Inventions Make Farm Tasks Easier

Inventions Make Farm Tasks Easier FARM HOME Miscellaneous Retired farmer Lester Adelman of Rice Minn came up with two inventions to make life simpler for both himself and his daughter First 12 years ago he decided to modify an electric golf cart He removed the bag holder and straps that were constructed onto the flip-up engine hood on the back He built and painted a plywood box to fit onto the existing hood After adding a steel hinge at the rear he mounted the box to it “To dump it I grab hold of the side handles and lift the whole hood and box together ” says Adelman “Once it starts coming up it balances because of the hinge on the back end It’s made to lift anyway because that’s how you get at the engine to service it ” He can haul a load of rocks when cleaning up around the garden or carry tools when making repairs His second invention helped his daughter an avid horse rider enter or exit the gates of her riding arena without dismounting from her horse Adelman found some scrap iron along with a 1-in wide strip of spring steel about 2-ft long After welding a round steel button to it he fastened the bottom of the strip to the outer bar of the gate The top holds a rubber-covered chain for torque to move the button in and out of a gate post notch To make the notch Adelman bolted a right-angle piece of metal to the gate post and cut a hole where the button would fit when the gate was closed He laughs when he describes how well it works but warns that horses are often smart enough to lean their heads on the chain to release the button from the latch and walk through the gate Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Lester Adelman 3225 125 St NE Rice Minn 56367 ph 320-393-2741

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