Manual Digging Tools
Shovels, Scoops, Picks, Mattock, and more...
Our HISCO professional-grade shovels and scoops with reinforced fiberglass handles are made in the USA. We also provide picks and mattocks with extra-long handles to minimize bending and back strain.
See excerpts from the 1961 Popular Mechanics article: "The Right Type of Shovel for the Job". It has easy-to-understand details on shovel types, lift angles, handle lengths, and blade designs.
Digging Shovel
Long model = $64.90
Combination design both digs straight down, and then lifts or throws. Handle's medium lift angle reduces bending to scoop, while still being good for digging. Round point penetrates well, and dished blade lifts material. More Info...
Scoop Shovel
Long model = $64.90
Combination design both digs straight down, and then lifts or throws. Handle's medium lift angle reduces bending to scoop, while still being good for digging. Round point penetrates well, and dished blade lifts material. More Info...
SharpShooter Shovel
Long model = $69.90
Use to dig shallow narrow trenches for drainage or utilities. Narrow round-pointed blade and handle's low lift angle create easy soil penetration. Popular with plumbers and landscapers. Long 6" wide heavy-duty blade. More Info...
Pick or Mattock with long 45" handle
Pickaxe = $52.95
Forged steel tool heads combined with an extra-long 45" handle for fast efficient digging that is easy on your back. More Info...
Shovel Adapter
The Shovelution's flexing design straightens for scooping and then springs for throwing snow or mulch. It quickly attaches to any straight-handled snow shovel or scoop shovel. Save your back, protect your muscles. More Info...
Digging Articles
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Helpful information related to digging. A mix of articles covering How-To, history, and more. Includes articles like "Digging in Rocks and Roots" and "Using Scoop Shovels on the Farm". More Info...
Don't see what you are looking for? See our Trenching Shovels page, or our Garden Spades and Forks section.
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Why do I need a heavy-duty spade shovel?
It can save you money. It can save you frustration. And it can save you from an injury.
Let's tackle injuries first. When the handle on a cheap shovels snaps, you may fall backwards and wrench your back muscles, or land
on something dangerous. Then there is the frustration of having the tool break right when you are in the middle of a job and time
is short and the store is miles away. Lastly there is money. If our heavy-duty HISCO shovels cost twice as much, but out last two cheap
shovels, then you at least broke even. But if it outlasts three of them, then you are money ahead.
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