[leftydrum]

I have just finished turning over the plot for this year and I found it quite difficult because of the spade i've got. I ended up with a bit of lower back ache, and i wasn't overdoing it.
Its an orange handled fiskars Ergocomfort spade that is quite tall, which i like, but it has very little angle which becomes a problem with the clay soil i have as i'm having to lower the spade further to get the clod away.
The spade is actually really good for, say, digging a hole, but it doesn't cut the mustard when it comes to large areas of clay. it has steps on the top edge to help push down which are a must.

 So what spades have you found to be the best?

[Trillium]

I found a garden fork better in my clay. Makes for some lumps but it gets in there easily and turned over with less back pull.

[Kleftiwallah]

Buldog (crowfoot) brand every time.  :blink:  Cheers,   Tony.

[Griffete]

I dig holes for a living if your having problems in hard soil weld a piece of scafold tube to the end of your spade it will  help digging in cos of the extra waight and also with the leverage...hope this helps
something like this you need