Content
- Build apple collectors yourself
- Building apple collectors yourself: The rolling classic
- Apple collector made of PVC pipe
- 1. Attach style to PVC pipe
- 2. Stick on the bag
- Tips
Even with broom and dustpan, apples can be collected faster
Build apple collectors yourself
Picking up apples from the ground is laborious and gets on your back. But with a home-made tool, picking apples is much easier. In the following, we will give you ideas on how to build an apple collector yourself.
Building apple collectors yourself: The rolling classic
If you search for apple collectors on the Internet, you will immediately come across an egg-like construction made of wire. The egg-ball is rolled on a pole over the lawn. When the bullet hits an apple or similar object, the flexible wires bend apart, allowing the apple to roll into the egg. Since the dead weight of the apple is less than the applied pressure, the apple stays inside the ball. Up to seven or more apples fit comfortably in the apple collector. This apple collector is difficult to replicate. If you still want to try it, you will get tips here.
Apple collector made of PVC pipe
A simpler option is the self-construction of a PVC pipe. It is an object very similar to a telescopic apple picker, but without the spikes. It is important that the PVC pipe is not much longer than an apple length and it has an advantageous effect if it is slightly curved.
For this you need:
1. Attach style to PVC pipe
Screw the handle to the PVC pipe. The best place for this is about one centimeter from the edge of the pipe so that the plastic does not crack but you can still reach the spot well for drilling. The screw is screwed from the inside through the PVC pipe in the broomstick. Pre-drill the hole in the stem and use a dowel for wood for better grip.
2. Stick on the bag
Now glue the bag around the same end. Pay attention to a generous overlap, which you stick well, so that the bag can not tear off.
Tips
Picking up the apples with the home-made apple picker is even quicker and easier if you take a broom in the other hand and sweep the apples into the apple collector.