RadiusGarden 22311 Root Slayer Nomad, Root Slayer Nomad, Red

It does exactly as it says.The sides of the angled spade are serrated thus cutting through fibrous roots easily even in the hands of a short older person

Game changer for digging, needed something for bamboo roots.

Chopped through the roots of well established fir trees and shrubs which were over running the lawn space and had to be removed. The saw blades on each side of the spade are ideal for removing roots. Highly recommend.

Use this for metal detecting, cuts a great plug and dodges stones in rough ground- love it

Did the job but I bent the handle getting foot up.

This is the tool you reach for first.Great for those difficult jobs.

The actual blade is brilliant, and good foot plates (for want of a better word} to push down on, but the handle hopeless for me, I should have paid more attention when ordering and not got the Nomad with the weird handle...

It works great if you plan to use it as a 'ground saw' for very specifically cutting roots in the ground. But I managed to break mine in just a few minutes however when I tried to use it as a spade to actually dig.Saw for roots? - brilliantSpade for taking out said roots? - no chance

I received my Root Slayer Nomad as a gift 4 years ago. I'm a serious gardener and since owning this, I've been able to do so many heavy digging jobs that I wouldn't have otherwise been able to do. It does all the work for you and saves your back. It's dug out quite a few old stumps and keeps going after so much abuse. I see why there is a lifetime guarantee. It's indestructible! It's also great for digging a quick hold too. It's lightweight and very easy to use. I also have the hand version which is also quite wonderful.

Excellent tool

It's a great tool for digging up smaller trees, the one in the photo still needed a sawzall obviously, but it cut fast through the roots up to one inch. I have used it to dig up perennials, fig trees, and other rooted areas with great success. I am a professional landscaper for 25 years and this saves me time. It is not efficient for digging holes to plant 3-4 gallon trees or shrubs etc, perhaps the larger model would work there. If this was 3/4" wider think it would be improved. With this Nomad you will still need a round point shovel for that, but it works for smaller stuff. I was hoping for a more all around tool, ie: use this for weeding while kneeling, but it is a bit heavy for that, I will look to purchase the lightweight small shovel when it is back in stock.

The Radius Garden 22311 Root Slayer Nomad is very convenient and effective for work in the garden - eradication of weeds, shoots around fruit trees and more. I hope to deal with the endless rhizomes of lilac bushes... I really appreciate this purchase, which exceeds my expectations.

This thing is compact but an absolute beast. I use it for metal detecting, it digs really clean plugs, is light weight, slices roots easily, and is sharp enough to you even after hitting a lot of Rocks! A-1 Product. A little on the pricy side (it's only 40 bucks at home depot in the states) but I couldn't find it locally so I pennied up and paid the price. Well worth the money for detectorist.