PSA: Spent 2 years digging post holes with the wrong shovel

I have been using a standard round point shovel for all my post holes since I started fence work back in March of 2021. Last Tuesday an old timer on a job site pointed out I should be using a clamshell digger for the first 2 feet and my back has thanked me ever since. Has anyone else gone years using the wrong tool before someone set you straight?

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ray_campbell464mo ago

Funny you mention that, I spent a whole summer trying to chop firewood with a hatchet before someone told me to get a maul. My arms were so sore I couldn't sleep. Pretty sure we've all been there.

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milesbailey4mo ago

Yeah but sore arms from a hatchet really isn't that bad compared to some actual problems people deal with.

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miles_roberts4mo ago

Kinda dramatic calling it "wrong" if it got the job done for two years. Some people overthink tools.

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