Wjilst down at the plot today we got talking to another plot holder, who showed us her favourite tool, a Wolf hand rotovator and another head whish was a push pull hoe, both of which we got to try, and both of which were very easy to use, very quick and did a fab job!

Has anyone else had any experience of them? As we are probably going to get some if no-one has had any bad experiences with them!

Also, anyone know where they can be got cheaply?

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Hiya Mrs D

I now only use the Wolf interchangable tools, have a variety of handles and lots of the heads, mainly because those I bought 20 years ago are starting to look a bit old and very worn.

Would recommend both the rotavator (takes a bit of getting used to) and push/pull hoe. If you see one there is also a small head, three curved prongs with a hoe on the back, great for just working over the raised beds as a hand tool.

As for price, can't help there I'm afraid!

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Mrs D
You can sometimes find the Wolf tools on offer, I have bought a push pull hoe and rake head with a handle for not much more than the price of the handle, the seed drill is brill as well you can sow carrots with no need to thin them out

Wolf Stuff is great. The best bit is it is all interchangable and If you want a hoe they do TEN if you want a rake they do EIGHT, FOUR broom heads, about 10 handles.

Its not Cheap but it is good. Each season they do packs with a handle and 3 tools.

One bit I would recomend is the small handle its about 8 inch so you can use all the bits in beds.

The three toothed claw is great.

Wolf website is: http://212.9.164.213/public_uk/produkte/prod00.hbs

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I've got some Wolf tools Mrs D. I have the long handle (you can get shorter ones too) and the cultivator (that's the 3 prongs and little hoe), a brilliant, really strong rake and a thing like a hand fork. It's great for tickling up the flower beds without getting down there and in amongst. You can scrape the weeds towards you with it too, so only one bending-down needed. That matters at my age!

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I also use the Wolf loppers and the greek saw on an extendible handle - gets a bit wobbly when you have it fully extended but brill for pruning trees without having to resort to climbing into them - as Flummery says, it's an age thing and as I'm mostly gardening here on my own, could be one risk too many.

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TonyF, Dordogne 24220

I have the hand rotovater and it's brilliant for making a fine tilth on my clay soil. It wasn't cheap, about £36 not including the handle!! but it has a fantastic effect on the soil and I would highly recommend it...a good mothers day present. I use all wolf G tools and buy them when on offer in Garden centres or have them for birthdays etc. I don't tend to leave them at the plot though as I'm worried that they may get nicked!

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Helen

Thanks everyone, I was a bit worried that I'd been a bit overenthusiastic when we saw / used it, but it sounds like a few folks do rate them! Guess who's going to the GC today then?? (Its a bit cold, wet n windy for the plot today methinks!)

Oh, and less bending sounds just right to me, I'm reaching the age where I'd rather not bend if I can help it! Lol!

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Try clicking on the link for their tools at the top of this thread as it lists what you can buy, their features and a price. Shipping is £3.95 I think.

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Helen

I can thoroughly recommend them Mrs D. In fact my freind was so impressed he boutgh some as well. I have two of the 3 pronged cultivators, Two Hoes, the Rake and about 2 or 3 handles. They are not the cheapest but if you shop around you can get some good buys on t'internet.

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This has inspired me to buy some too. I have been in two minds for a while. We are off to France in May and there is a fab cook cum hardware cum diy shop in Bayeaux which has them at about 2/3 the price of this side of the channel. We always stock up with bottling supplies from there as well.

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Thanks everyone for the replies! Looks like we'll be ordering some after Mr D gets paid next week!

Cheapest I've yet found is about £12 cheaper for the handle, rotovator and small hoe than the normal retail price that the GC's are charging!

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Last updated - 14th May 2008 - Piccies of new plot added!

Watch out for archers .... they could have someones eye out

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Just had a quick look and priced some items -
Bow rake- £16.99
Double hoe- £12.99
Duo hoe- £7.99
Garden scraper- £6.99
Lawn rake- £14.99
Push/pull weeder- £14.99
Cultiweeder- £18.99
Dutch hoe- £11.99
Soil rake- £11.99

TOTAL for attachments-£117.91

Wolf 170 cm handle-£14.99
" " 32 cm handle-£3.99
" " 16 cm handle-£2.99

TOTAL for handles- £21.97


Thats a total of £139.88 - lets call it £140 for a few tools and while the quailty is supposedly good its still a good chunk of money.I looked at this as if I was replacing /getting a new set of tools for work and dont think I missed out anything or have put in anything I dont really need.

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Knew I'd find your original thread Mrs D! LOL! Off to garden centre lunchtime. Bernie aka Dexterdog

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