Spear and Jackson RIDDLE Steel Frame Garden Riddle, Steel & 6758GS Razorsharp Geared Anvil Secateurs

I got done over with some junk top-soil full of stones, and I'm too impatient to wait for Screwfix to get one in store so I bought this... my god it's addictive.Swirling it round like panning for gold; the soil cascades out like a misty cloud of joy, leaving all the troublesome stones behind rattling with rage ahead of being bagged.I got the 9.5mm one (3/8 in old money) and by the time I've tilled it all in with some decent stuff and the existing pottery-clay, I should be ready to grow a lawn for my dogs to ruin.Seriously though this thing is really well made - sturdy and strong; worth every penny. In fact, I've yet to have a single poor product from Spear and Jackson; they're my go-to these days for the garden.

Spear and Jackson have never failed in quality in over 50 years of using them. Coming from a family of smallholders I grew up using Spear and Jackson implements and have inherited some that are 70 years old now and still going strong. I bought this to replace one of my inherited riddles that was still working well but the paint had peeled off and had rusted I fancied this nice shiny one. Works as it should and I’m really pleased with it. The secateurs are really strong and chunky but sit in my tiny hands beautifully and my husband huge chunky ones so nice. Really good grip and just slice through pruning jobs easily. Again so we’ll made. Well worth paying the little bit extra, and I’m so surprised at well priced they are for the quality. Very pleased with them.

Well designed - Rigid and sturdy. The sifting plate works well with dry or damp soil, sandy or slightly clay-rich.Good quality - Manufactured to a high standard, the item has remained rust-free despite extensive use in wet conditions.Good value - Bought at £13.05. Since I believe that I can expect years of good service, I consider this item to be very good value.

This Spear and Jackson riddle looked great on arrival.In action, it allowed slightly larger stones and other material through, but that didn't matter for me as I didn't want to remove the smaller stones.I forgot to put the riddle under cover a week or so ago. My own fault, I know, but I was disappointed to find rust marks showing on what was supposed to be stainless steel. It wasn't difficult to rub the rust off and apply WD40 but nevertheless it left me wondering whether I'd paid too much for something that might not be as robust as I'd hoped. Time will tell!

This is a good sturdy riddle. I have used it for soil as normal but I have also used it to wash buckets and buckets of gravel and it has tolerated all the knocking about with no problem. The first arrived slightly pushed in at the side (it looked like the box may have been walked on) but it was replaced within a couple of days, no question, with a free return and the second one arrived before I even made it to the parcel shop to do the return. Excellent service.

I have manually riddled far more dirt and pebbles with this device than any sane human being should ever have to. It does an excellent job. I am strongly of the opinion that I would give up long before it would.

I thought this riddle was going to be the complete answer to all my soil issues, but alas it does not perform excellently with all soil types.Firstly, it is built well and very sturdy and looks to last for many years and with moist moist soil it works very well. This type of soil often blocks plastic or mesh type riddles which then require effort to keep the filter screen clear.Where this riddle fails is with dry compacted lumps of soil. The filter screen is a completely flat sheet of steel with holes cut in it, and what happens is that the hard lumps of soil simply skid across the surface and do not get trapped into any of the holes. With a mesh riddle and to some extent a plastic one, they operate a little like a cheese grater, with the lumps of soil being trapped by the edges of the grid allowing the lumps to be gradually broken down as the soil is moved around the riddle. The only way to break down hard lumps of soil in this riddle is to crush them with vertical pressure before swirling around the riddle.However if the holes in the filter screen were modified to have a raised edge I'm sure it would be enough to correct this shortcoming. I might try twisting the edges of a few holes with a pair of pliers to see if this suggestion works as I imagine.

It was a nice size and it really helped with my gardening I would highly recommend it it wasn’t too heavy for me