I need a better shovel

[Caol Ila]

Someone’s got to bury those bodies.

Seriously, my shovel sucks. It’s narrower than my brush so I spend far too long chasing stuff around and having sweeping rage. Seems harder than you’d think to find a solid, wide shovel.

Does anyone have a shovel that they love?

 

[Boulty]

I think this is the one I've got although it's still not as wide as a broom https://www.futureshavingsfork.co.uk/product/harold-moore-shavings-shifter/

 

[Tronk]

I swear by grain shovels E.g. https://www.toolden.co.uk/p/roughneck-rou68191-grain-shovel/ - wide and light, metal for poo picking and plastic for on the yard.

 

[cauda equina]

A cheap dustpan and brush is the way to go imo; places like B&Q sell big ones meant for gardening
Sweep everything into a pile with the broom and then use the dustpan and brush to pick it up

 

[SussexbytheXmasTree]

I think this is the one I've got although it's still not as wide as a broom https://www.futureshavingsfork.co.uk/product/harold-moore-shavings-shifter/

The cheaper version of this is a snow shovel. They’re especially good if you have rubber matting as they don’t damage it.

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

I use the poop scoop as a shovel can fit so much more on it but I do also have a dustpan and brush.

 

[PapaverFollis]

Snow shovel!

 

[The Xmas Furry]

Depending on location, snow shovel, poo picker or dustpan and brush. The latter from the £ shop, it lives in an old handleless water bucket - that also has 2 hoof picks hooked into the little handle hook holes on the rim - outside a stable.

 

[AmyMay]

Snow shovel!

Ditto this. Fabulous bit of kit for the yard.

 

[rabatsa]

I use a grain shovel, mine has a T bar handle, not as shown in that link. It came from the local ag store. Mr R uses a long handled thing that is far too heavy for me to wield but is great for preventing bad backs.

 

[Caol Ila]

Horse is stabled on straw, with shavings beneath to soak up wee, so it's needed to sweep up bits of straw and hay and wet shavings.

 

[Barton Bounty]

Someone’s got to bury those bodies.

Seriously, my shovel sucks. It’s narrower than my brush so I spend far too long chasing stuff around and having sweeping rage. Seems harder than you’d think to find a solid, wide shovel.

Does anyone have a shovel that they love?

Yes! I have a snow shovel for mucking out in winter! Its amazing! Scoops tonnes up. Then for heavy duty stuff I have a hard plastic on

 

[holeymoley]

I like the ones you get like the bucket- for poop scooping. Mine has survived 18 years!

 

[Barton Bounty]

I like the ones you get like the bucket- for poop scooping. Mine has survived 18 years!

Oh yeah, didnt think of that, i have 3 ? where the rakes have died lol

 

[holeymoley]

Oh yeah, didnt think of that, i have 3 ? where the rakes have died lol

Someone nabbed my rake but I didnt really like it anyway. Brush is better. Unless your using it in the field or arena.

 

[Annagain]

I have a very wide Gorilla broom so would have this issue no matter which shovel I used. I sweep into a line rather than a pile and then go along the line at a 90 degree angle to pick up. When the shovel starts to get too full (it naturally pushes outwards as it goes up the shovel) I just stop along the line and pick up (pardon the pun) where I left off. It works for me

 

[Keith_Beef]

I don't muck out, but I rake up a lot of leaves. I have a snow shovel that I bought when we were living in NJ. It's about the same width as the wire leaf rake, which at a guess is about the same width as a very wide yard brush.

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

The cheaper version of this is a snow shovel. They’re especially good if you have rubber matting as they don’t damage it.

Yes snow shovels is what I have used for years

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

Snow shovel all the way!