Elevate your backyard gardening with the Wren Treadlite Broadfork, proudly made in the USA. Ideal for home gardeners, this tool is engineered for strength in a lightweight design, boasting a 20" width and choice of 4 or 5 tines at 10" length. The Wren broadfork simplifies soil aeration and cultivation, promoting a healthier garden ecosystem. Whether you’re preparing a vegetable patch or nurturing flower beds, the Wren Treadlite Broadfork is your go-to tool for efficient, sustainable gardening.
Notice the innovative square-based handles are different from other Treadlite Broadfork models. This design facilitates easy on-site handle construction, allowing you to customize the length and fit based on your specific gardening needs.
Key Features:
American Craftsmanship: Built with pride in the USA, ensuring high quality and supporting local craftsmanship.
Ergonomic and Lightweight: Its innovative design minimizes fatigue, making it easy to handle for extended gardening sessions.
Lifetime Guarantee: We stand by our product! The Wren Treadlite Broadfork comes with a lifetime guarantee of all steel parts, ensuring it will be your gardening companion for years to come.
Perfect for Backyard Gardens: Ideal for small to medium garden plots, the 10" tines on the Wren model broadfork helps you aerate without disturbing the soil structure, promoting microbial activity and enhancing plant growth
Customization: Designed with square-based handles that allow for easy on-site handle construction, giving you the flexibility to customize the tool to your needs.
Round Step Tube: Step tube designed to fit your foot and enhance grip, allowing you to apply maximum force effortlessly while aerating your soil.
Specifications:
Tines: Choose from 4 or 5 tines, a true 10" length from the step tube
Width: 20" wide footprint
Weight: 7-8 lbs
Material: High-strength American steel with a durable, rust-resistant finish
Finish Coat: Durable powder coat finish
Handle Type: Ash wood handles, 48" length
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SIZE OPTIONS
Choose from the drop down menu to order a 4 tine or a 5 tine Wren broadfork.
4 Tine model weighs 7 lbs and is best in more hard pan, clay based soil.
5 Tine model weighs 8 lbs and is best in cultivated, loamy soil.
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HANDLE OPTIONS
Choose from the drop down menu to order a Wren broadfork with our ash wood handles or a "head only" broadfork if you prefer to build out your own custom wood handles.
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Shipping
Standard Shipping: Order ships within 3-5 business days from purchase
Our garden area was solid brick like clay.
We had tried rototilling but it was no go.
I saw an add for treadlite and knew that was the answer.
It took a while to get the technique down but i worked at it until I understood and the results were great.
We later got some organic mulch and fertilizer and rototilled it in and now we're ready to plant!
I am so impressed with the broadfork we purchased!!! Gardening is completely new for my wife and I. I am so glad we stumbled upon this broadfork!!! It worked flawlessly and I even hit rocks and tree roots. Now I just hope our soil is sufficient for plant growth lol
Amazing tool. My girlfriend and I leased a little plot of land and this was a life saver!! It’s actually fun to use as well as incredibly effective! In fact, we were sad when we ran out of ground to work! It’s super well made.
I have been fighting a patch of Johnson grass, since I received my Treadlite even though the soil has lots of those Arkansas rocks, I believe I may have finished tackling that headache. Believe me when I say there was more rock than soil. I look forward to making some perennial and garden beds soon.
The Wren has been up to the challenge of East Tennessee's rocky red clay soil that my 16" Troy-Bilt Super Bronco tiller would just bounce off of. I like the fact that I can actually roll the clods by pulling the tines in backwards motion as I extract the fork.
We purchased this item for our community tool library, and the workmanship is high quality. Welds are strong and clean, and made from high quality material. The ash wood handles are sturdy, but we purchased this model for easy replacement. (Our tools get misused and abused, from time to time.)
I’m excited to finally have my own! I also feel so good about the price I paid which was significantly less than all the other companies I saw. It came super quickly, was so easy to assemble and is wonderfully light. I’ve used much heavier all metal broadforks before and this one is so easy to handle in comparison. Great purchase, I would highly recommend. Makes the work SO easy!
This was a birthday gift for a friend who really wanted a broad fork for her farm gardens
She said it was the best birthday gift, ever
I have to admit, a big part of me wanted to keep it 😆
So easy my 5 year old can use it. The only downside is that it arrived with a flaw in one if the wood handles which gave me a cut when I used it. There is a sharp jagged piece of wood sticking off. But this has been very helpful for my gardening needs.
