"John Rumm" wrote in message
o.uk...
What implement have you find is the best for shifting large piles of cut
grass?

Currently I use a large snow shovel, which is ok if its very fresh and
loose, and you have a reasonably firm base to scoop off. However the
moment it starts to compost it becomes difficult to "get under" in and
lift a whole scope at a time. I was wondering if a long handled pitch fork
would be a better choice?

(mainly for moving it a few yards from where the mower can drop it, into a
bigger compost pile in the corner)

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Cheers,

John.

I find one of those multi-tined forks, as used for mucking out horses, very
good for exactly this purpose. AKA shavings fork. A quick scrape around with
a lawn rake afterwards and it's all gone.
Summat like this perhaps:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Metal-Shav...ht_2086wt_1400

All the best,
Nick.