The best replacement for shovel is spade.

The best alternatives to shovel are rated as following:
★★★★★  spade
★★  snow blower
★  not to shovel
★  excavator
★  backhoe
★  crowbar dayz
★  sod cutter
  e-tool
  cold steel sf shovel
  spade difference
  snow pusher
  spoon
  spade dead island
  clam gun
  hydraulic shovel
  shovel
  scoop
  fiberglass

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