Since even the annoying digging is fun!

Admittedly, after I had an Ideal Spade whose leaf by now about half a century under his belt and probably several hectares power only about the size of a child's spade, I wanted to get ideal Garden Spade. They want to not necessarily deteriorate.
When I had the product of ideal in the hand, but fell the same to me which clearly noticeable heaviness on what made me then but doubt my choice. Good that the doubts were there, because the shelf next door was still lonely and abandoned a single Gardena Terraline 3771-20, I took in the same hand and the same positive spoke to me in terms of excellent weight distribution. The good weight distribution is reminiscent of similar products from Fiskars. However, the spade of Gardena, the welds are drawn far more carefully and the Fiskars typical welding beads on the sheet absent here also. So that makes visually more ago.

Then get out in the garden and tested. I have to say, the area coverage is the new spade far better - what wonder also, I have yet again a completely preserved leaf with it. The ergonomics are top! Where I had the plague years ago with the old part of me and all my bones were doing after work hurt, now I have no complaints! You would not believe what can make such an ergonomical part. And there are only a few degrees, which is the sheet oblique and even a few degrees, which is bent the stick to the right place.

The handle is nice and wide, there finally fits the whole hand on it and not just two and a half fingers, which inevitably leads otherwise to pressure points on the palm. If necessary have both hands on the handle space, so you can pack up properly and bring the power completely to where it is needed.

The plastic coating of the stem has, although quite smooth, the right grip, as the plastic handle. Cold fingers are fairly well avoided by this choice of material. Where else only a matter of time were even in use of gloves bubbles, go here sometimes without. Make the times with a spade with wooden handle; even if it does not work ... unpainted handle

The attenuation of the T-handle working in soft ground practically impossible, therefore, is designed to be very tight, which is also very advantageous because you can not force unnecessary fizzle in the damping in this way. You, however, encounters a hard obstacle ranging from few millimeters of travel, in order to sufficiently mitigate shocks that the joints do not call after a short time Ouch.

What I can also confirm is that the spade still ne whole corner easily goes into the ground, if even a few square meters are dug up and the paint has at least worn partially on the sheet, whether the material is stainless steel, to be seen.

The wide catwalk is also to be regarded as very pleasant. Although the work shoes dampen away a lot, but a wide walkway here also distributes the load over a larger area, which point load is avoided. It is thus protected not only the ball of the foot, but also the shoe sole, which in quality work shoes and appropriate use can certainly bring cost savings.

I'm curious how long the plastic components are proven in many years of hard working garden. I'm assuming that this will be quite tough, especially Gardena on this spade whopping 10 year warranty offers - on the whole spade and not only on the sheet.