TINE CULTIVATOR HOE Version 2

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May 2, 2020, 08:24 PM
ranald

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TINE CULTIVATOR HOE Version 2

When digging blood worms in Moreton Bay, for bait during the 60s and 70s, my father and I would often break a quality garden fork: imagine the cheap quality ones of today.

We used to discard the broken bottoms and keep the handles for replacement. I used one set of tines to make this tine hoe and it excells in compacted soil where my other one fails. The set of tines make the hoe/cultivator end and some flat welded thereon with a piece of gal pipe welded thereto for attachment of a heavy dowel/ post hole shovel handle or the like.

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Cheers
Ranald
May 2, 2020, 10:22 PM
Frank S

Great Idea of setting the tines of a garden fork at 90° to the handle does make for a handy tool arcing them in a curve of 45° back towards the handle makes it even easier to use as a root rake as well I have an old one laying around that I need to do this to, to use for removing Bermuda grass sprigs from my garden then I can replant them in bare spots in the yard
May 2, 2020, 10:40 PM
ranald

Yep, they are cheap handy tools indeed. I've used it to roll/drag logs towards me rather than bending my back that has injuries and arthritis.
May 4, 2020, 12:22 AM
DIYer


Thanks ranald! We've added your Tine Hoe to our Farm and Garden category,
as well as to your builder page: ranald's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

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