They do not use machetes because machetes are a poor tool for forest work in our latitudes. They use axes or tools like that one: http://www.stihl.de/STIHL-Produkte/Zubeh...zer-Gertel.aspx The tool has a smaller edge angle than machetes and is used to cut bundles of brushwood.
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Machetes work fine in temperate forests. It is mostly just custom. The hook on that tool probably is better for some types of cutting, sort of a cross between a sickle and a machete.
That said, the thread is about digging and I've yet to find a 15 round pistol that's useful for digging a hole in the ground bigger than .45". YMMV
I tried to dig a hole with my Glock, it didn't do very well, lol. I did once dig a hole with an AT-4, but it wasn't very big, and it was very expensive.
Thatīs nice. In "The wages of fear" featuring Yves Montand the guy with the shovel wins. The scene is a little grafic and not family friendly so Iīll refrain from posting a link.
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