Holt Industrial

The first Holt tree spade was designed and built by Jack Holt in 1957. At this time Jack was digging and moving trees by hand with 3 helpers. After many calluses and tired backs, Jack got the idea to build a frame work out of flat bar, to keep the root ball in one shape and size. This was the first Holt tree spade. After a friend asked Jack to build him a small trailer mounted tree spade, orders began to trickle in and Jack set up a shop. Jack built himself a fleet of treespades and moved many trees over the years. This experience helped Jack design and refine his line of treespades leading the tree moving industry.