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  • From: Steve Diver <steved AT ncat.org>
  • To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [Market-farming] Re: DIY Bed-shaper and plastic layer
  • Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2004 10:13:11 -0500

Interestingly, "where can I get drawings and specifications for a
farm-built plastic-mulch laying machine?" was Question of the Week
on the ATTRA web page

http://www.attra.ncat.org/question.html

ANSWER: There is only one Extension Service fact sheet we have seen that provides specifications for a plastic mulch laying machine. "Plastic Tunnel and Mulch Laying
Machine" is a brief, 3-page leaflet from the Small Farm Center at University of California.

Also see "Use of Plastic Mulch and Row Covers in Vegetable Production," an Extension
Service fact sheet from Oklahoma State University that provides an excellent summary
of plastic mulch use in vegetable production.

Research also found a Web site geared to farm equipment that displays images of a
shop-built mulch laying machine that you may find helpful. The links are provided below.


Resources

An Automated Machine for Removal of Plastic Mulch
R. L. Parish
Transactions of the ASAE (American Society of Agricultural Engineers)
VOL. 42, No. 1. p. 49-51.

Plastic Tunnel and Mulch Laying Machine
James F. Thompson and Pedro Ilic
Small Farm Center, University of California
http://www.sfc.ucdavis.edu/Pubs/Family_Farm_Series/Veg/Machine/machine.html

Use of Plastic Mulch and Row Covers in Vegetable Production
Oklahoma State University, F-6034 (PDF / 7.7 mb)
http://osuextra.okstate.edu/pdfs/F-6034web.pdf

Wade Hancock's School Project: Plastic Mulch Layer Design Images
First photo link
Second photo link
Third photo link
http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/ViewPhoto?u=4007328&a=30113976&p=62643640

Note: The ASAE paper on a shop-built plastic mulch remover is online, but
you might have to go through a library subscription.

Regards,

Steve Diver
http://www.attra.ncat.org








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