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  • From: Richard Stewart <rstewart AT zoomtown.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Wheelhoes
  • Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:56:29 -0500

Believe it or not, I just found TWO in one of my barns last Friday.  I spent the last half of that day stripping paint off the one and pounding a bent strut straight on the anvil.  Its sort of an interesting design with three tool types a frame that hangs under the traditional wheel hoe handle and wheel set-up.  It has a five tine cultivator, a furrow, and a stirrup style hoe.  I painted it Sunday its original yellow, green, and red colors and will put it together after I get a second coat on (and take some pictures).

The other one is still all together.  I'll fix it and clean it up next week.  Its a neat design I have never used before.  It has you standard tines in the back, five of them.  Rather than a wheel though, it as a drum with large saw tooth corkscrew pattern that looks like it would do a good job as a VERY light weight till or aerator.  Certainly a whole lot less ground pressure than a narrow wheel.

I'll take pictures of that as well.

Cheers!

Richard Stewart
Carriage House Farm
North Bend, Ohio

An Ohio Century Farm Est. 1855

(513) 967-1106

On Feb 7, 2008, at 9:50 PM, Fellenz wrote:



Ploughshare wrote:
...I was actually thinking about purchasing another Glaser Wheel Hoe this year. 
The price on them seems so ridiculous though--Peaceful Valley has them 
(steel handles) for something like $350 and they don't even come with the 
hoe.  I use ours quite a bit and a 2nd one would be nice, they just seem so 
overpriced for what materials are there....

You can buy old Planet Jrs. on eBay any day of the week for $40-100 + 
shipping depending upon condition and tooling, or if you are in an area 
with an agricultural history you may find them at estate and small farm 
auctions.  I've probably bought at least a dozen in my area, 
Central/Western NY, over the past several years.  At auction, at least 
in NY they usually go for $5-$45 depending upon condition.

I have looked at manufacturing a modern version of the Planet Jr., 
similar to the Glaser, but a little sturdier and the price they are 
asking is not out of line considering the small number which are 
manufactured and the steps in the distribution chain between the 
manufacturer and ultimate seller. 

Andy
www.FellenzFamilyFarm.com

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