Soil Probe 12 Inches

perfect for soil sampling. does not seem this will break. Of course, I don't push these into lawns that have had no rain for weeks and is typically clay.

Works as advertised.

The beveled end is a nice design item that allowed me to easily insert the probe on my lawn. Both insertion and removal of the probe was easy. It wasn't too difficult to remove the sample from the probe, but it wasn't just a simple tap of the probe either. Getting the dirt out of the upper end was a bit more difficult. The probe could use a hole at the top to insert a rod to remove soil stuck in the upper part of the probe. I liked that the company provides a cap for the end of the probe for safety as well as the two ends of the handle. I have only used the probe once and it is very new so time will tell whether the probe is durable or not, but the probe appears to be well-made.

Perfect tool for soil samples. High quality, good looking finish, very strong and durable.

This is way better than using a shovel to sample a yard. It is not easy to insert in heavy clay soil, but push and turn and it will extract a nice core sample. You can see, I made my own ejector by grinding the flats off a 1/2" bolt head. Again, in heavy clay, you need something to eject the plug. I know the 16" one can be purchased with an ejector, but I simply do not need a 16" probe. I am sampling just 4-6" and this fit my needs. If you go too deep and shove stuff up into the top, it can also be hard to get out. I ground a hook or spoon on the other end of the bolt to accomplish this. A probe is the recommended method of sampling by my state's extension service.

Works great

It's that time of year to test the soil for our lawn and this year, I decided to get the real thing instead of using my homemade plug puller. Considering how inexpensive this one is, it was a no brainer. I tested once and with the ground being only 40°F still, it went through the ground like butter. So since it has no indication of depth and for fun, I decided to use my fiber laser to engrave marking at 6". I knew this was real stainless other than testing it with a magnet as I was able to engrave it in color. Only real stainless, brass, and titanium can be annealed with color so this is legit stainless material folks 👍

I used this for a MySoil test kit and it worked like a charm. The end cap doesn’t fit as well as I’d like but the tool makes up for any deficiency there.

Just what I needed works the way it's intended no complaints