Washer Cleans Pumpkins Fast

2024 - Volume #48, Issue #2, Page #23

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A company in the U.K. can clean your pumpkins fast. The Reed Pumpkin Washer uses three rotating brushes to scrub away the dirt on 120 pumpkins per min. The brushes are just short of 15 ft. and are completely adjustable to match pumpkin size.
“We have farmers in the U.K. who grow as many as 7 million pumpkins a year, all for the Halloween carved pumpkin market,” says John Steward, The Machine Install Company. “The Reed Pumpkin Washer is very popular with them. We think it could find a market in the U.S. and Canada as well.”
Steward credits a late friend, Colin Reed, with the design. “Colin was a well-known designer of crop handling machines,” says Steward. “He came to us with the plans about 5 years ago, and we decided to make them into a proper machine.”
The assembled Pumpkin Washer is about 6 ft. by 20 ft. The tank is about 4 ft. by 14 1/2 ft. It can handle pumpkins up to 15 in. in diameter. As pumpkins are brushed, they’re hit with a high-pressure spray from water in the recirculating tank.
The Pumpkin Washer comes with an electrical panel requiring 20 amp, 3-phase current. The base system is priced at about $92,000. It comes with a manual filter for the tank. The full-featured system includes a filter screen, auger, and drag removal for released dirt. It’s priced at around $126,000.
“Our growers are pushing so many pumpkins through in the 8 weeks before Halloween that they go for the full system,” he says. “It can run longer as it keeps the water useable for a longer time.”
Steward notes that celebrating Halloween has increased quickly in the U.K. over the past 5 years and is spreading to Europe. As it does, he expects interest in the Pumpkin Washer to grow there as well. He’s equally interested in working with a distributor in the U.S. or Canada.
“Set up is not too difficult, and we provide full installation instructions and manuals,” says Steward. “I’d come over myself with any initial sales to help with setup. It would give me an opportunity to see and understand the North American market.”
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, The Machine Install Company Ltd., Unit 8 Anglia Way, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom PE13 2TY (ph 44 1945 587 439; www.tmicltd.co.uk).

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Washer Cleans Pumpkins Fast FARM HOME Miscellaneous A company in the U K can clean your pumpkins fast The Reed Pumpkin Washer uses three rotating brushes to scrub away the dirt on 120 pumpkins per min The brushes are just short of 15 ft and are completely adjustable to match pumpkin size “We have farmers in the U K who grow as many as 7 million pumpkins a year all for the Halloween carved pumpkin market ” says John Steward The Machine Install Company “The Reed Pumpkin Washer is very popular with them We think it could find a market in the U S and Canada as well ” Steward credits a late friend Colin Reed with the design “Colin was a well-known designer of crop handling machines ” says Steward “He came to us with the plans about 5 years ago and we decided to make them into a proper machine ” The assembled Pumpkin Washer is about 6 ft by 20 ft The tank is about 4 ft by 14 1/2 ft It can handle pumpkins up to 15 in in diameter As pumpkins are brushed they’re hit with a high-pressure spray from water in the recirculating tank The Pumpkin Washer comes with an electrical panel requiring 20 amp 3-phase current The base system is priced at about $92 000 It comes with a manual filter for the tank The full-featured system includes a filter screen auger and drag removal for released dirt It’s priced at around $126 000 “Our growers are pushing so many pumpkins through in the 8 weeks before Halloween that they go for the full system ” he says “It can run longer as it keeps the water useable for a longer time ” Steward notes that celebrating Halloween has increased quickly in the U K over the past 5 years and is spreading to Europe As it does he expects interest in the Pumpkin Washer to grow there as well He’s equally interested in working with a distributor in the U S or Canada “Set up is not too difficult and we provide full installation instructions and manuals ” says Steward “I’d come over myself with any initial sales to help with setup It would give me an opportunity to see and understand the North American market ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup The Machine Install Company Ltd Unit 8 Anglia Way Wisbech Cambridgeshire United Kingdom PE13 2TY ph 44 1945 587 439; www tmicltd co uk

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