2013 - Volume #37, Issue #1, Page #30
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Walk-Behind "Wonder Plow" Also Plants, Fertilizers
The walk-behind machine is self-propelled by a Honda GX-160 engine with 6:1 reduction. The engine belt and chain-drives an 18-in. high, 9 1/2-in. wide lugged rubber wheel. The rig has a 1/4-in. thick main frame, and the basic unit comes with a single plow that’s used to make furrows. The machine can also be equipped with a toolbar and gauge wheels on front that lets you clamp on various attachments, including single or double cultivator sweeps; an Earthway push-type seeder that furrows, plants, and covers the seed all in one pass; and an Earthway fertilizer unit for dropping granular fertilizer next to the row.
“It’s the perfect tool for large gardens or nurseries that are too big for hand hoeing but not big enough for a tractor,” says Cotton. “We basically took the handlebars off the Earthway seeder and mounted it on the toolbar. The planter comes with interchangeable seed plates for different crops. An easy-to-set depth gauge wheel keeps you from planting too deep so the entire crop emerges at the same time.”
The basic Wonder Plow equipped with a single plow sells for $1,095. A kit containing the toolbar, gauge wheels, and 2 sweeps sells for $200. The Earthway seeder sells for $99.95, and the fertilizer hopper for $75.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Turf Pride LLC, P.O. Box 975, Andalusia, Ala. 36420 (ph 334 488-3939; doncotton@turfprideusa.com; www.turfprideusa.com).
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