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Rolling "Pot Hog" Handles Big Loads With Ease
Move a few big potted trees or a couple of 250-lb. livestock protein tubs, and you quickly learn that bigger is not always better. That's especially true in the tree nursery business.
"When containers have to be pulled out of the ground, there are a lot of back injuries," says Amil Kleinert, former farmer and m
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Move a few big potted trees or a couple of 250-lb. livestock protein tubs, and you quickly learn that bigger is not always better. That's especially true in the tree nursery business.
"When containers have to be pulled out of the ground, there are a lot of back injuries," says Amil Kleinert, former farmer and manufacturer of the Pot Hog. "We developed the Pot Hog to pull pots out of the ground, but find that garden stores and nurseries like them to move pots around above ground, too. We even sold one to the Belagio casino in Las Vegas."
Not only does the Pot Hog make life easier on the worker and the tree, it lets one person do the work of two or more. Just 36 in. wide, 36 in. long and 34 in. high, the secret of the two-wheel cart is in the grips that automatically catch and release pots, grow-bags, and other containers. A lever by the handles lets the operator widen or narrow the grip spread for different size loads.
The leverage effect of wheels and axle tucked next to the grips means even a small person can carry a big load. Pushing down on the handles instead of pulling up also reduces back and shoulder strain. Leveraging is magnified by the long handgrip handles that are spread shoulder width or more.
"My 125-lb. wife can move a 250-lb. pot without a problem," says Kleinert.
Pot Hogs are priced at $775. They're available with a $158 telescoping and hinged drawbar attachment for use behind ATVs, garden tractors and utility vehicles. A $175 wheelbarrow attachment adds even more versatility to the cart.
A hydraulically-controlled tractor attachment for short wheel base compact skid loaders like the Toro Dingo is priced at $4,950. The grips are available as hand tools called Pot Hog Jr. and Oink. They are ideal for grabbing and dragging pots shorter distances. They're priced at $185 and $170, respectively, for pairs.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Amil Kleinert, T-Mate-O, 6921 Stacy Road, Charlestown, Ind. 47111 (ph 812 256-1069 or 888 854-5497; fax 812 256-9344; trees@cwgo.com; www.treesupports.com).
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