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Title: Haxnicks speed hoe?
Post by: grannyjanny on June 02, 2013, 13:46:49
Has anyone used the above please. Loaned my hoe to daughter & it doesn't seem to be coming home & I need a hoe :BangHead:. Any feedback very welcome :icon_cheers:.
Title: Re: Haxnicks speed hoe?
Post by: goodlife on June 02, 2013, 13:57:36
Sorry dear..not familiar with that one..sounds very dangerous thing for plants though. Speeding is dangerous..... :drunken_smilie:
Title: Re: Haxnicks speed hoe?
Post by: Jayb on June 02, 2013, 14:48:32
Sorry, not used one either. But love my swoe  :icon_cheers:
Title: Re: Haxnicks speed hoe?
Post by: grannyjanny on June 02, 2013, 14:52:48
Franticly looking up a swoe :icon_cheers:, goodlife me & speed don't really go together :glasses9:.
Title: Re: Haxnicks speed hoe?
Post by: grannyjanny on June 02, 2013, 15:03:49
Looked up swoe & it looks interesting. I shall have a discussion with................................ myself :icon_cheers:, no comments please.
Title: Re: Haxnicks speed hoe?
Post by: Squash64 on June 02, 2013, 15:04:30

I've got one of these and I love it!

http://www.blackberrylane.co.uk/HTML/OscHoe/oschoe.html
Title: Re: Haxnicks speed hoe?
Post by: Squash64 on June 02, 2013, 15:05:33
Quote from: Squash64 on June 02, 2013, 15:04:30

I've got one of these and I love it!

http://www.blackberrylane.co.uk/HTML/OscHoe/oschoe.html

(doesn't mean my plot is weed-free in case anyone wonders, but
that's my fault, not the hoe's.)
Title: Re: Haxnicks speed hoe?
Post by: grannyjanny on June 02, 2013, 15:30:52
Thank you Squash, that's another dimension to add to the conversation :icon_cheers:. I'll be at it for hours :wave:.
Title: Re: Haxnicks speed hoe?
Post by: gavinjconway on June 02, 2013, 23:42:43
Hi Jannie - I have one that my son made for me.. I took photos and measurements in a GC for him to make it for me - saved 30 quid!! They are fantastic for weeding but obviously not for digging. I have an Asada hoe (typical African hoe) for digging and big hoeing jobs. Now he has made me a smaller version for small jobs..
Title: Re: Haxnicks speed hoe?
Post by: steve76 on June 03, 2013, 08:04:47
would have to second the swoe hoe, would be lost now with out it :blob7:
Title: Re: Haxnicks speed hoe?
Post by: grannyjanny on June 03, 2013, 08:19:36
Hi Gavin. We have an azada brought from Portugal, an amazing tool. Lots of jobs made easier at the plot. We have lots of horse tail & bind weed so it's whatever is best for the job. You have a very clever son :icon_cheers:.
Title: Re: Haxnicks speed hoe?
Post by: gavinjconway on June 03, 2013, 08:37:03
Granny - my son plays with off-roading 4x4's and has a unit in Wilmslow near you and the guy he shares the unit with is a pro welder..  :happy7:
Title: Re: Haxnicks speed hoe?
Post by: willsy on June 03, 2013, 08:48:22
I bought a swoe when they were on offer, never use it.
Title: Re: Haxnicks speed hoe?
Post by: Melbourne12 on June 03, 2013, 19:09:14
Another vote for the Swoe here.  Very light and easy to use.
Title: Re: Haxnicks speed hoe?
Post by: SMP1704 on June 11, 2013, 00:32:56
I bought a short handled speed hoe in the Wyevale sale and it is brilliant; the weeds don't stand a chance :-)
Title: Re: Haxnicks speed hoe?
Post by: Digeroo on June 11, 2013, 07:44:13
Have you tried amazon?  Put in  Haxnicks speed hoe into amazon box on this site

They look rather pricey.   You will have to get daughter to buy her own. :BangHead:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?tag=allotments4al-21&link_code=wsw&search-alias=aps&_encoding=UTF-8&field-keywords=haxnicks+speed+hoe&Submit.x=16&Submit.y=16



Title: Re: Haxnicks speed hoe?
Post by: Digeroo on June 11, 2013, 07:50:22
This one is slightly cheaper

http://www.nutleyskitchengardens.co.uk/haxnicks-speed-hoe.html

There is also one on ebay but it is not clear if it is the smaller one. Definitely smaller version.
Title: Re: Haxnicks speed hoe?
Post by: grannyjanny on June 11, 2013, 08:06:00
I bought her a new one for Christmas 2011 Digeroo but she keeps forgetting to put mine in her car when she leaves the plot. TBH she is very busy dashing here there & everywhere. The hoe is sentimental too, Elaine gave it to to me before going to live in Portugal. I thought I would try a different type of hoe so wondered what others thought.
Title: Re: Haxnicks speed hoe?
Post by: grannyjanny on June 11, 2013, 09:21:35
Daughter just phoned on her way to lotty so requested my hoe. When I asked her if hers was OK she said she needs to rescue it from her OH as he pinches all the good tools we buy for her & hides them :BangHead:.