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My Workshop: shed edition

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Tools and equipment for the outdoors including lawn care.
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Shovels

Make sure you are using the right shovel for the job.
 
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Top of the line in my opinion. You don’t know you can get a better shovel until you use one.
Razor-Back | PowerEdge 48 in. Fiberglass Handle Super Socket Digging Shovel
 
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9 inch x 9 inch poweredge blade that makes this shovel great at cutting into the ground. Sometimes square shovels are only good at scooping—this one isn’t one of them.
Razor-Back | PowerEdge 48.75 in. Fiberglass Handle Square Point Shovel
 
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Different blade widths to choose for trenching.
Razor-Back | 43 in. Fiberglass Handle Trenching (Clean-Out) Shovel
 
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14 in x 6 inch blade with a long handle. There is also a short handle version available.
Razor-Back | Fiberglass Handle Drain Spade
 
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Another shovel for your arsenal.
Razor-Back | 48 in. Fiberglass Handle Post Hole Digger
 
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In the region I live in, a snow pusher shovel comes in handy in the winter.
Suncast | 27" Graphite Deluxe Snow Pusher Shovel
 
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This two handled snow shovel makes it a lot easier to throw snow.
Snow Joe | 20-in Plastic Snow Shovel with 41.3-in Aluminum Handle

Rakes

Different types of rakes for every type of job.
 
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16 inches wide. Bow rakes are for more than just leaves.
Razor-Back | 60.75 in. Fiberglass Handle 15-Tine Forged Steel Bow Rake
 
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24 inches wide. Great for leaves, twigs, thatch, etc.
Razor-Back | 51 in. Fiberglass Handle 24-Tine Steel Rake
 
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Really love this rake. It’s essentially a hybrid design.
Razor-Back | 20-Tine Multi-Purpose Lawn Rake

Beat-It Tools

Tools you hit things with.
 
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The heavier the hammer the easier it should be to break things.
Razor-Back | 10 lb. Sledge Hammer with Fiberglass Handle
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If you need to split wood then this belongs in your shed.
Razor-Back | 8 lb. Wood Splitter with 34 in. Fiberglass Handle
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For when you need to compress the soil or asphalt.
Razor-Back | 10 in. x 10 in. Steel Tamper

Pruning

Fiskars tools have a lifetime warranty and perform well.
 
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2 in. Cut Capacity; Titanium Coated Steel Blade; 32 in. Long with SoftGrip Handles
Fiskars | Lopper
 
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1 inch cutting capacity with titanium blades to prevent rusting.
Fiskars | Hand Pruner
 
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Great manual pruning kit, basically a 3-in-1 set.
Fiskars | Tree Pruning Kit
 
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Titanium Coated Blades keep the blades from rusting.
Fiskars | 23 in. Shears

Lawn Care Spreaders

 
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For Fertilizer/Ice Melt/Seed
Scotts | Whirl Handheld Spreader
 
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For seed, ice melt, and fertilizer
Scotts | Turf Builder EdgeGuard Push Spreader

Water

High quality H2O
 
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Highly rated according to Project Farm.
Zero-G Teknor Apex 5/8-in x 100-ft Premium-Duty Kink Free Woven Gray Hose
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Durable and well performing nozzle.
Melnor | 7 Pattern Adjustable Heavy-Duty Metal Hose Nozzle
 
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3000 psi is entering into the commercial range, but it’s packed into a heavy duty residential pressure washer.
Greenworks Pro | 3000-PSI 2.0-GPM Cold Water Electric Pressure Washer

Carry + Lift

Tools to help carry things from one place to another.
 
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Don’t have to worry about rust or flat tires with this model.
Husky | 6 cu. ft. Dual-Wheel, Poly Wheelbarrow with 8 in. Flat-Free Tires @ Home Depot
 
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Feature rich cart: flat free tires; removable fences to turn into a flatbed; dump feature, high weight capacity
VEVOR | 3.2-cu ft Poly Yard Cart
 
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Be careful and don’t smack yourself in the face with the handle.
Bulldog | 48 in. 8,000 lb. Farm Jack
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Miscellaneous

The Others
 
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Spotlight those wild animals in your backyard.
RIDGID | 18V LED Spotlight
 
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Has a 20 year warranty! Made from PVC so you don’t have to worry about rust or rot in your shed.
Dura-Trel | Potting Bench
 
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Make wood chips and mulch with this cheap chipper.
WEN | 15-Amp Steel Electric Wood Chipper @ Lowes
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Ego

56 Volt Power Tools from the top brand for battery powered lawn care tools.
 
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Line IQ puts this on another level
EGO | POWERLOAD with LINE IQ 56-volt 16-in Straight Shaft Battery String Trimmer
 
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High-powered option from one of the best outdoor battery-powered brands.
EGO | POWER+ 56-volt 765-CFM 200-MPH Battery Handheld Leaf Blower
 
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I don’t like the attachment version, so good luck finding this one-piece version.
EGO | Power+ 8 Edger & Power Head
 
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I own a riding mower, but I like having a push mower for tight spots and as a backup.
EGO | POWER+ 1000 Series Select Cut Peak Power 56-volt, 22-in Self-propelled Battery Mower
 
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I consider battery powered chainsaws to be medium duty—if you need something heavy duty then you probably want a gas powered chainsaw.
EGO | POWER+ 56-volt 16-in Battery-Powered Chainsaw
 
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Using a manual pole saw can get tiring quick.
EGO | 56-volt 10-in Battery-Powered Pole Saw

Ridgid

18 Volt Power Tools by RIGID—the only lifetime service agreement available for outdoor power tools.
 
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Less power than EGO, but has a lifetime service agreement
RIDGID | 18V Brushless 130 MPH 510 CFM Cordless Battery Leaf Blower
 
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Less power than the EGO, but has a lifetime service agreement
RIDGID | 18V Brushless 14 in. Cordless Battery String Trimmer
 
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Battery powered pruner if you have enough work to do that pruning manually is too tiresome.
RIDGID | 18V Brushless Cordless Battery-Powered Pruner
 
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Wood is NOT one of the multi-materials
RIDGID | 18V 3 in. Multi-Material Saw
 
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A trimmer for your hedges with a lifetime service agreement.
RIDGID | 18V 22 in. Hedge Trimmer