1984 - Volume #8, Issue #5, Page #25
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Motorized Scarecrow
"Stationary scarecrows no longer work for us," says John Caldwell, Angus, Scotland, who invented a motorized scarecrow that birds can't ignore.The worst pest birds in Scotland are pigeons but Caldwell says his motorized "Rape Ranger" scares any bird. The cart has three wheels and sports a 10-ft. high orange-suited man-like figure with rubber boots and a squirrel head. The cart has a 3.5 hp. gas engine with three forward gears and reverse.
Key to the unique scarecrow is its guidance system. A small dia. wire is laid out in a circle over the field, usually a 50 to 60 acre area. The wire feeds through an eyelet at the end of a rod that attaches to the pivoting front wheel of the cart.
The cart moves at speeds varying from a "half-walk" to 7 mph, burning 1/2 pint of gasoline every two hours. A boom cannon mounted on the bed of the cart, or an amplified tape recorder, helps scare birds even more. The Rape Ranger sells for $1,100.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Caldwell, Grange of Conon, Arbroath, Angus, Scotland DD11 3SD (ph 02416 202).
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