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“Made-It-Myself” Picker-Upper
“I’ve been using this simple device for a couple of years to pick up fallen apples and walnuts in my yard,” says Phil Whitmoyer, Leesport, Penn. “You can also use it to pick up debris around the yard without bending over.”
The device consists of a 3-ft. length of hardwood flooring with a 6 by 10-in. metal “d
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“Made-It-Myself” Picker-Upper FARM HOME Miscellaneous “I’ve been using this simple device for a couple of years to pick up fallen apples and walnuts in my yard ” says Phil Whitmoyer Leesport Penn “You can also use it to pick up debris around the yard without bending over ” The device consists of a 3-ft length of hardwood flooring with a 6 by 10-in metal “dust pan” fastened to a hinge at the bottom A long metal strap runs through a pair of I-bolts down to a wood block above the pan “I push apples into the pan with one foot and then lift the pan up over a bucket and pull on the handle to dump it ” says Whitmoyer “It didn’t cost a penny to make because I found everything I needed in my scrap pile ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Phil Whitmoyer 236 Ziegler Road Leesport Penn 19533 ph 610 926-1014; pewhitmo@epix net
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