HeroWear Apex 2 Back-Assist Exosuit
The HeroWear Apex 2 Back-Assist Exosuit is designed to assist persons who frequently perform tasks that require lifting and sustained or repeated bending, yet without restricting movement. The non-powered, textile-based exosuit, which weighs less than 3 pounds, can reportedly alleviate 20-40% of strain off a user’s back while reducing fatigue as much as 40%. Its…
Read MoreRound Baler Net-Wrap Lifter
A Round Baler Net-Wrap Lifter is designed to replace having to load (either in barn or field) a heavy, cumbersome roll of net wrap into one’s AGCO, Case IH, Deere, New Holland, or Vermeer baler. Powered by the tractor’s electrical system, the device winches the roll up into the machine’s rear wrapping compartment with the…
Read MoreHilti Shoulder Exoskeleton
The Hilti Shoulder Exoskeleton (called the EXO-S) is designed to help lower the physical strain and fatigue on one’s shoulder, arms, and neck when doing above-shoulder work – e.g., milking in a dairy parlor; installing conduit, drywall, suspended ceiling; finish surface grinding, sanding, etc. The 5-pound device includes shoulder/arm-lift/neck supports, strapping, a belt, and two…
Read MoreFreeze Miser Freeze Prevention Device
The Freeze Miser Freeze Prevention Device (unlike the manual-drip method) is engineered to only release a minimal amount of water in order to prevent faucets from freezing. The product works by sensing the temperature of the water inside the faucet then only releasing it when below 37 degrees Fahrenheit. As temperature fluctuates, the Freeze Miser…
Read MoreBig-Bale Feeder for Sheep/Goats
This Big-Bale Feeder for Sheep/Goats eliminates the handling problem because one erects it around the hay bale (either large round or large square) no matter where located-barn, open shed, feedlot, pasture. The feeder consists of: 48″ high x 40″ wide galvanized-steel wire panels, each with four 8″ x 12″ feeding-access openings; panel-connecting hinges; and snap…
Read MoreSwivel-Wheeled Carriers
Although designed to highway-haul smaller vehicles (e.g., ATVs, motorcycles, dirt bikes, golf carts, power chairs, scooters) with a camper or pickup truck, Swivel-Wheeled Carriers can also be adapted to haul bulk/bagged materials, equipment, tools, etc., by surrounding the floor/platform with removable metal panels. With swivel wheels (single or double) plus a hitch-bar assembly, these carriers…
Read MoreMarket Truck Platform Lift
Certain wheelchair lifts that are intended for use with full-size vans can work well as a Market Truck Platform Lift for loading produce (via dolly or cart) going to market. The one pictured here is a BraunAbility Millennium Series lift designed for side- or rear-door entrance into a van; in this case, it is mounted…
Read MoreHopper Bin Jitterball Agitator
The 16-inch-long Hopper Bin Jitterball Agitator is designed to reduce bridging and feed separation by utilizing the motion of the auger to agitate the bin’s contents. It reportedly installs by sliding it into the access plate.
Read MoreHopper Bin Center-Cone Agitator
A Hopper Bin Center-Cone Agitator is designed to reduce bridging by directing feed flow away from the center of the unloader boot and out toward the edges. The heavy-walled molded cone, which bolts to the hopper collar, wobbles slightly to keep the feed from only flowing down the center of the bin. The device reportedly…
Read MoreHomemade Strapless Firewood Tarp
Protecting an outdoor stack of firewood in windy and wet weather can be a challenge, especially for one with mobility and strength limitations. The hassle of keeping the cover on, whether via strapping, placing heavy items on top, or other securing methods, can be frustrating and often fruitless. One workable, inexpensive solution is Dustin Roger’s…
Read MoreHopper Bin In-Boot Agitator
A Hopper Bin In-Boot Agitator is designed to both reduce feed bridging to improve flow and reduce out-of-feed events with no impacts that compromise bin integrity. The Flow-Pro System works by providing gentle agitation inside the bin’s plastic boot. It’s available for both straight and 30-degree transitions and automatically activates when feed delivery is running.…
Read MoreNoonee Chairless Chair Exoskeleton
The Noonee Chairless Chair Exoskeleton is designed to convert in a matter of seconds from a rigid leg-support brace for standing and walking into a chair for sitting. This allows one to temporarily rest in an ergonomically favorable position while still carrying out the task at hand. The device is worn on the back of…
Read MoreMooCall HEAT Collar
The MooCall HEAT Collar is worn by nature’s best bovine heat detector-the bull himself. As he approaches each cow or heifer that is wearing a MooCall eartag, the collar records such things as cow-bull proximity, mounting behavior, and bull activity to determine the exact time she’s in heat, whether she repeats, likely due date, even…
Read MoreJake’s Wire-Tightener System
Jake’s Wire-Tightener System is designed to allow one to quickly tighten loose fence wire without having to cut and splice. The system simply consists of a 1/4-inch-thick, double U-shaped “clip” (about 3+ inches in length) plus a hand-held “turning tool.” One end of the tool is slipped into one U-shaped end of the clip, which…
Read MoreHand-Held Suction Lifting Tools
The DeWalt and Grabo Hand-Held Suction Lifting Tool-providing up to 265- and 375-pounds lift capacities, respectively-will reportedly work on a wide range of surfaces (non-porous, semi-porous, rough-textured). The tools’ built-in pressure sensors automatically control the battery-powered vacuum pump to produce and maintain the required degree of suction. They both reportedly create, within seconds, a secure…
