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  • From: "David Inglis" <mhcsa AT bcn.net>
  • To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] imants vs. crankshaft spader
  • Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 10:00:40 -0400

> We have a Celli crankshaft spader and have friends who have an Imants
> > rotary Spader.
> Has anybody used either of these (or anything similar) in rocky soil?
> If so, how well did it work? And how well did it hold up?
>
> -- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 5 mostly

Depends what you mean by rocky. We have plenty of stones and a fair
amount of rocks the size of softballs. The Celli does a good job of
putting the stones below the surface. If you install an extra screen
behind the spades with a two inch spacing you could put most stones at
the bottom of the working depth and cover them with what loose soil you
have. My Celli is 50" and light enough that if a spade lands directly on
a rock the whole machine will lift out. This is nerve racking but has
yet to do any serious damage to the machine.

This question reminds me of the need for a one bed stone picker that
doesn't cost the earth. Has anyone seen or used something that works on
a bed by bed basis?
David A. Inglis
Mahaiwe Harvest C.S.A.

Ps can anyone tell me how to change my subscription e mail address
without canceling the whole market farming subscription and then
signing up again with the new one? Thanks






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