I've just built a small collapsible rake hoe to carry on the bike and attend to those minor maintenance issues that one sees when riding. I rarely get back to deal with them if I have to walk back in carrying a rake hoe and saw, but if I carry something with me it often only takes a few minutes to solve a problem that left alone will only get bigger.
I'm just using an off-the-shelf head at present, but am working on a 4 sided rake/hoe/digger. If there's enough interest I might get a bunch of heads laser cut and do a small production run.
Folded length is 450mm, assembled it is 1200mm. The handle is 28mm dia aluminium. The "spike" you can see out the top of the handle is flexible cable, with a stop on the end that retains the nut and all the parts in one bundle when folded, nothing to drop or lose.
The whole lot is held together with a cable up the middle. One wing nut at the top tightens the whole thing. Takes just seconds to assemble and dismantle and is reasonably solid for maintenance tasks. I certainly wouldn't consider it a replacement for a standard McLeod rake/hoe or a mattock though! It's intended to be used for cleaning up drains, scraping off debris and minor de-cupping etc.
Any interest?
I'm just using an off-the-shelf head at present, but am working on a 4 sided rake/hoe/digger. If there's enough interest I might get a bunch of heads laser cut and do a small production run.
Folded length is 450mm, assembled it is 1200mm. The handle is 28mm dia aluminium. The "spike" you can see out the top of the handle is flexible cable, with a stop on the end that retains the nut and all the parts in one bundle when folded, nothing to drop or lose.
The whole lot is held together with a cable up the middle. One wing nut at the top tightens the whole thing. Takes just seconds to assemble and dismantle and is reasonably solid for maintenance tasks. I certainly wouldn't consider it a replacement for a standard McLeod rake/hoe or a mattock though! It's intended to be used for cleaning up drains, scraping off debris and minor de-cupping etc.
Any interest?