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#1 Post by GrahamHill »

HiLads,,
disaster struck last weekend bust the old faithfull flat tiened, reach any black at any depth,fork,,,,, :? :?
the problem i have i cannot get one any where in ireland ,,certainly down here in wexford
can any one help :shock:

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#2 Post by eric »

can you not use a normal fork, have one from the old trusty local garden centre, got my friend workin with steel to smooth of each prong
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#3 Post by wayne riley »

wat happened it? cant u get it mended?
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#4 Post by ViperSD »

b&q do a wilkinson sword fork.(black and grey). it has fairly flat tines, i use it and am happy with it. 40e i think. maye there is a b&q near wexford.

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#5 Post by GrahamHill »

wayne riley wrote:wat happened it? cant u get it mended?
no its fuc%!@# every garden center i have been in does not sell the FLAT TIENED POTATOE FORK!!!!in the wexford and waterford ,,do you guys know what type of fork i am on about??
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#6 Post by wayne riley »

can u stick a picture of it up so i can see wat ur tlkin bout please.
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#7 Post by kstaff »

How ya Graham,

I know the fork you mean, it's 1 of those Mythical Flat Tined ones that you can't get here in Ireland! They don't exist! I gave up looking years ago, I'm taking Alan Yates's if I ever meet him cause he always said you need one! Then again the standard fork I use has never left me down, if it's a hole for worms I need to dig it does the job, never tried it for the spuds though! :D

Keep me posted if you find one!

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#8 Post by JOHN1 »

graham i know exactly what your looking for and where i might be able to get one they had them the last time i looked around 40euro.
flat tined with a D handle similar to the bulldog flat tined but with a metal handle. heading to wexford town for Saturday.
but have a confirmation on Friday.
so only chance i might get is tomorrow to have a look if i am passing the shop which is about 20 miles from me if i can i will.
pm me a ph number if you like.

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#9 Post by Last Cast »

I sent you a pm Graham.
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#10 Post by roger de dodger »

them wex watf farmers got tractors and harvesters for the spuds so what the hell would they need a fork like that for anymore bet they have em in darkest west cork or kerry :roll:
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#11 Post by boycie89 »

hey graham , how many prongs did your potato fork have 3 or 4 ??? i have got a 3 pronged one !! its the best thing iv ever used for gettin blacks !!
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#12 Post by GrahamHill »

boycie89 wrote:hey graham , how many prongs did your potato fork have 3 or 4 ??? i have got a 3 pronged one !! its the best thing iv ever used for gettin blacks !!
hi boycie it had 4 prongs, used to use the trident forks on the East coast of england great for the blacks,,also used what we called a grafter,a long 18 to24inch narrow spade no more than 6 inches wide,,both methods are better than pumping if you require to keep the worms alive,,anyhow thanks for all the help and offers about the fork to all the lads on the site i have got a beaut on order from a place in ,,of all places Dublin,,thanks again

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#13 Post by kstaff »

Come on Graham name the fork and where you're getting it!
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#14 Post by GrahamHill »

kstaff wrote:Come on Graham name the fork and where you're getting it!
not till i pick it up tuesday ,,,then i will let you know,, :D
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#15 Post by GrahamHill »

got the fork 35 euro garunteed for life B AND Q Liffy valley ,,,,spot on thanks Dave :P :P :P
you guys should get one,,the buisness :P
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#16 Post by Estuary Lad »

Ya there a great fork
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#17 Post by daithi »

post a pic of one of those badboys
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#18 Post by kstaff »

I'm 2 minutes from Liffey Valley what's it called please?

I could of picked it up for you Graham and dropped it down to you at your secret bait digging place, which is where again? :D
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#19 Post by JOHN1 »

wilkinson sword fork. :wink:
there the only ones with a wide prong in the shop.
you could of had it on friday graham if you had of took my word for it :wink:
but i suppose dave knows more about what a wide prong forks looks like than me :lol: :lol: :wink:
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#20 Post by ifitswims »

since when is a sprong called a fork :shock:
you deise boys should know the difference.

next thing you know a blaa will be called a bap :(

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