Broke pitchfork handle

In between putting out another large hay bale for the cattle I will share some of the hay from the heifer's large hay bale to tide the cattle over.  I use a pitchfork to carry the hay from the heifer's feeder over to the wooden feeder in the main corral for the other cattle.   The hay can be tightly wrapped in a large hay bale.  And I can try to move a large amount of hay.  My pitchfork handle broke off.

Usually one can knock out the handle from the bottom.  But not this time as the bottom wasn't open.  I had to drill out the part of the wooden handle still in the metal fork.

I have a couple other pitchfork but they are not the same.  One is smaller and has a metal handle.  The other pitchfork has 5 tines, not six.  Not as useful for moving hay.

Initially I thought I may be able to whittle down the end of the broken handle.  But then I found another handle that was a little thinner and one I barely had to whittle down.   I gave the new handle a try and it has held up weeks now.