Heavy and sturdy ...

... Have worked in landscaping and now very confident of spades shovels, as you simply, in many cases the spade / saves to "normal" shovel - and moreover one can spade blades in addition to the standard but unfortunately susceptible to fracture Ashwood handle variants with glass fiber Buy / fiberglass stick. This Stiele- as well hereby are far more stable and hold for most users probably a "lifetime" - hence the 10-year guarantee that you get here.
In addition to the already very stable stem the Hecht-spade shovel therefore (therefore probably the high weight) is still a very strong hand and an extra long spout. Since the sheet ansich has no additional grave equipment (serrated edge or teeth) I have my shovel something on the belt sander "sharpened" to sever roots even more easily.
Already have dug numerous trees with the shovel and also eineige concrete slabs of a foundation "blown away" - here the ash handle the pick-ax has capitulated ...
Conclusion: For the price an unbeatable alternative to both the common ash handle variants as well as the few fiberglass stem variants which can be bought (eg Ames True Temper Jackson 250, about 70, - costs)