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  • From: Etienne Goyer <etienne AT lejardinduvillage.ca>
  • To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Farmall tractor
  • Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2013 06:46:01 -0400

Thanks a lot Aaron. All that makes a lot of sense. Using the basket
weeder on stale beds at first to get a feel for it is an excellent
suggestion actually.

A tine weeder is also on my radar. I heard it does wonder on garlic
early in the season, and works pretty well for carrots and onion too
(which happen to be two of the crop I spend the most time hand weeding).
I will take a closer look at it.

I do like the design of the Allis G, but I have never seen one. I guess
they where not very popular around here. Farmalls, though, are pretty
abundant, and the old(er) mechanics knows how to maintain them.


On 13-04-16 09:48 PM, Aaron Brower wrote:
> I can't make a knowledgeable comment about the Cub and the Super A as
> I'm partial to the Allis G but I can comment on the buddingh (I assume
> you mean basket weeder as they also make a finger weeder). The basket
> weeder is a phenomenal tool. If you are fortunate enough to find a
> tractor with such an implement, I would recommend making the purchase if
> you have the finances to do so.
>
> The basket weeder definitely works better with a flat bed. If you do not
> have a bed shaper there are other ways to make a bed flat, such as
> rolling it. Without a perfectly flat bed, the basket weeder is not as
> efficient but it is not 'hopeless'. I would recommend getting the bed as
> flat as you can this year, using your basket weeder or some other
> implement and building your implement collection as you are able.
>
> If I could give a few words about mechanizing your production, I would
> warn not to be too optimistic the first year with any implement. It
> takes a solid season to understand how to use almost any tool
> efficiently and skillfully. If you are learning a tractor, you should
> expect a learning curve there as well. The basket weeder is a precision
> tool, more so than almost any other that a small scale producer may
> acquire which means it takes even more skill than your typical
> implement, however, it will also be your favorite and your biggest time
> saver once you've mastered it.
>
> If I were in your position, I would buy the Super A with the basket
> weeder and at the same time find a tine weeder
> (http://www.farmallcub.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=50259) or some
> similar tool that is not so precise. This could probably be found or
> assembled for a couple hundred. The advantage here is that while you are
> learning to handle the tractor, the implement won't be doing much damage
> to the vegetables on an established bed. If you are learning to use the
> basket weeder, after the first pass you will have cut the tops off all
> your carrots. The first year you could be learning the tractor, using
> the basket weeder to cultivate stale beds before sowing and use the tine
> weeder to weed while you were learning. Next winter try to find or
> manufacture a bed shaper.
>
> I do not say any of this to discourage your inclination to mechanize. To
> the contrary, I would definitely recommend it, but know there is a steep
> learning curve and to expect some frustrations along the way.
>
> Aaron
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Etienne Goyer <etienne AT lejardinduvillage.ca>
> *To:* Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 16, 2013 9:09 PM
> *Subject:* [Market-farming] Farmall tractor
>
> Good evening everyone,
>
> This season, I want to try my hand at mechanizing some of the weeding.
> I've got my eyes on two old Farmall in my area, a Cub and a Super A.
> Both are equipped with a Buddhing. I have never worked with any of
> these machines before.
>
> Firstly, I am working on 6" raised beds, 60" center-to-center, with
> about 36" bed tops. I understand the Cub is limited on the bed width it
> can straddle to about 36", so it might be a little tight for my system.
> I guess the Super A might be better suited for the spacing I have here.
>
> Secondly, I wonder how well these works with raised beds. The ground
> clearance is good, that is not the problem. I am more concerned about
> the height adjustment of the toolbar. How well does that work with
> raised beds?
>
> Finally, I understand the buddhing perform best on a perfectly flat bed.
> Mine aren't. My field is not perfectly flat, and my bedding system is
> still being perfected, so the bed height can vary by an inch or two in
> places. Is using the buddhing hopeless in these conditions?
>
> Thanks for any insight you care to share.
>
>
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