Head-Protecting Bump Cap
A Head-Protecting Bump Cap is designed to guard against scrapes, bruises, or minor injuries that may incur when one bumps into or knocks against a stationary object (e.g., low ceiling, overhead pipe, underside of a vehicle). Although resembling a soft, flexible baseball or golf hat, the cap is covering a durable polyethylene insert (shell) plus…
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 MoreCarbonhand Grip-Strengthening Glove
With pressure sensors in its thumb, palm, and two middle fingers, the Carbonhand Grip-Strengthening Glove detects and amplifies the hand’s gripping ability. As the user applies more force, Carbonhand does likewise. Worn like a regular glove, it connects to a power unit strapped to the body. A control pad on the wrist lets one switch…
Read MoreProduce-Bunching Rubber Band Applicator
This Produce-Bunching Rubber Band Applicator is designed to simplify the task of packaging for market long-stem flowers and certain vegetables (e.g., asparagus. carrots, green onions). The device’s foot-controlled pedal retracts hooked arms to open the rubber band that snaps gently around the worker-held “bunch” when the pedal is released.
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 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 MorePrevost Air Hose Quick Safety Coupler
By pushing the button on a Prevost Air Hose Quick Safety Coupler, one can-with one hand-more easily connect and disconnect any compressor-powered tool. The device bleeds off the air slowly in disconnection plus stops leaky hose connections. Prevost couplers reportedly purge the air on everything down line so there’s no hose whipping or sudden pressure…
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…
Read MoreJoystick Steering System for Fendt Tractors
The Joystick Steering System for Fendt Tractors (called ErgoSteer) is designed to allow one to shuttle and steer with minimal effort, reducing back strain and making it easier to watch the implement. Activating the system’s retraction steering mode causes the tractor to drive straight ahead when the joystick is released. Activating the auto guide/direction-of-travel mode,…
Read MoreTowed Bed Shaper/Mulch Layer
With this Towed Bed Shaper/Mulch Layer (Model 94), one controls both the shaping of the planting bed (either flat or crowned) and the laying of the plastic mulch that lines the shaped bed. The implement’s pre-sets allow for bed dimensions to a depth of 8 inches and a width of from 24 to 40 inches,…
Read MoreDual-Wheel Tire Inflation Adapter
Affixed directly to a compressor or air hose, this 151/2 inch-long Dual Wheel Tire Inflation Adapter, which features a two-jaw chuck and remote actuator, provides the reach needed to “air up” (to a maximum 150 psi) the inner tires on grain-hauling, semis, and other large trucks. Connecting (locking on) involves pushing the chuck onto the…
Read MoreElectric Hand-Held Twist-Tie Tool
This Electric Hand-Held Twist-Tie Tool is designed specifically for use in agriculture and can help reduce the risk of carpel tunnel or repetitive motion-related injury. Unlike stationary twist-tie machines, it can be taken in the fields to stake agricultural products and vines, such as tomatoes and grapes. It reportedly delivers 8 hours of continuous tying…
Read MoreFingerprint-Enabled Door Lock
With a Fingerprint-Enabled Door Lock, the only one with a “key” to your farm shop is you-or trusted persons (e.g., family members) with whom you share access. Besides reducing the chance of break-ins, this technology can also benefit those with limited hand strength and visual limitations. To function, the lock requires the user to enter…
Read MoreSkid-Steer Tree-Moving Attachment
This Skid-Steer Tree-Moving Attachment is designed to convert the picking up and transporting of single or multiple balled and burlapped, containerized, or boxed nursery trees from a two-/three-man task into a one-person operation. The attachment can also be used to move palleted items, boulders, or anything else that can rest on-or be squeezed by-its twin…
Read MoreUltraLift Powered Landing Gear Tool
The UltraLift Powered Landing Gear Tool is designed to eliminate the hand-cranking typically required for raising and lowering of semi-trailer landing gear. Once one’s trailer is retrofitted with UltraLift’s bolt-on adaptor (with no permanent modifications needed to the trailer), the UltraLift is inserted into the adapter, and the trigger is used to raise or lower…
Read MoreFusion Drill-Powered Cultivator
Designed for already-established gardens, the Fusion Drill-Powered Cultivator can be used to mix, aerate, and weed the soil. It is well adapted to smaller raised-bed gardens because it can be shortened by removing a portion of its shaft. The 6-pound tool consists of four rotating steel tines, adjustable shaft, left- and right-side support bars at…
Read MoreOmniCuff System for Hand Weakness
The OmniCuff System for Hand Weakness consists of three parts-Adapter, Connector, and Basemount, which are designed to make it easier to pick up and swap a hand-held device (e.g., eating utensil, cell phone, hand tool, cup). The Adapter is a magnetic metal strip affixed to a strap that wraps around the palm of the hand…
