the job. Since it's got that point on the end it went through the grass easier. The tool may work better now that I've gotten it edged already, but wasn't good for the initial edging. I haven't tried it yet for the second edging. Also, the blade could be a little shorter. I have to lift my foot too high to push it in the ground and I don't get much leverage unless I jump on it, which I wouldn't advise.

A little heavy

This is a well built garden edging tool, a bit more expensive than some others but durable and made in USA. It makes a deeper cut (12 inches) than I need for installing the edging material I chose, but that spade depth will likely come in handy on other projects.