My trowel handle snapped mid-pour on a 40 yard driveway job last Thursday

I was floating a big residential driveway in Wichita, about 40 yards total, and right as I got to the second panel my wood handle trowel just cracked right at the ferrule. The blade flopped sideways and I almost fell into the wet concrete. Had to grab my old beat-up spare from the truck that I forgot I even had, which messed up my rhythm for the rest of the pour. Anyone else ever have a handle fail on them during a critical moment? What brand did you switch to that held up better?

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dixon.ryan2d ago

Did you check if the ferrule was loose before the handle snapped, or did it just give out clean? I had a similar fail on a big pour a few years back and switched to Marshalltown's Blue Steel trowels with the DuraSoft handle, never had a crack or wobble since on that model. Worth looking at yours before the next job if you're still running wood handles.

sage_park61d ago

@dixon.ryan bet it was loose before it went.