"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Whether you’re planting a tree, spreading mulch, or creating a new landscaping bed, a trusty shovel gets ...

Shovels are designed for digging, scooping, pushing, and tossing, though not every shovel is equally suited to each of these tasks. For instance, a snow shovel isn’t the best option to dig up a flower ...

A Bucyrus 14-B shovel perched on timbers digs a trench from the front with long-stick shovel.Photo: Bucyrus International A Bucyrus 30C steam shovel is shown with sewer shovel attachement.Photo: ...

Q. Last weekend, I had to dig a trench and shovel gravel. It was very hard work and I struggled the entire time. My wife said I was using the wrong shovel for the job. I had a simple square-tipped ...

Q: I recently had to dig a trench and shovel gravel. I struggled the entire time. My wife said I was using the wrong shovel. I used a square-tipped shovel that my dad gave me years ago. The gravel was ...

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create an improved shovel that can be easily directed into tight spaces when digging micro trenches," said an inventor, from Chino Hills, Calif., ...