Seymour 870-99 46-Inch Fiberglass Shovel Handle
$37.99
Price: $37.99
(as of Sep 20, 2025 02:57:50 UTC – Details)
Seymour link handles 870-99 48″ fiberglass shovel handle. Link handle shovel handle, heavy duty, fiberglass, link handle, suitable for use with: hollow back & closed back with Rivet shovel, 1-1/2 in diameter x 48 in length, smooth, 9 in eye Chuck.
Shovel handle
Molded plastic over fiberglass core handle
For hollow back and closed back with Rivet
Heavy duty construction
High visibility yellow
Customers say
Customers find the shovel handle to be a solid replacement that fits well and is easy to install. They appreciate its quality and sturdiness, with one customer noting it has lasted a year of work. The weight receives mixed feedback, with several customers describing it as heavy, and durability is also mixed, with one customer reporting issues with the shovel head wearing out. Customers disagree on the sanding ability.
A Robinson –
Great handle. Buying more.
My wife ordered this for me on her account. Took 15 minutes to put on. 10 finding a grinder and drill bit, five to actually do it. I’m buying more of them. Feels sturdy. Plastic over fiberglass core.Grind and punch out old rivet, bonk out old wood. Put shovel head on this handle and bonk handle against concrete a few times nice and hard. Drill rivet hole from one side about halfway through, then from the other side about halfway through. They will be slightly off unless you are really good (or lucky) doesn’t matter too much. Pick the one that is straightest and drill through. The bit tip will walk itself straight on the opposite hole and hog a straight path for the rivet. I used a punch to flare the rivet before flattening it, but probably don’t need to be that fancy.It’s one of those things- you buy a quality wood handle shovel, but it gets left laying out on jobs, the handle rots and you have a quality shovel ruined. I have one plastic handle shovel that is maybe 20 years old, still in service. And a PILE of high end shovels that the handles rotted off. XDThis handle? MONEY WELL SPENT. Cause shovels get abused. 😉
Gordon Johnson –
Fast Easy Fix.
I used this to replace a 2 year old wooden shovel handle.Our soil is heavy clay. I do a lot of yard maintenance which includes maintaining a 50’x30′ garden. I loved the wooden handle, but while planting some fruit trees, the stress from loosening the clay snapped it clean off at the edge of the shovel haft.This replacement is heavier and sturdier than other fiberglass handles on some of my other shovels. The procedure for replacement was simply: File or grind off the head of the rivet(s) retaining the remaining piece of the old handle. Use a punch (a 3″ nail works) to drive out the old rivet. Use hammer and rebar, screw driver, chisel, or other driving instrument to drive out the old piece of handle. Place the new handle inside the haft of the shovel, paying close attention to orientation relative to the blade of the shovel. Drive the handle into the shovel. This can be done by holding the haft while striking the end of the handle into the ground. Or you could use a wooden or rubber mallet to drive it in. Next drill a hole (or holes) for the retaining rivets. Insert the rivets. I used these rivets: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075774KP9/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1place a use a 3-5 lb hammer on the tapered end as a buck, then hammer the other side to spread the tapered end. Easy. I was done in 10 minutes, start to finish.After replacing this handle I shoveled two loads (5 tons each) of soil amendment into our garden with this shovel. It was smooth, produced no blisters, and felt very sturdy. Shortly thereafter I also dug three three-foot wide and three-foot deep holes into hard North Carolina Piedmont clay and sand for fruit trees. I never felt the handle begin to bend in the way that my other shovels warn me before breaking.I am in my 50’s. The diameter of the shaft is pleasing in the hands, and does not produce undue friction that produces blisters as is always a concern with fiberglass handles. The length was appropriate. And the shaft was stiff enough while shoveling those multiple tons of soil-amendment that I could keep my hands further away from the blade with out undue flexing, in order to retain a more upright position while digging. I’m afraid my days of bending over while shovelling are just about done. With this handle, I didn’t need to. And that is something I can usually only say about a few of the harder wooden handles.
Craig Wright –
Very strong!
Excellent quality! This is the strongest shovel handle that I’ve ever owned. I’m pretty sure that my high quality shovel would break before this handle would.The hole for the rivet didn’t line up with the hole in my particular shovel, (I probably have an oddball shovel), so I drilled a new hole in the handle. It drilled hard and dulled the bit but it was so worth it to finally have a shovel that I can depend on it’s handle to not break in the middle of a job. The handle fits nice and tight as well and it has a real nice feel to it. I highly recommend this handle.
W. Barnard –
Seems like a good shovel handle.
I used a belt sander to shape the end of the handle so it would fit into my shovel head. The handle is not a stiff as a wooden handle, but hopefully it will last much longer than the previous two wooden handles that broke.I’d give this handle five stars if it was steel-reinforced and about 6 inches longer.
Amazon Customer –
Sturdy
This item was exactly what I needed and ordered. No instructions included, but then it’s just a shovel handle, so I figgered it out.
Spike Cover –
Worked perfectly
I replaced a wooden handle with this one. It fit well and worked well. It was 3# where the wooden handle was 2#. So it was 50% heavier but it has worked well enough to offset the added weight. I would definitely buy another if I needed to replace a shovel handle.
Thayne Eggert –
Quality
Best handle to put on a shovel. High quality handles!
Deere Owner –
Great Replacement Handle
I have a favorite garden shovel that I’ve own about 30 years or so. It came with a wooden handle which broke three times in the past. It always breaks where the rivet goes thru the handle. I have Kobalt shovel with a fiberglass handle that my son had bought which works great. After breaking the wooden handle for the third time, it was time to replace it with a fiberglass handle. The Seymour handle was easy to install. The end of the handle bends to adjust to the curvature of the shovel socket. I used a small bolt and nut in lieu to the supplied rivet to attached the handle to the shovel.The staple in the end on the handle was no big deal. You find them in the end of wooden handles all the time. It’s used to hang the replacement handle on the peg board hanger in the hardware store. Just pull it out and it’s gone. No reason to whine about it.