. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. iJr.:*M: * â¢â. THE OFFSET HANDLE is the secret to getting more chemical on your weeds than on your pants and shoes. (CRANBERRIES photo by Carolyn Caldwell) Growers invent A no-drip ^weed iviper By CAROLYN CALDWELL Like to walk behind a weed iviper that won't drip? Well, Jack Atwood and George ?eck of the Crane Brook Cranberry Co., South Carver, Vlass., have designed and built 3ne. 'The handle is offset from the oil so you don't walk where it uts the chemical on," Atwood aid. 'Any time the engine is unning, the roll will keep
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. iJr.:*M: * â¢â. THE OFFSET HANDLE is the secret to getting more chemical on your weeds than on your pants and shoes. (CRANBERRIES photo by Carolyn Caldwell) Growers invent A no-drip ^weed iviper By CAROLYN CALDWELL Like to walk behind a weed iviper that won't drip? Well, Jack Atwood and George ?eck of the Crane Brook Cranberry Co., South Carver, Vlass., have designed and built 3ne. 'The handle is offset from the oil so you don't walk where it uts the chemical on," Atwood aid. 'Any time the engine is unning, the roll will keep turn- ing to prevent dripping," Peck jexplained. The roll is connected to the iengine with a pulley separate from that powering the wheels. The men previously used a pull behind model which requires the operator to walk backwards or look over his shoulder to see where he has been. With their new machine, weeds should be wiped starting mid-bog and working toward the ditches in a spiral pattern, while the â¢**â¢â¢â¢â¢**⢠COVER PHOTO GEORGE PECK with the weed wiper invented by him and Jack Atwood. Story on this page. (CRANBERRIES photo by Carolyn Caldwell.) â¢â¢â¢â¢â¢â¢â¢â¢â¢â¢ operator walks outside the treated area. Crane Brook Co. made up the frame and fitted it with spare parts and sulky wheels. The engine is a Briggs and Stratton 5 with a 6:1 gear ratio from a water harvest elevator. A spider gear differential to drive the wheels was taken from an old crop duster. A new stainless steel, pump-up pressurized tank is used for the herbicide. (Peck wams that a galvanized tank would react with the chemicals.) The roll is wrapped with an Army blanket. (continued on page 12) .,,/. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Portland, CT [etc. ] : Taylor Pub. Co. [e
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