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Post by richardw on Feb 23, 2013 14:43:28 GMT -5
 Ive got a hoe the same as in the photo above and think that they are just fantastic,a friend of mine wants to get one too but i'm not sure who makes the one ive got and or where to buy them,i brought mine from koanga but you have to be a member which she doesn't want to do and ive since stopped been a grower for them so i wouldn't want to try and get one through them.The one i have has a pivoting head which really helps when the hoe is working in both directions,many of the other hula hoes on the market dont have this pivot which means that the handle has to be lifted and lowed with each back/forward motion. Ive looked elsewhere here in New Zealand but cant see anyone selling this model,so do any of you Ozie fella's know (1) who makes this type and (2) do you know any where in Australia that i can get my hands on buying one. If i could find the manufacturer i could hopefully buy direct |
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Post by adamus on Feb 23, 2013 15:29:31 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure Raymondo was looking into buying a stirrup hoe a while back. I went with the dutch hoe. I got it at the garden wholesale place which is everywhere.
Weeding is now a pleasure. I found an Australian site called southern harvest.com.au. They have oscillating stirrup or hula hoes for $45.
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Post by richardw on Feb 23, 2013 20:47:56 GMT -5
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Post by Drahkk on Feb 23, 2013 21:02:48 GMT -5
I know I'm on the wrong side of the planet, but how much difference is there between this and a standard scuffle hoe?
MB
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Post by richardw on Feb 24, 2013 4:24:47 GMT -5
Ive used the Dutch hoe for years but since switching to the hoe in the top photo i dont know why i didn't get one long ago,they are just amazing to use and where i can now cover a much larger area than before,also by having a long handle means i can hoe wide areas with out walking on them,i couldn't have done that with a Dutch hoe because they dont work as well on the back ward motion like a Hula hoe does.
Drahkk- when i goggle a 'scuffle hoe',all different types of hoes come up,is the scuffle the same as the hula??,can you put up a image of one
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Post by Drahkk on Feb 24, 2013 9:11:10 GMT -5
I see what you mean. Even my own store lists a different hoe under that name than the one I had in mind. Here's the one I was thinking of, although Home Depot sells it as an "action hoe":  The black part is the blade, which is sharpened on both front and back edges for working in both directions. MB |
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Post by bunkie on Feb 24, 2013 10:12:46 GMT -5
the 'hula/scuffle/action' hoe is also my favorite!
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Post by richardw on Feb 24, 2013 12:26:07 GMT -5
Those hoes are certainly similar to my one Drahkk,but i see they don't have the pivoting blade action ,whether or not that makes much of an difference i dont know,i wouldn't mind been able to use it to compare.
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Post by Drahkk on Feb 24, 2013 13:40:30 GMT -5
The blade is loose in the mount, so it moves a little bit, maybe 10-15 degrees. Just enough that when held at the right angle you can work quickly back and forth and the working edge of the blade is always angled correctly to shave the surface or just below. How much pivot does the hula type have?
MB
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Post by richardw on Feb 24, 2013 14:52:04 GMT -5
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Post by adamus on Feb 24, 2013 15:19:17 GMT -5
I'm convinced. I'm getting one. The dutch hoe has all the limitations you mentioned Rich, so I'm upgrading.
Cheers, x x
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Post by richardw on Feb 24, 2013 15:37:30 GMT -5
good on ya  you wont regret it,but even going around small plants is less risky than when using the dutch hoes |
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Post by steev on Feb 24, 2013 23:37:06 GMT -5
I use the one brand-named "Hula Hoe", which is perhaps a tad cheesier, but cheaper, no doubt because it is less "engineered".
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Post by 12540dumont on Feb 25, 2013 1:40:08 GMT -5
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Post by richardw on Feb 25, 2013 12:24:51 GMT -5
They look like they would work quite well too Holly
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you wont regret it,but even going around small plants is less risky than when using the dutch hoes
