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 ...

Even the most basic of tools can affect the success – or failure – of a paving operation. Take for instance the “boring” shovel. Every paving crew has at least one, most have multiple shovels, not ...

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 ...

Got some trenches to dig? It’s a tough job, but one made easier with a tool specifically made for it, like the Truper Tru Pro California Trenching Shovel. This shovel has a thin, pointed head made ...

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: ...