I have been putting off purchasing new shovels with the down turn in the economy, with my old shovels getting to the point of hazardous I had to breakdown and buy some new ones. I now wish I had done this some time ago. These Ames Kodiak Square Point Open Back Shovel with 47in Fiberglass Handles are awesome. Light weight and as strong as heck. And best of all the blue fiberglass handles have no instructions on them and my employees figured out how to use them all on their own.