Subject: [Fwd: Resources on hand tools for market gardens]

From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 17:46:51 -0400

Push- or pull-handled basket weeders

Ro-Ho Garden Tiller from Rowe Manufacturing

WOLF-Garten tools

Star-harrow+Scuffle-hoe combination weeder

http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/market-farming/2006-September/date.html

http://www.wassan.org/sri/Weeders_Equipments.htm

These wassan.org pics are enough to relay the concept of
practical tooling and weeding devices in developing
countries, yet unavailable to market farmers in US.

push tool-carrier

Weed Master thru Elomestari - Finland.

Elomestari - Finland
http://personal.inet.fi/yritys/elomestari/english/english.htm

Weed Master
http://personal.inet.fi/yritys/elomestari/english/weed.htm

"Weed Master is a versatile tool carrier for seeding, planting,
flaming, spraying and hoeing. It is specially designed for
0.1-2 ha vegetable fields. Within few minutes you can attach
various weed control equipment in the same frame."

http://personal.inet.fi/yritys/elomestari/rikka/ruisku.jpg
http://personal.inet.fi/yritys/elomestari/rikkamestari.jpg

MacTrac, small powered tool carrier
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could be fitted onto a four-wheeler chasis.

Torsion Weeder from Frato Machine Import - UK.

Torsion weeder
http://www.frato.nl/UK/torsiewieder-UK.htm

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