Read MorePortable Heaters
Today’s Portable Heaters come in various configurations (tower, tabletop, torpedo, wheeled, hand-carried) and in various powering options (electricity, natural gas, propane, diesel, kerosene). Previously rated only by BTUs of output, they’re now also rated via the square footage that they can warm. Some portables suited to farmstead shop and machinery-maintenance areas include (1) the forced-air…
Read MoreLaevo FLEX Back Exoskeleton
The customizable Laevo FLEX Back Exoskeleton is designed to reduce the risk of job-related back injuries related to a variety of actions (e.g., bending forward/backward, reaching up/out, squatting, kneeling, lifting) while minimizing physical hindrance from the exoskeleton. The main parts of the device include a vest and adjustable supports for both thighs, all of which…
Read MoreMoveo ExoBand Mobility Exoskeleton
The Moveo ExoBand Mobility Exoskeleton is a walking brace consisting of a Velcro-secured fabric waist belt plus left and right upper-leg loops. Each leg loop is connected to the belt via an adjustable strap, each housing a mechanism that stores energy generated in the gait cycle’s first phase and returns it in the second phase.…
Read MoreSkelex 360 Shoulder Exoskeleton
The non-powered Skelex 360 Shoulder Exoskeleton is designed to take the strain off both the shoulders and arms of one who does overhead or mid-range (from the waist up) work. It accomplishes this by: (1) supporting the shoulders using flex metal frames, (2) supporting the arms via arm cuff height and positioning adjustment, and (3)…
Read MoreLadder-Mover Dolly Adapter
The Ladder-Mover Dolly Adapter is a simple plastic brace designed to turn a standard hand truck into a two-wheeled transporter of one’s ladder plus other supplies that can be laid on the ladder. Affixed to the hand-truck’s toe-plate, the device is designed to hold the ladder securely over most any terrain. It accommodates various types…
Read MoreTrac-Grabber Tire Traction Aid
The Trac-Grabber Tire Traction Aid is designed to provide a simple solution to free a vehicle that’s stuck in mud, sand, snow, or adverse terrain. To get unstuck, just strap the device over the tire of each drive wheel and slowly apply power. As you do, it will lift and move the vehicle forward until…
Read MoreConveyor-Floor Utility Trailer
These low-to-the-ground, tiltable Conveyor-Floor Utility Trailers are designed to make the loading, transporting, and unloading of all types of cargo both easy and safe. To on-load, palleted items, machines, etc., are first winched up onto the deck from the rear then conveyed forward, while loose bulk material is loader-bucket deposited from the back or sides.…
Read MoreLivestock Virtual Fencing Systems
With Livestock Virtual Fencing, a producer can keep track of animals within a given pasture area and relocate them to another part of that area or another area altogether. This allows him/her to practice rotational grazing without having to erect, constantly move, and maintain a physical fence. Most systems consist of (1) a GPS base…
Read MoreHapo Neck Exoskeleton
The Hapo Neck Exoskeleton is designed to alleviate neck strain and attendant pain for those who perform tasks that require a posture of looking up. Using composite spring rods, the product supports the neck muscles and concurrently redistributes effort from neck to mid-back, which reduces shoulder tension.
Read MoreStrap-on Kneeler Seat
A Strap-on Kneeler Seat (equipped with high-density cushions) is designed to support one’s back, shoulders, and neck as well as relieves knee pressure when engaged in work or activity that requires prolonged kneeling. The device will reportedly bear the weight of an adult, is designed to be simple to affix the remove, allows one to…
Read MoreBattery-Powered Tillers/Cultivators
Tillage is digging deep into the soil to break it up, whereas cultivation is working the top portion of soil to enhance fertility and destroy weeds. The Battery-Powered Tillers/Cultivators sourced here are designed to both till and cultivate. Powered by 40- to 80-volt lithium-ion batteries and having two or three disks of steel-trowel tines, they…
Read MoreWheeled Gate with Butterfly Hinge
With this Wheeled Gate with Butterfly Hinge, the wheel allows it to roll, and the hinge allows it to pivot over uneven ground without getting stuck. The wheel, available in one size only, can be either welded or bolded onto the gate, whereas the hinge is available in various sizes depending on gate height. The…
Read MoreGPS-Tracking Ear Tag System
This GPS-Tracking Ear Tag System, which includes tags and app, allows one to remotely monitor livestock-not only as to their location, but also on their safety, health, and performance-related conditions/situations. The tags’ sensors continually monitor and (via the app) report to one’s cellular device the animal’s movement and (1) instantly send out-of-fence, illness-suspected, and calving…
Read MoreT-Post-Pulla Extraction Tool
The T-Post-Pulla Extraction Tool, which attaches to a tractor or skid-steer loader bucket, can reportedly remove over 1,000 yards of fence-line posts spaced 8 yards apart in less than an hour’s time-and without causing damage. The keys are (1) the tool’s jaws that are cut to the post’s shape, producing stronger grip and (2) the…
Read MoreHomemade PTO Decoupler
Hiawatha, Kansas, farmer Jim Meuller’s Homemade PTO Decoupler has enabled for him an anything-but-easy task. His device consists simply of a U-shaped lever and a flange that he bolted (via self-locking nuts) between and a few inches down from the lever ends. The nuts hold the flange in place while allowing it to pivot. Tabs…
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