Council Rhino Tool – 48″ Handle

The Rhino Tool is a traditional Wildland firefighting tool developed by USFS Wildland Hotshots. They would cut apart a forest fire shovel and fabricate it into a large earth moving hoe. This would include cutting off the lower end of the spade, separating the spade from the steel shank/neck and welding it back together at a 90° angle. This tool is produced similarly to the NFES Fire shovel, forged as one-piece, into the shape of a hoe, with no welds. This process replaces the need to fabricate/weld, and makes for a more durable tool.

This Rhino Tool comes with a curved primary edge for scraping the ground or digging, and two straight secondary edges used to cut through vegetation, or root systems.

Specifications:

• Handle Length: 48″
• Overall Length: 53″
• Material: Forged from a single piece of high carbon steel
• Solid Shank
• USA