My sidekick has a tiny hole at the end of the rubber handle, probably a manufacturer defect in the rubber. Eric is a great dude to deal with, and he builds everything himself by hand, and if there is an issue, he will make it right.
@DiggingTime I abuse mine and they take everything I throw at them I've even had to use my nemesis to hack a path through the woods and it handled it with no damage
I love my Grave Digger! The long hand guard allows me to use the heel of my left hand to put all my upper body weight on the digger. It cuts through thick bermuda grass and small tree roots with ease! It’s built like a tank! I guarantee I’ll never break it or wear it out!
It's a good quality digger! Not the best tool for sidewall targets or shallow targets in hard ground. Use the Nokta digger for these things. The side kick is awesome in a relic dump 💪
Oh Wow thanks for the encouragement sometimes I think it’s too much hassle for little amount of views but you encouraged me happy thanksgiving my friend
Actually I sharpened the grave digger with a grinder and it’s great I love it but I use the Nokta more just because to me it is easier to dig with but I really love both of them you can’t go wrong with either some people say the Nokta is weaker though
@@DiggingTime thanks for the quick response. The sharpness of the serrations was a concern of mine, would they adequately cut through roots. I've looked at some other like the Excalibur that have larger cutting looking serrations, but they want $90 for one of those.
@@DiggingTimenokta is a lot weaker but that is ok... Just use it like you are and all will be good. Use the side kick if doing a lot of prying - for example, lifting a bowling ball size rock.
My sidekick has a tiny hole at the end of the rubber handle, probably a manufacturer defect in the rubber. Eric is a great dude to deal with, and he builds everything himself by hand, and if there is an issue, he will make it right.
Oh yeah my issue went away by poking a tiny hole I really like the gd sidekick it’s heavy duty gl hh
@DiggingTime I abuse mine and they take everything I throw at them I've even had to use my nemesis to hack a path through the woods and it handled it with no damage
I love my Grave Digger! The long hand guard allows me to use the heel of my left hand to put all my upper body weight on the digger. It cuts through thick bermuda grass and small tree roots with ease! It’s built like a tank! I guarantee I’ll never break it or wear it out!
It's a good quality digger! Not the best tool for sidewall targets or shallow targets in hard ground. Use the Nokta digger for these things. The side kick is awesome in a relic dump 💪
Nice 👍 it's awesome finding old coins
I've bent my nokta several times. Been using a lesche for a year and a half never looking back. I've used 10 or 12 different diggers over the years.
Oh yea it’s flimsy for sure hh
@@DiggingTime I still use the nokta for a backup it still cuts a nice plug.
@@raybrock5917 my favorite is the raptor from predator tools it’s my go to but I use the Nokta for shallow targets
I snapped the CKG 😂 has the best handle, i.e., like the white's digger but the blade is cheap.
New Sub. Enjoyed your hunts. Drop some more please!!!!
Oh Wow thanks for the encouragement sometimes I think it’s too much hassle for little amount of views but you encouraged me happy thanksgiving my friend
Never had that issue with my Grave Digger. Sounds your handle grip was either not shrunk down or adhesive applied.
maybe mine was made on Friday lol
Before a long holiday weekend.
since this was shot 3 months ago, what are your opinions now of the Nokta vs the Grave Digger? I'm trying to decide what digging tool to get. Thx!
Actually I sharpened the grave digger with a grinder and it’s great I love it but I use the Nokta more just because to me it is easier to dig with but I really love both of them you can’t go wrong with either some people say the Nokta is weaker though
@@DiggingTime thanks for the quick response. The sharpness of the serrations was a concern of mine, would they adequately cut through roots. I've looked at some other like the Excalibur that have larger cutting looking serrations, but they want $90 for one of those.
@@mikewalker1081 for roots I carry a leathernam that has a saw attachment but the Nokta does pretty good I think the Excalibur is stronger though
@@DiggingTimenokta is a lot weaker but that is ok... Just use it like you are and all will be good. Use the side kick if doing a lot of prying - for example, lifting a bowling ball size rock.
You shouldn't need to address any issues on a tool.