General Tools is one of those companies that works quietly in the background, a bit like the tools they produce. They aren’t flashy, and when they put out a tool, they don’t come out with a fancy new model very often. Their logo hasn’t changed in…ever? The spartan yellow and black packaging just sort of hangs on the wall, like the geeky kid at the school dance wearing the shirt his mom picked out, being upstaged by the popular kids. But just like the geeky kid, General Tools are smart, precise and reliable. I have General measuring tools in my toolbox that have served me for over 20 years. Scribes, plumb bobs, bevel squares, micrometers, stair gages… these things are one-time purchases, the kind of tools that you can pass down to the kids. I own a few of their digital test instruments as well, a moisture meter and an infrared thermometer, which also have served me well, but again, nothing flashy. So, I am cautiously optimistic when it comes to my first experience with one of their agricultural products, the new “4-in-1 Soil Condition Meter” which was provided to us by General for this review. Read More