Weed Wipers - Anyone use one?

[Sawdustsmb]

Does anyone have any experience using weed wipers? So far it appears the counter rotation units are superior, but I'm not finding a dealer nearby. Any thoughts?

Thanks
Bob

 

[JoeBuyer]

No experience yet, but I have been eyeing them for a while. Seems like a good solution.

 

[sixdogs]

I used one about 13 years ago in a pumplin patch. It was a Spiedel brand and didn't rotate at all. It was maybe 8' to 10' wide and a clamped it to the front loader arms. It works fine once you quickly get the hang of it bit it did occasionally drip and kill whatever the drip hit. Grass that was not too tall was the easiest to kill but some weeds with narrow stalks were difficult to make contact with the Roundup mixture. On balance it was a worthwhile experience and I'm sure technology has improved things a bit.

 

[dnetherland]

I use a wick bar on clover plots. It uses ropes that wick glyphosphate from a 3 inch pvc pipe. Used it 2 weeks ago and it did great job on grasses including johnson grass.

Don

 

[Sawdustsmb]

I'm not sure if it was the mild winter we had here in NY or what but we seem to have a lot of milkweed coming in. And milkweed is very toxic for horses and alpacas. Round-up seems to be about the only effective killer. I did find plans to build a wick wiper using a 3" pipe like yours, Don, glad to hear it worked well - price would be right!!!
Thanks for replying.
Bob

 

[JoeBuyer]

I use a wick bar on clover plots. It uses ropes that wick glyphosphate from a 3 inch pvc pipe. Used it 2 weeks ago and it did great job on grasses including johnson grass.

Don

Was this a home made wick bar? If so, what type/size of rope?

 

[tripp1023]

I use a 15' grassworks weed wiper in my Tifton and Sungrazer pastures. Seems to work well, but you need to be in the field as soon as any weeds are taller than the surrounding grass. In my case, that's abt a 2 wk window between cuttings.

I am using mine to eradicate Dallis grass, which is difficult to do since its wider than it is tall. I use a boom sprayer for normal weed control

 

[Sawdustsmb]

Joebuyer - How to build a pipewick wiper
http://www.caes.uga.edu/commodities/spray/pubs/documents/Monsantohowtobuildpipewickapp.pdf

Bob

 

[Sawdustsmb]

Tripp - I just requested info from grassworks - their web site doesn't give a lot of info or pricing. Where are they located?
Bob

 

[JoeBuyer]

Joebuyer - How to build a pipewick wiper
http://www.caes.uga.edu/commodities/spray/pubs/documents/Monsantohowtobuildpipewickapp.pdf

Bob

Thank you, this design looks simple. Do these drip much?