Sharp-Edged Loader Bucket Slices Through Weeds, Soil

Sharp-Edged Loader Bucket Slices Through Weeds Soil CROPS Weed Control Larry Markman uses his tractor’s loader bucket to take out groups of problem weeds like waterhemp and marestail He grinds a sharp edge onto the loader bucket to cut through the weeds “It’s nothing revolutionary but I wish I would have done it long ago ” says Markman “I only thought of it because my Bush Hog was down and I had weeds at the edge of the field that had escaped my renter’s herbicide application ” Markman’s bucket had the standard beveled edge He gave it a knife’s edge working his handheld grinder along the top of the bucket’s cutting edge At the same time he sharpened the outside corners of the bucket “Now I can get within an inch and a half of the row or even less ” he says When dealing with a large patch of weeds at the field edge or along a waterway or roadway Markman simply tilts the bucket back and lowers it Dragging it backward through the weeds pulls them into a clump He says the sharp edge breaks them off at ground level better than it ever did prior to sharpening While Markman made the modification for weed control he got a bonus benefit “It also works dirt better ” he says “It slices through the sod and soil instead of having to force the blunt edge through ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Larry D Markman 439 New St West Salem Ill 62476 ph 618 456-8536

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