Weed wiper
- Thread starter onthehoof
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following.. would be interested to see something for use on reed grass over rough ground
- Location
- Peak district
Bought a 3metre one last year and to be honest I’m a bit unimpressed. It’s a Logic brush type but it’s not as effective as spraying. I used it for nettle/thistles and maybe I’ve not got the hang of it but it misses the low stuff.
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
We’ve a Blaney,Quad X brand,6m tractor mounted.
Would I buy one again....not sure.
They are expensive and ours has way too much in the way of electronics which don‘t really make it any more effective,just stuff to go wrong.
Chassis on it had to be seriously welded as it just fell apart due to bad fabrication and welding,one of the arms which hold the unit broke on the pivot,again due to bad fabrication.
So overall not brilliant.
Its like this one where we bought ours and he still has one or two knocking around.
Second hand,suppose not bad value.
Quad X 4.5m Weed Wiper - Emyr Evans Tractors
Weed Wipout 450; 4.5m Wide; Flotation Tyres; 230 Litre Tank; Dual Counter Rotation Rollers; Magic Eye Auto Weed Detection; Electric In-Cab Control Box; Hydraulic Folding
emyrevans.com
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
Is it not just a rope wick on a folding boom? It might well be effective, but an ‘advanced design’?
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
I’ve just bought a Chapman (improved version of the Logic type IMO). After delays at the dealership (certainly not by @chapmanmachinery I should add), I’ve only just picked it up & too late to use now. Hoping to save some time & spray next year.
Trailed behind a quad and only 3m though, like most.
Trailed behind a quad and only 3m though, like most.
Is that double carpet rollers like the Blaney?I’ve just bought a Chapman (improved version of the Logic type IMO). After delays at the dealership, I’ve only just picked it up & too late to use now. Hoping to save some time & spray next year.
Trailed behind a quad and only 3m though, like most.
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
Just one large roller, or with bristles like the Logic if you want to pay the extra, contra-rotated by an electric motor.
That’s exactly what I’ve been thinking about, the electric motor looks the clincher over the ground driven logic, I’m assuming you can whip around between patches of rushes etc without spraying roundup everywhere.
What’s your initial impression with build? Be interested to see how you get on with it.
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
That was the idea I liked most about it. The rotor rotates at a constant speed, rather than whirling round splattering chems everywhere when you move between patches or fields, and will keep rotating slowly when you stop to open a gate, instead of letting the loaded roller drip when it stands still.
Very impressed with build quality, and priced very competitively against a Logic, even if you opt for the Logic type brush roller (+£700).
No it is not just a Rope.Is it not just a rope wick on a folding boom? It might well be effective, but an ‘advanced design’?
Three or four inch wide fibre pad that absorbs the chemical via a pump from the tank....sensors detect the correct amount of liquid held within the pad. Preventing excess dripping and drying out.
- Location
- Carmarthenshire, West Wales
C-DAX Eliminator Tow Behind ATV Quad Weed Wiper -HDGL 2.3M
CDAX ELIMINATOR TRAILED WEED WIPER The C-Dax Eliminator trailed weed wiper dramatically reduces damage to your pasture by putting chemical on the weeds rather than the whole pasture. Quality C-Dax construction is means an extremely robust, trailed weed wi
www.quadbikeswales.co.uk
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
I think they’re pretty well the only option if you want a tractor mounted one of any width.
2.4 m .I’ve just bought a Chapman (improved version of the Logic type IMO). After delays at the dealership (certainly not by @chapmanmachinery I should add), I’ve only just picked it up & too late to use now. Hoping to save some time & spray next year.
Trailed behind a quad and only 3m though, like most.
Wouldnt take awful lot to convert a ground drive one to electric I should think, will take extra power though what with the pump as well...
I think mine needs a new carpet as well.
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
2.4 m .
Wouldnt take awful lot to convert a ground drive one to electric I should think, will take extra power though what with the pump as well...
I think mine needs a new carpet as well.
Yes, you could certainly buy a more expensive ground driven one and set about converting it to electric.
It’s only a small 12v motor, driven through a similar belt to the Logic ground drive. But yes, it will obviously take a couple of watts more power, is that an issue?The rotor is also 4” narrower than the Logic one. So sorry, yes only 8’ working width.
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I already have a port agric. Ground / belt driven one , had it for years. ....its been used 'sporadically' not intensivelyYes, you could certainly buy a more expensive ground driven one and set about converting it to electric.
.. but quite good in some situations.Might be handy to have a pic of the motor and drive
Not that I would copy its design of course ...
The Electrics might be strained , not sure.
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
I already have a port agric. Ground / belt driven one , had it for years. ....its been used 'sporadically' not intensively
Might be handy to have a pic of the motor and drive
Not that I would copy its design of course ...
i don’t think it would be fair to post a photo for the purposes of ripping off the design, but there are lots of close up pictures on the Chapman website.... https://chapman.co.uk/agricultural-machinery/weed-wiper/
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