Rubber-Tired Weed Puller Now Works Better Than Ever
“I’ve been designing equipment for nearly 40 years and I’m still amazed that every time I think improvements on a concept have been nearly exhausted, a new advancement presents itself. That’s what happened to the Weedpuller late in the 2014 season,” says Dan Borquin, inventor and manufactuer of the innovative rubber-tired Weedpuller machine.
“The season was all but over when we built a prototype to fill a farmer’s special needs. And whamo! We were presented with a new exciting version of the Weedpuller. By reducing the size of the roller, and increasing the size of the opposing tire, we were able to change the pulling action of the Weedpuller substantially. Instead of the weed passing through the rollers mostly straight, the rollers pull on the weed with a zig-zag motion. It’s a little hard to explain, but just visualize trying to pull a rope straight through the roller/tie combination. Then imagine trying to pull a rope through not only the tire faces, but also around the tire edges.
“Obviously, we have to get more field time to understand the full ramifications. But we are excited about this new design.
“We will keep the patented roller/wheel combination. And we will keep the posi-pull notched disc set.
“We will also be offering retro-fit updates of roller/wheel combinations on existing machines.
“There are a number of Weedpullers in the country that were temporarily retired, as the farmers went through the glyphosate-ready phase of farming.
“Now, with the glyphosate weed resistance calamity, they’re pulling those old Weedpullers out, fixing them up, and going back to work.
“Our slogan is, ‘Not every farmer needs a Weedpuller, but every farmer needs to know about it.”
The retrofit option will only be offered during the pre-season.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Bourquin’s Farm Mkt. & Trading Co., Inc., 1603 County Rd AA, Colby, Kan. 67701 (ph 785 462-3300; dan@organicweedpuller.com; www.OrganicWeedPuller.com).
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Rubber-Tired Weed Puller Now Works Better Than Ever CROPS Weed Control “I’ve been designing equipment for nearly 40 years and I’m still amazed that every time I think improvements on a concept have been nearly exhausted a new advancement presents itself That’s what happened to the Weedpuller late in the 2014 season ” says Dan Borquin inventor and manufactuer of the innovative rubber-tired Weedpuller machine “The season was all but over when we built a prototype to fill a farmer’s special needs And whamo! We were presented with a new exciting version of the Weedpuller By reducing the size of the roller and increasing the size of the opposing tire we were able to change the pulling action of the Weedpuller substantially Instead of the weed passing through the rollers mostly straight the rollers pull on the weed with a zig-zag motion It’s a little hard to explain but just visualize trying to pull a rope straight through the roller/tie combination Then imagine trying to pull a rope through not only the tire faces but also around the tire edges “Obviously we have to get more field time to understand the full ramifications But we are excited about this new design “We will keep the patented roller/wheel combination And we will keep the posi-pull notched disc set “We will also be offering retro-fit updates of roller/wheel combinations on existing machines “There are a number of Weedpullers in the country that were temporarily retired as the farmers went through the glyphosate-ready phase of farming “Now with the glyphosate weed resistance calamity they’re pulling those old Weedpullers out fixing them up and going back to work “Our slogan is ‘Not every farmer needs a Weedpuller but every farmer needs to know about it ” The retrofit option will only be offered during the pre-season Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Bourquin’s Farm Mkt & Trading Co Inc 1603 County Rd AA Colby Kan 67701 ph 785 462-3300; dan@organicweedpuller com; www OrganicWeedPuller com
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