[Market-farming] 3pt Bedlifter

Willie McKemie mf at austinfarm.org
Mon Oct 8 13:41:23 EDT 2007


On Fri, Oct 05, 2007 at 06:13:31AM -0600, Brenton Johnson wrote:
> We are looking to build or buy a tractor mounted bedlifter to help with
> digging and harvesting carrots, leeks and garlic.  Please let us know
> what you are using and what works well.  E-mailed photos of your
> equipment off list would really be helpful.

No response on this?

For carrots and garlic, we try to have moist soil at harvest time.  
Either applied or after a rain.  And then pull by hand.

Quite a few years ago, when I thought I was in the grape plant 
business, I had a harvest aid built for 1st year rooted cuttings.  It 
is a vertical box made of grader blades.  The width matches Cat II 
pins, about 25" I think.  It didn't work well for grapes; it was hard 
to get down into the ground and it didn't cut roots well.  You are 
welcome to borrow it.

I also have a very wide "middle buster" that I use for digging potatoes 
and breaking up old beds.  I can show that to you, but I can't let it 
go.

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