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 The
Multi-Functional Outdoor
Tool – A Must-Have
Addition
By Dan Fenstemaker,
Inventor of the Original
INTELETOOL
Recently, there have
been a couple of new
outdoor tool designs
that are
multi-functional,
because they incorporate
various interchangeable
tool heads and an
adjustable telescoping
tool handle. They really
are must-have tools,
because they are heavy
duty and well built and
will allow you to do
many different jobs with
a single tool.
An Interchangeable
Telescopic Construction
Grade Tool
The key to purchasing a
multi-functional tool is
the construction
quality. Any
“one-tool-does-all”
design built with weak,
low-grade steel, flimsy
tool head attachments,
and easily broken
locking rings is not
worth the money you pay
for it. Find a
manufacturer that builds
a true “construction
grade” tool, and it will
last for years.
Construction grade
should mean it stands up
to the demands
professional contractors
put on their equipment.
It should feel very
solid and there should
be no slipping or
unwanted loosening.
If tool heads are loose,
begin to rotate when you
put them to use, or bend
and break, you will
realize you have wasted
your investment. So,
another key when
purchasing a
multi-functional outdoor
tool is the kind of tool
attachment and locking
mechanisms used in the
handle’s construction.
Tool Head Attachment
and Locking Mechanisms
A solid, construction
grade tool, will have an
inner locking mechanism
that will allow the user
to stop the telescoping
extension of the pole
handle at any place they
want it to. The inner
locking mechanism and
the outer band should be
heavy duty, solid, and
easy to manipulate. The
high quality,
construction grade,
designs will actually
have a solid “click”
when you lock them, and
they will not require
the user to tighten and
un-tighten a threaded
ring every time you
adjust it. These types
of designs are
cumbersome and break
under regular use.
Available Tool Heads
Some of the tools
available with
multi-functional outdoor
tools are leaf rakes,
bow rakes, garden
shovels, spades, hoes,
tree saws, scoop
shovels, and other
specialized tool heads.
So, a high-quality,
adjustable tool handle
that works with several
tool heads will allow
the user to do many jobs
with a single tool.
Benefits
Having this type of tool
saves a lot of storage
space, makes the tool
really easy to transport
(some come with their
own storage pack or even
a pack back), and allows
the user to complete a
wider range of jobs than
ordinary garden tools
would allow.
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Dan Fenstemaker is an
outdoor tool expert. For more great
information on
outdoor tool, visit
http://www.inteletool.com. |
