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Walk-Behind Multi-Torch Flame Weeder
Walk-Behind Multi-Torch Flame Weeder

Touted as a cost-effective, non-chemical alternative, the Walk-Behind Multi-Torch Flame Weeder is designed to kill unwanted weeds and grasses in areas around the home or farmstead and in larger gardens and limited acreage vegetable/specialty-crop fields; for those crops, the flaming can be done both pre- and post- emergence. Pushed manually by the operator, this type of flame weeder is a 11/2- to 21/2-foot wide wheeled hooded unit or cart that has four or five torches. The common heating fuel is propane gas, which is hose-fed from a tank immediately behind the torches or back-pack-carried by the operator. On-off control and flame intensity is regulated via a trigger on the handle.

Estimated Cost Cost range: $400-$600

Limitations Limitations Addressed by Product: Upper extremity, Strength/endurance, Back


SourceFlame Engineering, Inc.
P.O. Box 577
West Highway 4
LaCrosse, KS, 67548
Websitewww.flameengineering.com
Emaildragonmaster@flameengineering.com
Phone800-255-2469
785-222-2873
Fax785-222-3619

SourceFlame Weeders
1711 Mud Lick Road
Glenville, WV, 26351
Websitewww.flameweeders.com
Emailinfo@flame-weeders.com
Phone304-462-7606
Last updated: Jun 12, 2017


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