HiHydro Soil Sampler Probe 12 Inch Stainless Steel with 2 Pcs Reusable Sample Bags, T-Style Handle Soil Test Kits Soil Probes for Soil Sampling Plant Care Garden Lawn Farm
Key features
- •🌱【STAINLESS STEEL MATERIAL】Made with the exceptional workmanship and stainless steel materials, our soil probes are finely machined for smooth, easy sampling, and long-lasting durability.
- •🌱【TWO PIECES REUSABLE SAMPLE BAG】Come with free two pieces reusable sample bags, allow for easy soil removal, visual soil profile inspection, and cleaning. Nice Soil Test Kits for you.
- •🌱【T-STYLE SOIL SAMPLER】Robust probe drill allows you to provide a quick soil profile or description, to determine soil moisture content, and to select the proper fertilizer for root development.
- •🌱【EASY TO CARRY】Soil Sampler Probe is measured 12 inches long, outer diameter of the probe is 0.98, it is marked at 7.87 intervals to indicate sampling depth, the handle is 10 inches long.
- •🌱【WIDE APPLICATION】Test soil sample probe for garden and lawn care maintenance, meet the needs of agriculture, forestry and golfing courses. Works best on soil that is not hardened or dried.
HiHydro Soil Sampler Probe 12 Inch Stainless Steel with 2 Pcs Reusable Sample Bags, T-Style Handle Soil Test Kits Soil Probes for Soil Sampling Plant Care Garden Lawn Farm
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Customer Reviews
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solid construction, but not perfect
Joseph B. Lucchetti✓ Verified Purchase•October 15, 2023
This thing is *solid*. Like, keep in the back seat instead of a baseball bat solid. I only used it one season, but I took a *bunch* of samples with it. I submitted like 8 different soil samples to get tested, so lots and lots of cores extracted. It did the job just fine. The plunger was even more helpful than expected.
There were two main problems. 1) soil built up behind the plunger. It got really bad, and got super compacted. I ended up being able to remove it with a metal skewer, but it wasn't easy. And a bunch of the dirt got forced up into the long shaft, probably never to be seen again. I think this could have been prevented by somehow filling in the top part of the cylindrical probe connector, but this might make manufacturing much more difficult. And it isn't *that* big of a deal, more a modern annoyance. The bigger issue is 2) the inside of the sampling end is kind of rough. I didn't think this would be nearly as big of a deal as it ended up. The texture makes it fairly difficult to slide your samples out using the plunger. It's still possible, but it requires quite a bit of elbow grease sometimes. I'm considering trying to rig up the Dremel or a drill with some sort of polishing pad to get it down to a smoother finish, but I'm not sure if this will be more effort than it's worth. It *does* work, it's just a bit cumbersome.
That said, the only other decent looking alternative to this is the Oakfield soil sampler. I've used it a few times, and I'm not sure it's really any better than this guy. I would say very clearly *not* worth twice the price. I'm not really disappointed in this product, but even at this price I think it could be slightly better.
There were two main problems. 1) soil built up behind the plunger. It got really bad, and got super compacted. I ended up being able to remove it with a metal skewer, but it wasn't easy. And a bunch of the dirt got forced up into the long shaft, probably never to be seen again. I think this could have been prevented by somehow filling in the top part of the cylindrical probe connector, but this might make manufacturing much more difficult. And it isn't *that* big of a deal, more a modern annoyance. The bigger issue is 2) the inside of the sampling end is kind of rough. I didn't think this would be nearly as big of a deal as it ended up. The texture makes it fairly difficult to slide your samples out using the plunger. It's still possible, but it requires quite a bit of elbow grease sometimes. I'm considering trying to rig up the Dremel or a drill with some sort of polishing pad to get it down to a smoother finish, but I'm not sure if this will be more effort than it's worth. It *does* work, it's just a bit cumbersome.
That said, the only other decent looking alternative to this is the Oakfield soil sampler. I've used it a few times, and I'm not sure it's really any better than this guy. I would say very clearly *not* worth twice the price. I'm not really disappointed in this product, but even at this price I think it could be slightly better.
soil sample probe
Gregory Majecic✓ Verified Purchase•October 14, 2023
Works as it should nice sharp edge.
It’s well made!
Jason Boyd✓ Verified Purchase•October 10, 2023
This tool is well made and a lot sturdier than I thought for the price it cost. I used it to take dirt samples from my yard. It is simple to use, and to remove soil from the shaft.
Solid build. Sharp edges.
That Guy✓ Verified Purchase•October 5, 2023
🩸 Extremely sharp edges. Impressively solid build however I sliced my finger while removing dirt from the device. Had to sand down the edges before I felt it was usable.
Minus one star for making me bleed on the driveway. ☺ï¸
Minus one star for making me bleed on the driveway. ☺ï¸
Simple to use but depends on soil type
J. Schilling✓ Verified Purchase•September 25, 2023
While it is very simple to use, it is not an easy task if you have very clay rich soil. It was incredibly tough to push it down to the required 6 inch depth for the soil test and actually get a 6 inch sample plug from the tool. Not a problem of the tool per se but definitely something to be aware of.
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