Winterize Your WIndshield Wipers - Wiper Shaker

Winterize Your WIndshield Wipers - Wiper Shaker PICKUPS Accessories 34-5-33 Mike Kelly, inventor of the Wiper Shaker, got the idea about 10 years ago. "I was driving in a snowstorm and tried to reach out the window to give my wiper a shake," recalls Kelly. "My car slid over to the side of the road, and I decided there had to be a better way." Kelly's better way was a tiny vibrating motor that attaches to existing windshield wiper arms. He describes the excentric motor as similar to, but 50 times more powerful than, a cell phone vibrator. Pressing the control button actually causes the wiper to lift 1/16-in. and jump in 1 to 2-in. patterns across the windshield. Not only is ice and slush tossed aside, but also the slush doesn't tend to accumulate along the side of the wiper. What slush does buildup gets broken up by the vibration. "It's effective in warm weather if mud splashes on the windshield. Less fluid is needed to clean the mud off, thanks to the vibration," says Kelly. The Wiper Shaker is Department of Transportation (DOT) approved and is well accepted among northern state DOT's, says Kelly. It's also available through Ford dealers nationwide, as well as via a national distributor, Vehicle Improvement Products. Wiper Shakers have a suggested retail price of $99 for a set of two shakers with 12V system. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Wiper Shaker: Ford dealers or Vehicle Improvement Products, 151 S. Ram Rd, Antioch, Ill. 60002 (ph 847 395-7250; www.vipwheels.com).

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