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“Wheelbarrow” Yard Tarp
If you’ve ever used a tarp when doing yard cleanup, it’s easy to appreciate the Yard Draggin patented by Stephen Shumate of White Bluff, Tenn. His simply designed tarp hauler can handle everything from gravel and pavers to tree limbs and plants.
    “It’s great for moving mulch or when you’re trimming bushes. It’s made out of heavy-duty tarp like they use for bags to hold 2,000 lbs. of gravel at home improvement centers,” Shumate says. “With handles sewn out of the same material, it’s easy to pull the Yard Draggin up onto a pile and dump it.”
    It’s 4 ft. wide in front, 2 ft. wide at the back, and about 6 1/2 ft. long. It can be set up to have sides or laid flat on the ground to directly rake leaves into it. Grommets on the sides allow it to be staked down if necessary.
    When you’re done with it, Yard Draggin folds up to store on a shelf.
    “That’s the biggest selling point,” Shumate says. “You can transport it in a car. It’s a replacement for a wheelbarrow; you never have a flat tire.”
    Shumate, who is a pastor for a small church and does lighting work for events and conventions, says most customers are homeowners or landscapers. One tree removal business recently purchased 3 Yard Draggins to move tree branches.
    They’re very durable, Shumate says. He still uses the prototype he made 6 years ago. He sells the manufactured version through his website for $20 plus $5 shipping.
    “People will find more uses than I can imagine,” Shumate says. “In my tool shed this is a tool I’ll never live without again.”
    Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Stephen Shumate, 121 Coach Dr., White Bluff, Tenn. 37187 (ph 615 476-1190; info@yarddraggin.com).


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2019 - Volume #43, Issue #2