2018 - Volume #BFS, Issue #18, Page #06
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Battery-Powered Cordless Tiller
The Royal Weeder easily gets into tight spots between plants and around trees and bushes. The battery-powered weeder weighs only 3 lbs., 2 oz. and has a telescoping handle.
  “I don’t know why the ‘big boys’ in the business didn’t think of this,” says Fred Marken, inventor and distributor. “I had a small gas-powered tiller, but it wasn’t good for getting into tight spaces. Also, I didn’t like having to power up a noisy gas engine.”
  Marken took his concept to a friend who had connections with a company in China. They did the engineering and are manufacturing the Royal Weeder for him.
  The device consists of an extendable aluminum pole with a pistol grip on one end and a wheel with 10 fingers with bent tips on the other end. The wheel rotates at 200 to 220 rpm’s and is powered by a 2-amp, 20-volt battery that fits in the handle. A single charge offers from 25 to 35 min. of weeding.
  “My battery outlasts me with about 35 min. of use,” says Marken, an avid gardener. “It does more work than 5 hoes. A lot of people buy an extra battery, which we offer at a discount, but I’ve never needed one. They recharge in about an hour.”
  Marken cautions people not to think of the Royal Weeder with its chopping wheel as an edger or weed whacker. It is designed to churn up weeds, although he admits it is handy for blending in fertilizer and also for stirring up mulch.
  “It really is a brand new tool,” says Marken.
  The ability to extend the pole from 38 to 44 in. makes it ideal for working in raised beds, as well a matching the user’s height and reach. It is also adjustable for left or right-handed use.
  Marken sent a Royal Weeder to FARM SHOW editor Mark Newhall, who tested it in his garden late last fall. “It’s a handy, lightweight tool that has a lot of power for it’s size, yet doesn’t jump around like my Mantis tiller. I don’t think you’ll get nearly as tired using this little tiller. It’s fun to use and I’m actually looking forward to weeding my garden next summer,” he says.
  Currently the Royal Weeder is available direct from the company for $99.00 reduced from 124.95 which includes free shipping. To order through royalweeder.com go to “Shop Now” and then to “Apply Coupon”. Put in Code “SP99”, then check box “Apply” Good through January 1, 2018.  
  Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Royal Weeder, Inc., 415 Williamson Way #7, Ashland, Ore. 97520 (ph 541 708-6606; fred@royalweeder.com; www.royalweeder.com).



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2018 - Volume #BFS, Issue #18