Plastic Mulch Lifter/Wrapper
Plastic mulch enables workers with disabilities to control weeds, but is difficult to remove from the field at the end of the season. The Plastic Mulch Lifter/Wrapper removes the mulch without heavy manual labor. Attached to a small tractor's Cat 1 or 2 three-point hitch, this hydraulically powered device combines these two functions simultaneously in a single pass. As it's being towed down the row, the implement splits then lifts the plastic, the one end of which having first been affixed to a slowly rotating reel that wraps it into a roll for disposal. (Any dirt, vines, trash, etc., reportedly falls off to the side as the plastic is lifted up.) The entire process is monitored/controlled by an individual standing on a platform at the rear of the implement. Two models are available: a single reel for one-row removal and a double reel for two-row removal.
Cost range: See below
Limitations Addressed by Product: Lower extremity, Upper extremity, Strength/endurance, Back
Toolbox :: Vegetable, Small Fruit, and Flower Production :: Outdoor and High Tunnel Production :: Chemical and Other Weed Control
Source | Crop Care Equipment, LLC 209 Enterprise Drive Lititz, PA, 17543 |
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Website | www.cropcareequipment.com |
info@cropcareequipment.com | |
Phone | 717-738-7365 |
Fax | 717-738-7375 |
Est. Cost | Single reel, $8,200; double reel, $9,000 |
Last updated: Jan 10, 2022