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<blockquote data-quote="Rusty_G" data-source="post: 656393" data-attributes="member: 6843"><p>Saw this thread and thought I might add a little something.</p><p>I've been using for last 6 years or so the Bunning's sourced Trojan Plumbers shovel.</p><p>I got to say it might be fairly inexpensive at something like $45 currently, but I believe it still comes with a lifetime warranty.</p><p>I consider it the perfect size for shovelling for a full day. It is a fibreglass handle with the Shovel steel going a fair way into the handle. I have levered on it pretty dang hard and thought I better back off before breaking it...</p><p>Bbut as it gets older and the shovel handle down where the fibreglass meets the shovel gets worn down and the fibreglass gets more moisture into it, then that may be the limiter for it...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]5736[/ATTACH]</p><p>So I decided I would protect and strengthen a little the lower handle area. I wrapping it with PVC pipe and then used 3 clamps to hold it tight. The PVC can be easily replaced. After some 2 years the PVC has some wear but still going strong...the shovel handle has no wear at all! <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😁" title="Beaming face with smiling eyes :grin:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f601.png" data-shortname=":grin:" /><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="👍" title="Thumbs up :thumbsup:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f44d.png" data-shortname=":thumbsup:" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]5737[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Maybe this is an idea anyone with a fibreglass handle could use to strengthen their own shovel.</p><p>Hope your all having a good one.</p><p>Rusty</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rusty_G, post: 656393, member: 6843"] Saw this thread and thought I might add a little something. I've been using for last 6 years or so the Bunning's sourced Trojan Plumbers shovel. I got to say it might be fairly inexpensive at something like $45 currently, but I believe it still comes with a lifetime warranty. I consider it the perfect size for shovelling for a full day. It is a fibreglass handle with the Shovel steel going a fair way into the handle. I have levered on it pretty dang hard and thought I better back off before breaking it... Bbut as it gets older and the shovel handle down where the fibreglass meets the shovel gets worn down and the fibreglass gets more moisture into it, then that may be the limiter for it... [ATTACH type="full" alt="Trojan Power Step Plumbers Shovel.jpg"]5736[/ATTACH] So I decided I would protect and strengthen a little the lower handle area. I wrapping it with PVC pipe and then used 3 clamps to hold it tight. The PVC can be easily replaced. After some 2 years the PVC has some wear but still going strong...the shovel handle has no wear at all! 😁👍 [ATTACH type="full" alt="Trojan Shovel protector #2 15-10-20.jpg"]5737[/ATTACH] Maybe this is an idea anyone with a fibreglass handle could use to strengthen their own shovel. Hope your all having a good one. Rusty [/QUOTE]
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