Tater digger

[gordo 5]

I just finished my tater digger and thought i would share some pic. , I'm going to paint the old cast iron Clinton next, This has been a fun project but I've been told I might be nuts, Cause I only got two 18 foot rows potatos

[Trouty56 565]

Well it looks cool...I'll need to see a vid of it in action when you dig them taters.... :)

[Tankman 3,518]

I recall the same laughter, small garden, big Horse. It's all fun.

Looks good, like Trouty56 would love to watch your machine in action.

Have fun!

[AMC RULES 37,124]

Well it looks cool...I'll need to see a vid of it in action when you dig them taters....

Me too...because I don't see how it works here. :scratchead:

[Kelly 1,029]

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[COMMANDO6 20]

:text-yeahthat: :text-yeahthat:

[64s 83]

How about some pictures from the front of your digger (in front of the rear wheels) - I too am trying to figure it out. Looks cool anyway.

[Jake Kuhn 1,554]

very cool!

[gordo 5]

Here are 2 pic ,one after testing before paint,the shaker is spring mounted to the scoop in frount and hanges from straps on the off set cam bearings in the back. The frame attaches to the axel hitch and lift like a dozer blade. the chains control the depth .The center strap on the shaker with c clamp lifts the shaker for ground clearance to get to the garden. I will get kids to make a vid. of it working and try to post i will need help with that,,,,,

[smoreau 658]

Looks great! Making things like this is part of the fun in this hobby! So what if they think your nuts for building this, you has fun and you got New toy to play with! I don't see any thing wrong with it.

[AMC RULES 37,124]

OH...for digging them back up...and here I was thinking it was made to make putting them IN the ground easier.

That does look pretty cool... if it works.

[Trouty56 565]

Now I got ya. The taters will be laying on top of the ground behind you after getting dug up and dirt sifted out.

Still want a video on it. Awesome piece.

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[Lane Ranger 10,943]

This gets the gold star for ingenuity as far as I am concerned!

Great piece of work and if it does as good as it looks like it might you will really be in the potato business!

[TT-(Moderator) 1,131]

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I hope it works well for you, "gordo".

My two least-favorite garden activities when I was younger were rock picking and potato picking. (we used a potato plow)

[bowtiebutler956 650]

Very cool machine, and I love the old Clinton you put on it!

Matt :flags-texas:

[Terry M-(Moderator) 2,175]

Looks pretty cool. would Like to still see yours in action gordo.

[Torino 14]

I would love to see this thing in action to.  Don't forget us.

[JamesBe1 82]

Very ingenious!  I hope that the wheels are wide enough and that you can still get good traction while keeping the blade in the ground deep enough.  I can't wait to see the video.

[Scrumpy 5]

Gordo,

 

Do you have to open or loosen up the soil before using the picker? What do you use to do that without damaging the 'taters'?

[Stigian 1,234]

What a great machine

Ad me to the "want to see a video of it in action" list

[Lane Ranger 10,943]

This attachment is on my all time best attachments list!    Great job and ingenious innovation!

[Wheel-N-It 2,968]

I want to see a tater digger that will slice em' up into American Fries (not french fries)!