Fwd: Lifting tarp
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Fwd: Lifting tarp
- From: C*@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 12:02:01 EST
Polly:
Lots of people use tractors with forks to hoist a pumpkin from the field. They
most always roll or slide the fruit onto a pallet or other sturdy platform to
protect it from damage before picking it up with the forks.
I've also seen growers use a wide leather strap with handles on both ends to
harvest a 200 lb pumpkin.
The tarps that Ken was talking about are not tarps at all, but very clever and
effective slings made to be used with a block and tackle. Lift trucks are
often fitted with them to weigh the bigger pumpkins at weigh-off sites. They
are adjustable and fit over the pumpkin no matter what size or shape, allowing
it to be lifted for final inspection by the judges and then onto the scale.
This saves the lifting crew from hours of backbreaking labor, and keeps things
going.
Barb
- To: "'pumpkins@mallorn.com'"
- Subject: RE: Lifting tarp
- From: J* P*
- Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 08:25:01 -0600
Has anybody ever used a forklift? Or will this damage the pumpkin?
ToTo Land! Ks.
Polly
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> From: Reinsborough[SMTP:moto@nbnet.nb.ca]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 1999 5:37 PM
> To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: Lifting tarp
>
> LIpumpkin@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > I have a P+P SEED lifting tarp-it is great.However I will be needing
> the
> > 1000lb capacity one this year!.I originally asked for info from the Dill
> > website in very early Sept. and got my first reply in December. This may
> just
> > be my experience only.-Glenn
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> I am impressed with the "tarps" used by some of the Ontario growers
> such as Paul McIntyre and Al Eaton. They are simple, strong, cheap, and
> adjustable to each pumpkin size. Perhaps one of these Growers could
> post a few pictures with a short description about where to get parts
> and how to assemble. I've never seen "tarps" such as these before but
> will make one this summer and try it next fall. I think their strong est
> feature is that you do not have to "roll" your pumpkin onto a tarp, you
> simply secure it around the pumpkin and lift....Ken Reinsborough
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