[Market-farming] Mobile strawberry picking platform
Andy Fellenz
fellenz at fltg.net
Sat Dec 6 14:39:37 EST 2008
Take a look at these:
http://bse.wisc.edu/hfhp/tipsheets_html/cart.htm
http://bse.wisc.edu/hfhp/tipsheets_html/laydown.htm
Andy
www.FellenzFamilyFarm.com
Richard Robinson wrote:
> I've been searching with little success for plans, descriptions, or even a picture of a mobile platform for picking strawberries. The thing I have in mind would straddle the row, and the picker would sit or lie on it, push along the row with his or her feet, and use both hands for picking directly in front of them.
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> The closest I've come are these:
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> a two-person weeding cart
> http://www.rngr.net/Publications/tpn/28/28_3_4_29.pdf/file
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> two titles of possibly similar items from "Farm Show" Magazine
> http://www.farmshow.com/index/results.asp?code=14&subcode=d&category=CROPS&subcategory=NEW+TECHNIQUES
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> Do any of you have any leads? Have you ever used one, and is it worth using for picking 1-2 hours per day during strawberry season?
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> thanks, Richard
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