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    Seeking advice concerning metal thickness for a tree digging spade

    Thanks for all the input. Those are excellent suggestions. To OldEngr63, I'm only having one made and it will be a manual operation that involves surrounding the tree with four "cuts" to create a root ball. Then, on one side of the ball, cutting a wedge of ground away so as to create a bit of...
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    Seeking advice concerning metal thickness for a tree digging spade

    Hello to all, I have a question concerning what thickness of plate steel to use for a tree spade that I'm going to have made to help with transplanting some trees. The intent is to have a spade that cuts 1/4 of a cone that is 24" in diameter and 18" deep. After cutting the tree's root ball...