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Want to buy 24" pump handle for simple pump

 
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My daughter is too short to get a full stroke with the 36" handle. new on is ~$75.00 from simple pumps. I do not want to cut my ~$100.00
36" handle if I do not have to.
 
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Just thinking out loud, for an inexpensive solution:

The long handle may still make the pump easier to operate for your daughter.

Can you just put a bunjy on it, hooked to a ground stake, to keep the pump handle from raising too high for her to reach? You wouldn't get the full stroke, but perhaps enough to do the job.
 
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She is plenty strong, just vertically challenged. lol Thank you for the input.
 
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Haha, good luck with your quest. Given the cost, I assume this is a cast pump handle and you can't carve a chunk of green hardwood to fill the gap.
 
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Photo possible , please?

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