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- From: "lacroverfarm" <farmers AT lacroverfarm.com>
- To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
- Subject: RE: Bed shapers?
- Date: Fri, 17 May 2002 07:43:54 -0700
I made
one from 3/4 playwood, 2*6's and some heavy gate hinges. It rides on the
back of my 5' tiller and leaves a 2 1/2' bed. I cut 4 plywood strips about
9" * 3' and screwed 2 onto each 2' piece of 2*6. The hinges were bolted
onto the tiller and then onto the sides I had just made. ( My prototype
had been a single sheet of plywood bolted to the tiller - the bolts tore through
the wood in a hour of work ) The hinges let me swing the side in to the
width, and centering I want. I then screwed another piece of plywood
across the top to hold them in place. Works
fine.
I'm
not sure if its better to have long sides or short sides - long sides seems
better as slowly squeezes bed in, but short ones may let the tiller itself do
the work - it will kick material out the hole and draw in from where it
packs on the sides. Anyone know? Long sides seem to ride up onto the
bed; may even be lifting the tiller a bit.
It'd
also be nice to add a roller to the back to pack the bed down, and a furrow
maker and driptape dispenser. Heh there's a product I could
sell!
-----Original Message----- From: Adam Hainer [mailto:anhainer AT syr.edu] Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 7:00 AM To: Market Farming Subject: [market-farming] Bed shapers?
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Bed shapers?,
Adam Hainer, 05/17/2002
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- RE: Bed shapers?, lacroverfarm, 05/17/2002
- Re: Bed shapers?, Kevin Ancell, 05/17/2002
- Re: Bed shapers?, MMQuiteCon, 05/17/2002
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