Root Slayer 22811, Drain Spade, Red

Very good shovel cuts through roots with ease worth every penny.

I saw a friend use this when she came to get perennials from my garden. I went inside and ordered one. Worth the money if you split, move perennials regularly!

Very sturdy. Weight of tool , and sharpness makes dealing with roots a breeze. Very Happy with this tool.

This shovel works even better than I had hoped. The notched and very slightly sharpened nose cuts easily through small roots and the root slayer serrations along the sides are very effective! The handle is also much more comfortable than the conventional D-handle on most drain/sharpshooter style shovels. I highly recommend!

This sucker saves me so much time wrestling with volunteer trees in my yard! Slips right through tough roots! I so, so love this shovel!

It easy to use...

Opened the package and started digging around a bird of paradise. It snapped after less than an hour of use. Cheaply made. Do not recommend purchasing this.

This review is for the drain spade. - Great for cutting through roots and digging a trench in root filled soil. Poor for removing soil from the trench. Would be so much more useful, if the handle was full length, allowing it to be used to scoop soil out of a trench without constant bending. - I found it works best to dig the trench with this, and then use a standard long handled trenching shovel to scoop the loose dirt out.