I need some new lawn tools to go along with our new lawn and I was wondering on average how much should one pay for things like shovels and rakes? I want something that will hold up but I have seen shovels for as much as $50 !?!
Lawn tools... price and quality
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A good shovel will cost more than a good rake...
if you look at the long life of a tool, $50 is not much for anything that could last a lifetime...
If I were you I would get what you had to have today... and watch for the garage sales in your area, there are great bargains on quality tools often available ... used. :smile:KennyV
if you look at the long life of a tool, $50 is not much for anything that could last a lifetime...
If I were you I would get what you had to have today... and watch for the garage sales in your area, there are great bargains on quality tools often available ... used. :smile:KennyV
abeja_reina_1989
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$50 doesn't sound that bad to me, because like Kenny said, these things are going to las you a very long time. If you want to find something cheaper, you could shop around at your local stores and see if you can't find anything on sale. Winter is a great time to find great discounts on many items.
lawn tools that require 'pressure' and 'force' like a "shovel" dont skimp on that... but a rake requires 'little pressure' so you can get by with a cheaper dollar amount on that... same goes for a small digging tool like for planting, you'll want a better quality tool for that and so on some items can be bought at garage sales but on wooden handle items watch for rotted wood that could snap under pressure.:biggrin:
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Last time i bought a shovel, it was about 12 bucks. Are they up to 50$ now? I've still got several 12$ shovels around here. If you don't leave them in the weather they last a long time.
