This is something I devised a couple years ago after trying several different aftermarket bucket handles from hardware stores and Amazon. They were all terrible in their own ways. My job dictates that I often have to lug water around all throughout the day. Sometimes with hoses, others with Brute trash cans on wheels, and other times with buckets. Since I have been doing this for so long, as my own business since 2002 and professionally employed in the industry since 1995, I can verify that it is more efficient to work smarter, not harder. Plus, as of February 2019, I am 43 years old and haven’t perfected reverse aging yet; that and teleportation or time travel would be great too. My work helps to keep me in shape but I have to be mindful of not prematurely destroying my meat vehicle.
I prefer to use the largest buckets available, which are 7 gallons. When filled with saltwater, they weigh about 55 pounds each. If you don’t improve upon the handles the way they are when you first get them, this can be painful and even cause arthritis and trigger finger in the long run, especially if you use them all day like I do.
Channellock
Use a snip or box cutter to remove the original, hard-plastic handle. Next, you want to use a channellock or other large wrench to work one end of the metal handle out of the bucket. Now slide 1/2″ vinyl tubing over the length of the metal handle. Cut about a 6″ or so piece of 1″ tubing and slide it over the 1/2″ tubing and position it in the middle of the handle. That’s your new handle grip.
Snip tool
This piece of advice is more for my professional aquarist brethren out there who also lug water around but maybe it is still useful info to you anyhow. I hope so because you were kind enough to read my blog post about bucket handles. Cheers!
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