54cm POWDER BLACK IRON COAL HOD SCUTTLE BUCKET

This item arrived as ordered. It is of basic quality however considering what we have paid for it is adequate. We will only be using it to store coal by the log burner and yes as others have stated the handles are thin, though we do not have to carry it any distance so this will not be a problem to us.It is a good value product that does what it states so if you expect no more you won't be disappointed.

We bought this item in Oct 2012 and it has lasted just over 10 years!

Very thin metal, I had to bend the handle to get it far enough away from the scuttle to fit my hand. In which has buckled the metal in places. I think I'll have to weld the handles back on at some point but it does the job

what can i say its a coal scuttle and ease to handle does the job full stop.

Looks nice but not the best quality.... bottom handle fell off a few days after we started using it.If its just to look at then no issues however if you want to use it for coal etc it's not the best.

The hod makes for an easy and convenient way of feeding the coal fire quickly and efficiently. It arrived carefully bundled up really well and suffered no damage in transit (by Royal Mail).This one seems good value for money and has been put to immediate use.It's lightweight (when empty!). I'm not sure about the durability having only just started to use it hence 4 out of 5 stars. The metal isn't very thick but it seems of very sturdy construction and fit-for-purpose.I'm very pleased with it!

It’s a coal shuttle so I put coal in it

Nice product and well built but it’s not the one pictured.The one pictured is an exact copy of my previous hod which I needed to replace due to wear and tear. The one that arrived is a completely different product.The big problem is the size, whilst the height is as advertised and the picture is of my existing hod (which is the same height) I assumed it would be the same product and capacity, however the one that arrived differs from the picture and is of a much lesser capacity!The dimensions state 19cm at the top which is only correct if measured from the top of the opening to the bottom (i.e. diagonally across the vessel, so the measurement is in fact an oval not a circle), in reality if measured horizontally at the base of the opening (i.e. the diameter of the vessel at the start of the opening) the real measurement is 15.5cm not 19cm. This might not sound a lot but it means the circumference at the base of the opening is only ~48.7cm as opposed to ~60cm which translates to a big difference in capacity!I have a huge stove and the hod supplied does not hold enough coal to fill it in one go which makes it pretty pointless for my needs! I would return it but it’s easier to simply buy another from elsewhere and keep this one as a spare or for extra capacity.Technically the measurements were accurate but they were misleading. Was this deliberate, I very much doubt it! Was the picture the same as the product: No!