Weed Whopper Keeps Fence Free Of Weeds

Weed whopper keeps fence free of weeds COMBINES Conversions 17-1-31 I built this "weed whopper" to keep several miles of electric fence free of weeds. I mounted a straw spreader from a Deere 95 combine on the end of a heavy steel frame that runs across the back of the tractor, mounted on the 3-pt. Three thick strips of rubber hang from the bottom of the straw spreader, which is belt-driven by a 10-hp. Wisconsin gas engine. A tractor weight lays on the left end of the bar to counterbalance the weight of the motor and spreader. The rubber strips chop weeds off and wrap right around steel or wood fence posts, doing a near-perfect clean up job. The drive belt slips a little when the rubber "weed whopper' strips wrap around posts. (Bill Crain RR, Box 126, Helena, Okla 73741 ph 405 626-4766)

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