Predator Raptor is a winner:clapping:

[DrBobinMO]

After reading reviews on it, I decided to order the new Raptor digger from Predator tools. I felt a littel weird after having my standard Lesche digger by my side for so long.
It came just in time for my hunt with Ray and let me tell you, this digger is a real winner.

I love the way I could quickly and easily make a very nice 3 sided flap plug and when the hole was opened and I needed to remove more dirt, wow can it really move the dirt.

This will be my new standard digger from now on.

The ground was extremely wet that day so I can not report yet on how well it does in dry hard ground but i have a feeling it is going to do just fine. This thing is built like a tank.

 

[Weasel_Loader]

How do these do with roots? I do use the cutting teeth on my Lesche pretty often as I battle the tree roots in the parks. Of course the downside of the Lesche is that it doesn't move dirt too easy. Thanks for any advice.

 

[Magicman]

I like my Gator Trowel because of the teeth to cut through and the shovel to move dirt. I find a lot of roots here in Florida. I saw the Raptor and was wondering about the roots also...

 

[niterider_58]

how much are they???

 

[DrBobinMO]

The Raptor did great with small roots and probably would have done better if I had sharpened it like Ray-Mo did his.

I did not encounter any roots this first trip that fit into the "cut" size. Most were either the really small size and the Raptor went right through them or the really big ones you have to dig under.

I have always been a 2 digger man though and also carry a small Gator digger in my pouch. This one has great "teeth" for any roots that may need to be cut with a serrated edge that mey give the Raptor some trouble.

I will need more hunts with it to know for sure.


As far as price, I am sure there are several fine sponsors here that probably sell it for a great price so I am not going to throw out a price that is set in stone as to what you will pay. I can tell you that I paid $49.95 after shipping from where I bought it though.

 

[Hotcz70]

The first couple of plugs I popped out felt strange because I have never used anything except the standard Lesche digger like you Bob...but boy I got used to it real fast.

I've cut through some small roots with it...but haven't encountered any of the nasty ones like some are asking about.

For the smaller ones though...I was able to just chop right through them okay.

The predator sure does cut a nice neat plug though doesn't it?

 

[Eddie in Poulsbo]

I think I'll stick with my Lesche digging tool as I like the curring teeth on it for cutting through small roots. If I need to move a lot of dirt I also carry another digging tool that a buudy of mine makes and it works very well. I wish the cutting teeth on my Lesche were on the left hand side though as I cut my plugs clockwise.

Eddie

 

[Ray-Mo.]

Every time I used the Lesche I wished the teeth were on the other side.As far as cutting roots I carry a Leatherman Surge that has a saw blade that will cut roots 100 times better than the Lesche ever will,Ray.

 

[digitrich]

I always cut from right to left, I don't know why, just seems the natural way, but it makes the teeth worthless. I am going to take my grinder to my Lesch

 

[Coinseeker 78]

I just got my new raptor today. It is great for digging plugs. It also moves a lot of dirt in a hurry. I dug a hole today 9 inches deep and pulled out an old jack knife in my back yard. The plug was so cleanly cut it went back in the hole very neatly. It seems to cut a good deal of the small roots while you are digging the plug. It has become my primary digger from now on.

 

[grumpyolman]

It's gotten really dry here. No rain for 30 days, Second highest in recorded history. The raptor I love...does not work well in hard dry ground...but nothing does except a jackhammer. If it's this dry I don't think you should be using anything except a coinpopper because you'll surely kill the grass where you dig the plug. I've done it and came back to the same area a week later and I could see the places I did a 3 sided plug. All brown. Now I just surface hunt until the ground gets able to handle the plug cut again. I could do as major university "turf" program professors recommend. Carry water and water the plug after returning it and it'll survive. Water's too heavy.. 8.5 lbs per gallon. How many plugs could you water with a gallon?