I used my Wren to turn over a garden on a steep slope that had been allowed to go to weed. My broadfork was small enough for me to use on the slope, yet tough enough to handle the weeds. It enabled me to get the garden prepared for planting quickly and efficiently. I’m very pleased with this tool!
We have a 12’ x 32’ backyard garden and in the past we used a very small tiller that only dug down about 6” deep at best and took about 4 hours to do a good job. Plus fighting with gas and spark plug and oil and getting it started! With this new Treadlite broadfork we dug a full 8” deep and from start to finish was 3 hours! It was so easy to push it into the soil with both feet. We will NEVER use a rototiller again. This was amazing and we’ve told so many people about it!
The broadfork far exceeded my expectations for quality construction, design and ease of use. It was exactly the tool needed for the yard reclamation project I had. It was very easy to control around stones, shallow areas of soil, tree roots, etc. I’m 67 and was able to use it with no aches and pains. Thank you so much!
Works as advertised. Took a while to get but the representatives were very nice to correspond with. They were waiting for handles from their supplier, hence the delay in receiving the product.
It was everything I expected. Even though I own a tiller there are so many tasks the broadfork does easier and better. I look forward to this new dimension in gardening.
The handles do not line up perfectly but I think it will not be a major problem. I think the holes were not drilled in exactly the same position on the 2 handles.
Easy on the joints, more natural to use than a shovel when prepping beds. Not sure why I never knew about a broadfork. The construction, the weight, and its intended purpose are very practical and make turning soil way quicker.
I wish I purchased it sooner. It works wonderfully and saves my back and shoulders. Saves time too. My neighbor and I split the cost. We are very happy with our purchase.
My Broadfork came wrapped up nicely and is eco-friendly with little to no plastic involved.
Customer service was quick and attentive to my emails. The product is made with clear intention and care.
Happy to have it! Looking forward to trying it out today!
I am a 72 year old woman that decided to add a pumpkin patch in my garden for my granddaughter. I needed to remove a good deal of sod! I wanted a tool for the job and found your broad fork on an online search. What a game changer! I wish I had purchased this tool years ago as it made the job a relatively easy one! Thank you!
This broad fork is the best gardening tool I've ever had! Was easy to assemble and it is very easy to use. Makes breaking up compact soil easy and provides good aeration to the soil.
Breaks soil nicely. Unexpected that I have to reach all the way to the ground to finish popping up the soil.I’m 72 and my back doesn’t like reaching all the way to the ground, stretching all the way to the ground is my least favorite thing in the everyday life.
Pretty much, I just needed something to loosen the soil so that I could dig in it. This delivers. I can dig a garden (using Jeavon's Biointensive double dig method) without my husband and with a toddler running around!
Honestly I love it. My right leg, ribs, shoulder and a few vertebrae were badly broken in a cycling accident last year and this has really helped me get back into gardening as I recover. I've lost the physical ability to use a spade shovel with my feet as a result of the accident, but this broakfork works wonders to loosen soil with ease, which in turn makes weeding, turning over beds and planting a breeze. No more jumping on a spade shovel for me! Unfortunately, after a great first couple of days and massive progress in the garden beds, I snapped the ash handles off after snagging a large shrub root ball. Oh well though, just bought new replacement handles. The head is unscathed and built to last. Also cool that it is made in Wisconsin (I'm in Cross Plains near Madison). Great Product!
My new Wren is perfect for the job. The size and weight are just right for my over-60 body. Having this tool to rework my raised beds in the spring makes that task so much easier.
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Customer Reviews
Overall rating: 4.9 / 5 from 126 reviews.
Our garden area was solid brick like clay.
We had tried rototilling but it was no go.
I saw an add for treadlite and knew that was the answer.
It took a while to get the technique down but i worked at it until I understood and the results were great.
We later got some organic mulch and fertilizer and rototilled it in and now we're ready to plant!
I am so impressed with the broadfork we purchased!!! Gardening is completely new for my wife and I. I am so glad we stumbled upon this broadfork!!! It worked flawlessly and I even hit rocks and tree roots. Now I just hope our soil is sufficient for plant growth lol
Amazing tool. My girlfriend and I leased a little plot of land and this was a life saver!! It’s actually fun to use as well as incredibly effective! In fact, we were sad when we ran out of ground to work! It’s super well made.
I have been fighting a patch of Johnson grass, since I received my Treadlite even though the soil has lots of those Arkansas rocks, I believe I may have finished tackling that headache. Believe me when I say there was more rock than soil. I look forward to making some perennial and garden beds soon.
