Originally Posted by Crow hunter
Originally Posted by kellory
Originally Posted by Pat85
Originally Posted by kaywoodie
Sharpshooter

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Always called that a track shovel. What we use to clean the mud out of the tracks on bulldozers in winter so it wouldn't freeze in the sprockets.

To me, that is a trencher.


It's a regional thing. My Tennessee dirt farmer grandfather born in 1910 always called it a sharpshooter as did everybody else around. If you'd asked for a trencher or trenching shovel they'd have looked at you funny with no idea what you meant.

Everybody is right - sort of. There are at least two versions of similar spades:
1. Tile spades (or drain spades, or trenchers). these are what you'll find in the local hardware store.
2. Tree planting spades (or sharpshooters). very similar in appearance, but typically reinforced for heavy prying, wider foot pads, sharpened tips when used in firefighting. The long, narrow blades copied from tile spades are good for planting long root seedlings. Available thru forestry equipment suppliers.

Anyone sorry this came up yet??