My husband and I had been looking for a way to knock down weeds in the garden after initial tilling. We also were researching a way to possibly create narrower plant rows and utilize our garden space better.
We spoke to our neighbor, an expert gardener in my opinion, about our plant issues. He then took us back to his garden and showed us his new gadget to control weeds. It was the Double Wheel Hoe by Hoss Tools. 
The Hoss Wheel Hoe just needs manpower to operate it. There is no worry of priming or needing gas – just manually pushing it. This product is proudly made in the U.S.A. with bronze impregnated bushings in the hub and a machined axle for improved longevity. It comes with a one year warranty.
UPS delivered the product to our home and it required just a bit of assembly. The tools needed were minimal – just four wrenches and a Philips screwdriver. My husband did apply linseed oil to the wood handles, which is suggested to make them last longer. I assembled the Hoss Double Wheel Hoe by myself with the kids and did not have any problems. A written instruction manual was included with the shipment.
Our order included the following:
- Double Wheel Hoe with Four Cultivator Teeth ($209) – this hoe has and extra wheel and axle versus the single wheel hoe. It is able to straddle plants that are up to 6″ high and the extra wheel provides stability. You may select Steam Bent or Pistol Grip Handles. The handles can be adjusted to accommodate the height of the user.
- Sweeps ($41.99)
- Plow Bonus ($39.99)
- Spreader Bar ($15.99)
- Shoulder Bolt ($4.99) – the Hoss Shoulder Bolt is like a little adapter to convert the double wheel hoe into a single wheel hoe.
- 12″ Oscillating Hoe ($31.99)
The cultivator teeth are made of stamped steel and are powder coated. You can attach one-five teeth to the toolbar for cultivating. This attachment works well to break up and aerate the soil.
There are 6″, 8″, and 12″ oscillating hoes. We are using the 12″ model. It is made of 1095 high carbon steel and spring steel that are powder coated. The blade is sharpened and you can go back and forth to cut weeds with a 12″ pass. It gets a bit harder to use if your soil is dry and hard or overly wet.
The sweeps are made of stamped steel and cast iron that are powder coated. Adjustments can be made to the sweeps in order to accommodate the different row widths. They can also be turned in to cut weeds going down the middle of the row and function like a stirrup-hoe or turned outward to cut weeds near plants. The sweeps are sold only in pairs.
Here we are using the sweeps facing out to cut weeds at the base of cabbage plants.
The plow blades from the Hoss Plows Bonus Buy are powder coated for durability. This pair of blades can be used as a hiller, which is great for potatoes. I learned recently it is good to hill your corn plants early too so they may be able to withstand strong winds and not topple over. The blades can also be used as a furrower to open your row for planting. The plow blades are not to break ground so use on soil that has previously been worked up. Two plow blades are included in the bonus buy.
Don’t laugh, but we often talk about how we are very prolific rock growers. Every year, at the start of the season, we have to pick or “harvest” the rock before dragging out the tiller since the frost seems to bring new ones up every spring. Since our potatoes were already established, rocks were used to show how the Hoss Wheel Hoe would work for crops like potatoes.
Now you have seen the Hoss Wheel Hoe function as a single wheel. Here are some techniques done with the Hoss Double Wheel Hoe.
Here we are using the inverted blow to cover the rocks (a.k.a. potatoes).
Since our growing season is short, we usually buy broccoli transplants and then start seed around the 4th of July for a second crop in the fall. Here are our young plants being straddled by the sweeps when they are turned out. It effortlessly cuts the weeds around the young plants.
My husband decided to mount one of the cultivator teeth and spreader bar to the hoe and cut or “knife” in some fertilizer. We had received some unpleasantly odorous liquid pig manure. My husband was able to knife the soil with the cultivator tooth and then the liquid manure would be applied and covered back up quickly. Thankfully the piggy poo stink did not linger and he was able to apply more to the roots of the plants. The images are of his first prototype. He was hoping to get more tubing and then position the sprayer possibly between the base of the handles on top of the toolbar assembly.
The spreader bar is also made 1/4″ powder coated steel. You can place other attachments onto the spreader bar to straddle the rows.
Overall, the Hoss Double Wheel Hoe has been very versatile with the multitude of attachments we have and can yet purchase through the website. It is nice to have the option of going from a single to double wheel too. The attachments change out with just a wrench.
The only con we have noticed and a comment of my neighbor too is that is a bit involved in converting back and forth between the single and double wheel. Our neighbor had thought of buying another Hoss Wheel Hoe just so he could avoid the need to transition his current unit. Otherwise, the House Wheel Hoe is a wonderful weed terminator for the common to expert gardening enthusiast!
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I still am a novice with recording videos, but if you would like to watch my husband using the Hoss Wheel Hoe in our garden, a video has been attached below.
Disclosure: I received a discounted rate to purchase the Hoss Hoe in exchange for an honest review. No other compensation was received for this post.
