Customer Reviews

Fiskars Garden Fork 9666

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I purchased one of these locally last year....My garden is a heavy silt base and I have been working organic matter into it to lighten it up. I had purchased a real cheap spade fork previously, which only lasted about 3 sessions. When I found the Fiskars unit at our local hardware store I thought that it was a dramatic improvement over my earlier purchase, and it was...for about 2 days. While the tines of the cheap fork simply bent with too much torque, the tines on this fork were so brittle that I easily snapped one of the outside tines off. After returning it to the store I purchased it from, I replaced it with another of the same brand...this one lasted 3 days before breaking a tine. In addition the plastic handle, while being very roomy and easy to use, is still plastic and began turning on the shaft after several hours of work...loosening as I worked.

No more cheap forks...time to bite the bullet and spend some real money on a real fork. If you have lite soil and don't work it too hard it will probably last a couple of years. But if you are really using this a lot, spend the money and get a real fork.

I tried any number of forks and went through them regularly. The handle detaches from the fork or the tines bend or the wooden handles rot.

Tired of buying a new fork almost every season, I bought the Fiskars. Thankfully it is well painted so I can leave it outside where I am working the soil. With limited mobility, this is a major plus for me. The fork length is longer than the standard, which also is great. There is a foot hold on either side. The wide handle allows for two hands and arms to push down in hard soil.

With my first Fiskars fork I bent one of the tines and so wrote Fiskars. They immediately sent me a replacement without requesting a return of the one with the bent tine. These tines are very strong, but I am a strong female with lots of roots and rocks in my gardening area. I am breaking new garden ground and the Fiskars is holding up for the job. At first it seemed a little "tall" for my 5'1", but now that I am used to it the longer handle gives more leverage.

I love this fork and recommend it very highly. It is truly the best fork I have ever bought. And it looks like it might be the last one I have to buy, lasting two seasons and I am looking forward to the third.

This is a very sturdy, heavy duty digging fork, I like the handle and it's strong enough to dig the big, deep tap roots. Good buy

This product is designed for men to use. It is a pitty they do not make a lighter, smaller version for women. I have found it sturdy but too heavy and cumbersome to use for long periods of time. It always amazes me how little manufacturers think of women when they design products and in the case of gardening tools, women are often active users of such tools so the oversight is all the more egregious.

This is the sturdiest fork I've ever had, but I managed to bend a tine last summer.

I bought this fork because it looked like it was well made. Metal shaft, impressive tines and plastic handle. It didn't last one season. One of my sons broke the shaft of the fork where it enters the metal handle while digging potatoes. I sent an email customer service at Fiskars with a description of the problem and a picture. They promptly sent me a replacement free of charge - kudos to them. After analyzing the metal, the fork part itself is made of cheap metal and is not designed for heavy duty use. My recommendation is to skip this fork if you really want to use it in your garden to do serious digging.

My wife broke mine trying to remove a Juniper shrub. I am looking for something stronger.