last updated : 2019/03/19
Code Description Budget Price Ship. weight Ship. vol.
RAGRTOOLHOE4
HOE, MUTT HOE, head only, 250x70mm, 0.7kg on request 0.7kg 1L Add

General information

Digging tool for general purpose in agriculture and building. Delivered with or without handle, on request.

Specifications

 

MUTT HOE

Material:

hot forged carbon steel, hardened and tempered, at a maximum the hardened zone should reach halfway up the middle of the blade

Corrosion protection:

black paint

Quality of make:

no excess metal in the eye, no dent on the cutting edge, reinforced head with a rib from the eye to the middle of the blade length

Hardness Rockwell C:

35 minimum to 48 maximum HRC in hardened zone of the blade

Carbon content:

0.5% to 0.8%

Manganese content:

0.6% to 1.2%

Silicone:

0.37% maximum

Phosphorus & Sulphur:

0.06% maximum

Dimensions, full piece:

70 x 250mm +/-10mm

Hole diameter:

straight neck, low end 43mm, top end 48mm +/-2mm

Weight:

0.700kg +/- 50g, without handle

Strength testing:

- Using a fitted, standard hardwood handle, clamp the blade of the hoe near the handle in a horizontal position. Gradually apply a load of 45kg and maintain it for 2 minutes. This should not result in any damage to the blade or a loosening of the handle, and no permanent set in excess of 25mm.

- With one centimetre of the end of the blade secured in a clamp, move the handle back and forth 30 degrees. There should be no permanent set greater than 25mm.