The Wren has been up to the challenge of East Tennessee's rocky red clay soil that my 16" Troy-Bilt Super Bronco tiller would just bounce off of. I like the fact that I can actually roll the clods by pulling the tines in backwards motion as I extract the fork.
We purchased this item for our community tool library, and the workmanship is high quality. Welds are strong and clean, and made from high quality material. The ash wood handles are sturdy, but we purchased this model for easy replacement. (Our tools get misused and abused, from time to time.)
I’m excited to finally have my own! I also feel so good about the price I paid which was significantly less than all the other companies I saw. It came super quickly, was so easy to assemble and is wonderfully light. I’ve used much heavier all metal broadforks before and this one is so easy to handle in comparison. Great purchase, I would highly recommend. Makes the work SO easy!
This was a birthday gift for a friend who really wanted a broad fork for her farm gardens
She said it was the best birthday gift, ever
I have to admit, a big part of me wanted to keep it 😆
So easy my 5 year old can use it. The only downside is that it arrived with a flaw in one if the wood handles which gave me a cut when I used it. There is a sharp jagged piece of wood sticking off. But this has been very helpful for my gardening needs.
I used my Wren to turn over a garden on a steep slope that had been allowed to go to weed. My broadfork was small enough for me to use on the slope, yet tough enough to handle the weeds. It enabled me to get the garden prepared for planting quickly and efficiently. I’m very pleased with this tool!
We have a 12’ x 32’ backyard garden and in the past we used a very small tiller that only dug down about 6” deep at best and took about 4 hours to do a good job. Plus fighting with gas and spark plug and oil and getting it started! With this new Treadlite broadfork we dug a full 8” deep and from start to finish was 3 hours! It was so easy to push it into the soil with both feet. We will NEVER use a rototiller again. This was amazing and we’ve told so many people about it!
The broadfork far exceeded my expectations for quality construction, design and ease of use. It was exactly the tool needed for the yard reclamation project I had. It was very easy to control around stones, shallow areas of soil, tree roots, etc. I’m 67 and was able to use it with no aches and pains. Thank you so much!
Works as advertised. Took a while to get but the representatives were very nice to correspond with. They were waiting for handles from their supplier, hence the delay in receiving the product.
It was everything I expected. Even though I own a tiller there are so many tasks the broadfork does easier and better. I look forward to this new dimension in gardening.
The handles do not line up perfectly but I think it will not be a major problem. I think the holes were not drilled in exactly the same position on the 2 handles.
Easy on the joints, more natural to use than a shovel when prepping beds. Not sure why I never knew about a broadfork. The construction, the weight, and its intended purpose are very practical and make turning soil way quicker.
I wish I purchased it sooner. It works wonderfully and saves my back and shoulders. Saves time too. My neighbor and I split the cost. We are very happy with our purchase.
My Broadfork came wrapped up nicely and is eco-friendly with little to no plastic involved.
Customer service was quick and attentive to my emails. The product is made with clear intention and care.
Happy to have it! Looking forward to trying it out today!
I am a 72 year old woman that decided to add a pumpkin patch in my garden for my granddaughter. I needed to remove a good deal of sod! I wanted a tool for the job and found your broad fork on an online search. What a game changer! I wish I had purchased this tool years ago as it made the job a relatively easy one! Thank you!
This broad fork is the best gardening tool I've ever had! Was easy to assemble and it is very easy to use. Makes breaking up compact soil easy and provides good aeration to the soil.
Breaks soil nicely. Unexpected that I have to reach all the way to the ground to finish popping up the soil.I’m 72 and my back doesn’t like reaching all the way to the ground, stretching all the way to the ground is my least favorite thing in the everyday life.
Pretty much, I just needed something to loosen the soil so that I could dig in it. This delivers. I can dig a garden (using Jeavon's Biointensive double dig method) without my husband and with a toddler running around!
Honestly I love it. My right leg, ribs, shoulder and a few vertebrae were badly broken in a cycling accident last year and this has really helped me get back into gardening as I recover. I've lost the physical ability to use a spade shovel with my feet as a result of the accident, but this broakfork works wonders to loosen soil with ease, which in turn makes weeding, turning over beds and planting a breeze. No more jumping on a spade shovel for me! Unfortunately, after a great first couple of days and massive progress in the garden beds, I snapped the ash handles off after snagging a large shrub root ball. Oh well though, just bought new replacement handles. The head is unscathed and built to last. Also cool that it is made in Wisconsin (I'm in Cross Plains near Madison). Great Product!
My new Wren is perfect for the job. The size and weight are just right for my over-60 body. Having this tool to rework my raised beds in the spring makes that task so much easier.