Silverline Folding Shovel 580mm (839280)

Okay, I bought this because it was cheap, but, I have to say I am really impressed! I haven't needed to to use it yet but first impressions are excellent.The shovel is steel and solid, the brackets appear well welded (I'm no welder but I can weld), the handle is plastic but feels very strong, the conecting piece is square section aluminium under a plastic collar. This collar is the weak point but by design it shouldn't be taking the stress and I don't think this should be an issue. The sawblade isn't sharpened, not sure how effective that will be but I doubt anyone will buy it as a saw anyway.The shovel head is normal size but the handle length is short (total length is a little under 60cm, folded length a little more than a third of that), this is an entrenching tool not a spade, I wouldn't buy it for building or to dig the garden, but for latrine pits when camping or as an emergency tool to get your car out of mud or snow I think this is an excellent choice, solid and compact for storage.All in all it feels like a far more expensive tool. Very impressed.

To be clear I love this little spade but could not in all good conscience give it 5 stars.I'm a avid mountain biker and love to give back and assist with trail maintenance. I often carry one of these spades in backpack when going on trail days. The spades are great for very light use on already very loose soil.It is not good for digging. I mainly use it for rebuilding berms and moving loose soil around.The space has a tendency to undo itself when in use and needs tightening all the time.I have two of these and one of them needed tightening up so much that it would not come apart again without a spanner. That one now lives in the car and will be used for snow etc.

Used it for the first time when I got stuck in the snow off road (in a van) February 2021. I had snow chains but to fit them i had to clear around the wheels. Turned out the farm track I was stuck on had a few inches of fresh snow sat on top of about an inch of clear ice then saturated mud and rocks underneath. This small shovel made light work of it all. Small enough to get in behind the wheels yet sturdy and sharp enough to be highly effective. If I didn't have this I wouldn't have been able to fit the snow chains and would have been stranded overnight in sub zero temperatures in a blizzard. I would recommend this to anyone in a heartbeat.

First time I used this it bent. The hinge mount on the shovel blade appears to be made from ice cream; digging a shallow (10 inch deep) hole in soft soil, resulted in the blade now being at an angle to the handle that make further digging ineffective. I really like the Silverline brand, I have bought load of tools from them, but unless you need something to only shift snow, this isn't the tool you are looking for :-(

Yes just what I needed

Good in the beginning, but got rusty and unusable very very fast.

I wanted a cheap folding shovel that i could keep in the boot of my car for any unforeseen situations.I wasn't expecting much at this price, but thought i'd take a chance and preferred the fact its made out of metal vs plastic handles, came with a storage bag etc. Overall its a good cheap shovel, its better quality than I expected and has been used for light tasks such as snow and sand.Anyone expecting a cheap folding shovel to stand up to heavy duty day to day tasks should look elsewhere and buy an appropriate tool for the job, however if you just want a useful bit of kit to store easily for occasional use - cant really go wrong with this shovel.

For £10 it copes admirably with loose soil, snow or sand. Not robust enough for digging ditches, removing tree roots or hard packed dirt. I wouldn't use the serrated edge for cutting roots but it is handy breaking up ice. Packs up quite small, when unfolded the shaft needs unscrewed, which lengthens the barrel ( roughly 1" ) and locks the ends in place. No instructions included but with some common sense quite easy to understand. Comes with a carry pouch to stop the car boot from getting wet/ dirty.Depending on hand position the shaft does have a tendency to unscrew with use.

Might work for snow but not dirt or in the woods. After assembling it the connection between the spade and the handle bent beyond repair after just two thrusts. The metal plate locking the tool in extended position was to weak and was immediately deformed.

1 journée la pelle était cassé

Se ve robusta, metálica, el plástico juega un papel mínimo en el producto. Funda sencilla, de calidad cuestionable, pero al fin y al cabo cumple su función. La pala se plega disminuyendo el tamaño un 66% respecto a la pala desplegada. No creo que sea para ponerse a cavar una piscina, pero la veo perfecta para llevar en el coche en zonas de nieve (para eso la quiero yo). El mango en si se ve confortable, cruzado perpendicularmente que le da un punch de comodidad para pegar paladas a baja altura. En la pala, hay un filo dentado que difícilmente cortaría madera, pero sin embargo “mellaría” el hielo sin problemas. 5* por la rapidez del envío, el precio imbatible de mercado y su aparente funcionalidad. Si resulta que la necesito y me falla, editaré la reseña sin piedad!

Fais le job. Pratique et facile à ranger une fois pliée

La pala entra comodamente nel suo sacchetto. Si ripiega in un attimo ma mantiene una buonissima resistenza e funzionalità. Da tenere tranquillamente nel bagagliaio.