Read MoreLow-Tunnel Layer Machine
This tractor-towed Low-Tunnel Layer Machine (Model 95) sets the wire hoops, lays the plastic over those hoops, then disks soil over the edges of the plastic-all in a single pass. A person (seated) simply feeds the wires into the unit and monitors rollout of the plastic. Three models are available-NARROW (5-foot-wide plastic/12-inch-high tunnel); STANDARD (6-foot-wide…
Read MoreX-Tend Retracting Swing Auger
Designed to work with AGI-Westfield MKX-series augers, the X-Tend Retracting Swing Auger is able to extend, swing side-to-side, and retract-all without having to move the grain truck or position by hand. Once the trailer is in position, the auger tube is extended and the power swing moves the low-profile hopper side-to-side, reaching below the trailer’s…
Read MoreTractor-Towed Dual Row Weed Wiper
This Tractor-Mounted Dual Row Weed Wiper allows the liquid weed killer to be applied with no chance of spray drift. Designed to attach to the tractor’s three-point hitch, it consists of a steel frame with drop pipes, wiper-pad panels, adjustment bar (to accommodate any row width), a 20-gallon tank with automatic pump, admitter discs, hoses,…
Read MoreVibration Reducers for Trimmers
A pair of these Vibration Reducers for Trimmers mounted on one’s string trimmer, brush cutter, or other shaft-driven yard tool can reportedly cut extended-use felt vibration up to 50%, along with the resulting discomfort/fatigue. Made of NAVCOM (Noise and Vibration Control Material), the round, fluted-shaped reducers are slipped onto the shaft (one toward the top,…
Read MoreGrain Trailer Observation Window
A Grain Trailer Observation Window (also called sight window or sight glass) eliminates the need for climbing in order to monitor the loading/unloading process. Suggested locations of the window include either the side of the trailer and above the hopper bottom.
Read MoreEarth Auger Torque Reducing Tool
Designed to be used with the manufacturer’s Dually Powerhead Model 43101, this long-handled, two-wheeled Earth Auger Torque Reducing Tool can absorb the impact (reportedly up to 75%) caused by rocks, roots, hard soil, etc. It can also sometimes turn a two-person auger job into a one-person job. The device features a cast iron axle joint,…
Read MoreRevolving Wading Pool Raised Bed
Sylvia Mitchell, left-side stroke survivor and wheelchair user, came up with this unique way to continue gardening. It’s a soil-filled, sturdy child’s wading pool on top of an equally-sturdy, custom-made Lazy Susan, which allows her to tend her vegetables, flowers, etc., while remaining in one spot. Making her rotating raised garden bed involved the following:…
Read MoreSkid-Steer Trailer Mover Hitch
This Skid-Steer Trailer Mover Hitch allows one to add a standard 2-inch hitch receiver to a machine to move trailers, wagons, other pieces of equipment around the farmstead and elsewhere. The hitch can be readily installed and removed and has a 1,000-pound tongue-weight rating. (Two-inch standard receiver sold separately.)
Read MoreSeedling-Plug Tray Carrier
With this Seedling-Plug Tray Carrier, which holds three trays, one can transport six at a time (a carrier in each hand). Made of zinc-galvanized steel and collapsible for convenient storage, the carriers are available in three widths to accommodate common tray types: 10-inch for Winstrips, 11-inch for 1020s, and 12-inch for paper pots.
Read MoreMulti-Digger Hand Tools
To utilize these soft-grip Multi-Digger Hand Tools, one rests the forearm on the support and grasps the vertical handle. The reported result is greater control, more power, less arm fatigue, and no blisters. Trowel tool: Stainless-steel head has a serrated edge, weeding tongue, string cutter, and planting-depth gauge; the handle has a stainless-steel tip for…
Read MoreExterior Bi-Fold Door
An Exterior Bi-Fold Door consists of two equal-size panels that are hinged together across the middle. When raised (via electric motor and a series of cables or straps), the top panel folds out and the bottom folds in and under the top, forming a horizontal “V.” This configuration results in less stress on building and…
Read MoreWinch-Operated Parbuckle Log-Loading Ramp
Whether homemade or commercial, a Winch-Operated Parbuckle Log-Loading Ramp is designed to allow one to roll long, large-diameter logs from the ground up onto the deck-bed of a stationary sawmill, portable sawmill, or log-carrying trailer. The basic items needed include: two ramps (steel or wood), a winch unit (hand-cranked, battery-powered, or plug-in electric), winch-holding mast,…
Read MoreComb Honey Container Kits
Comb Honey Container Kits (commonly called Supers) fit directly into standard size Langsroth hive equipment. The bees build a comb and fill it with honey in the containers. When full, the containers are removed and ready to sell to customers. The bees do both the producing and much of the packaging, which reduces the workload…
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