“High Reach” Basket Waterer

“High Reach” Basket Waterer FARM HOME Miscellaneous Terry Morgel Avon Minn recently sent FARM SHOW photos of a simple plastic jar waterer he invented His wife uses it to water her flower baskets that hang 8 ft off the ground “She had been using a step stool or a ladder and watering can or a garden hose This waterer is a lot easier and safer to use ” says Morgel He started by cutting a 6-ft length of 1 by 4 pine board in half lengthwise then cut 2 ft off the end of each piece He drilled a pair of 1/4-in dia holes 15 and 19 in from the end of one of the 2-ft boards He also drilled a 1/4-in hole 1 1/4 in from the end of both 4-ft boards The boards are connected together with 1/4-in bolts with lock nuts and large flat washers that allow them to pivot One 4-ft board remains stationary while the operator moves the other one up or down A 3/4 by 3/4 by 8-in wood piece was screwed to the bottom of the non-moving board so Morgel’s wife can put her fingers between the boards A length of universal strapping attached to the non-moving board serves as a guide when the other board is slid up A 24-oz plastic peanut jar serves as the water container A sheet rock screw holds the top down and a cable tie holds the bottom in place Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Terry Morgel 37313 Co Rd 3 Avon Minn 56310 ph 320 363-8802

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