FELCO 401 - Trowel - Forged Boron Steel - Premium Manual Hand Digger with Ash Wood Handle

FELCO 401 - Trowel - Forged Boron Steel - Premium Manual Hand Digger with Ash Wood Handle

Every passionate gardener understands that seamless transplanting and soil prep require a tool with exceptional strength and a perfect edge. The FELCO 401 Trowel is an absolute must-have hand tool designed to revolutionise your gardening experience, combining a razor-sharp forged blade with a premium, comfortable wooden grip that slices through tough soil with ease.

Best For
Professional horticulturists, dedicated home gardeners, and landscaping specialists who demand a lifetime-grade hand tool for precise digging, planting, and soil turning.

Key Features

• Heavy-Duty Forged Boron Steel: Carefully forged from ultra-durable boron steel to prevent bending under pressure, ensuring maximum structural integrity when tackling compacted soils and roots.
• Full-Length Sharpened Blade: The robust blade is precision-sharpened from top to bottom, allowing the trowel to slice cleanly into the earth to make digging holes and cutting small roots a breeze.
• FSC Ash Wood Drop Handle: Features a beautifully shaped, comfortable ash-drop handle crafted from FSC-certified timber, giving you an ergonomic grip and excellent leverage.
• Manually Oiled Iconic Red Grip: Finished with FELCO's distinctive red handle accents that are manually oiled with a natural linen-based formula, keeping the tool phthalate-free and comfortable during extended use.
• Handmade Craftsmanship with Lifetime Guarantee: Exquisitely handmade in the Netherlands and backed by a lifetime guarantee, ensuring your investment is built to last for generations of gardening.
• Integrated Leather Carry Strap: Equipped with a rugged leather wrist strap threaded through the handle for easy carrying and convenient hanging storage in your garden shed.

Sizes Available

• Available in 330 mm Total Length (Single Premium Variant).

Specifications

• Brand: FELCO
• Model: 401
• Blade Material: Forged Boron Steel
• Handle Material: FSC Ash Wood (Linen-Based Oiled)
• Strap Material: Premium Leather
• Length (Net): 330 mm
• Depth (Net): 55 mm
• Weight (Net): 0.265 kg (265 g)
• Weight (Gross): 0.27 kg (270 g)
• Country of Origin: Handmade in the Netherlands
• Warranty: Lifetime Guarantee

Ideal For (Uses)

• Digging clean planting holes for vegetables, annuals, and shrubs in heavy garden beds
• Transplanting sensitive perennials safely without tearing critical root systems
• Setting and planting flower bulbs at precise depths during seasonal garden prep

Oversized Item Delivery Options

Oversized, heavy, and structural goods ship via specialist freight. Freight is calculated at checkout from estimated packaged volumetric or physical weight. Carrier depot audits may adjust the rate — if the increase exceeds 10%, we will contact you before processing.

Available options include:

✔ Delivery to your closest depot for pickup — default method
✔ Direct delivery — requires an operational forklift on site unless Tailgate Delivery has been specifically requested and quoted (contact us — this cannot be selected at checkout)
✔ Tailgate hydraulic lift delivery — must be specifically requested; contact us for a quote (not available as a checkout option; extra fees apply; required if you do not have a forklift)
✔ Forklift loading at our warehouse (no extra charge if you arrange your own freight)
✔ Direct truck delivery (available in Victoria)

Important Notes:

• Shipping costs vary by location and method
• Any carton or consignment over 25–30kg (or over 200cm) must be palletised
• Without a specifically requested and paid Tailgate Delivery quote, palletised freight requires a forklift on site — otherwise the carrier will redirect to the nearest depot
• Bulky and oversized items cannot be delivered to a PO Box — provide a physical street address
• Failed deliveries, locked gates, unattended sites, or incorrect business/forklift declarations may incur carrier redelivery, demurrage, and restocking fees as set out in our Terms & Conditions

Business Delivery:

• Selecting a business/commercial delivery rate warrants that the address has an operational forklift and certified operator during business hours
• If the carrier cannot unload, the consignment may be redirected to a depot and secondary fees may apply
• Additional fees may apply for failed delivery attempts due to lack of appropriate unloading equipment

See our Terms & Conditions (Article 8) for full freight and delivery rules.

Important Note on Availability & Shipping

Our warehouse is a logistics hub, not a retail showroom. Listing a product online does not mean it is stored at our Thomastown warehouse — many lines ship from supplier hubs (split fulfilment may apply).

How lead times work:

• Product page ETA: The Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) / lead-time badge shown on the product page at checkout is the agreed delivery timeframe for that order under Australian Consumer Law.
• Metro baselines: Advertised ETAs apply to standard metropolitan zones. Regional and remote addresses may take longer and may attract surcharges.
• Peak seasons: Orders in March–May, August–October, EOFY (June), Black Friday/Cyber Monday (November), and Christmas/New Year (December–January) may automatically add a 2–4 week buffer beyond the product page ETA.
• Supplier-dependent / backordered items: If stock is delayed, we will notify you with a revised ETA. You then have 7 days to accept the new timeframe or cancel for a full refund.
• Adloheat: Custom-made products from Adloheat (Pakenham, VIC) may take 4–12 weeks depending on the order.

Full fulfilment, cancellation, and freight rules are in our Terms & Conditions.

Biosecurity & Interstate Shipping Restrictions

Due to strict state biosecurity regulations, we are unable to ship some products to certain states and territories:

• Potting Mixes cannot be shipped to Western Australia (WA), the Northern Territory (NT), or Tasmania (TAS).
• Seeds cannot be shipped to Western Australia (WA).

Orders placed for these items to restricted states will be cancelled and refunded. It is the customer's responsibility to ensure that the items being ordered can lawfully be delivered to their state or territory.