{"product_id":"gorilla-tubtrugs-one-piece-plastic-shovel-yellow","title":"Gorilla Tubtrugs One Piece Plastic Shovel - Yellow","description":"\u003ch5\u003eRed Gorilla Gorilla Shovel – Yellow\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Gorilla Shovel is moulded in one piece from polypropylene — blade, shaft and D-handle are a single unibody, so there is no join between head and handle to work loose. That joint is the failure point on almost every steel-and-ash shovel that ends up in a skip, and this one simply does not have it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn yellow it is the version you can find: propped against a wall in a dim barn, lying in long grass, or half under a heap of shavings. At 1.2kg and 100cm long it is genuinely light for a full-height tool, with a 32.5cm blade that takes a proper scoop.\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003ePerformance \u0026amp; Benefits\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne-piece moulded polypropylene — blade, shaft and handle are a single unibody with no joint to shear.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.2kg all in, roughly half the weight of a comparable steel-and-ash shovel.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e100cm long with a 32.5cm blade, so it is a full-height tool rather than a stunted yard scoop.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWide D-handle lets you drive from the shoulder rather than the wrist.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo metal parts anywhere, so it is non-sparking and there is nothing to rust or seize.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRed Gorilla rate it UV, frost and weather resistant, so it can live outside against a wall.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYellow is the easiest colour in the range to find in a dark barn or long grass.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eSuitable For\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMucking out, skipping out and moving bedding, shavings and muck.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClearing snow from yards, paths and ramps.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShifting loose soil, sand, gravel, compost and grain.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSites and stores wanting a non-sparking, metal-free tool near fuel or dust.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot a digging tool. It will not break or turn hard, stony or frozen ground — a steel spade is the tool for that.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eHow to Use\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTake the D-handle in your leading hand and the shaft low in the other, and push from the legs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLoad into the scoop and lift straight; do not swing a full blade sideways, which twists the shaft.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRinse mud, muck and salt off after use and stand it head-down to drain.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStore it under cover in a hard frost, since plastic of any kind is at its most brittle when cold.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLength 100cm, blade width 32.5cm, weight 1.2kg — Red Gorilla's own published figures.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne-piece moulded polypropylene with a D-shaped handle. No metal parts; non-sparking.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUV, frost and weather resistant. Colour: yellow. Red Gorilla list nine colours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis listing previously gave a length of 101cm and a blade width of 31.5cm. Red Gorilla publish 100cm and 32.5cm, and those are the figures used above.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eCare \u0026amp; Caution\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe blade is polypropylene, not steel. Levering under a wedged stone, compacted muck or frozen bedding is what breaks plastic shovels — if it will not lift, break it up with something else first.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDo not use it to chip ice or dig frozen ground. Cold plastic is brittle plastic, and the edge chips rather than bites.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Red Gorilla","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41372299264064,"sku":"mhq1789538698872","price":17.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0606\/4091\/9616\/files\/gorilla-tubtrugs-one-piece-plastic-shovel---yellow_1.jpg?v=1789538703","url":"https:\/\/heritagefashionclad.shop\/products\/gorilla-tubtrugs-one-piece-plastic-shovel-yellow","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}