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100% Satisfaction Guarantee

Harris Manufacturing offers a 100% satisfaction guarantee on the Wonder Weeder. We know that you will love how easy and safe it is to operate as well as the thousands of dollars you will save from eliminating chemical and fuel costs. Buy the Wonder Weeder and use it for a month. If you are not  absolutely thrilled with the results, we will refund the purchase price with no questions asked!

Read what other growers are saying about the Wonder Weeder: 

 
 

Rick Orosco, High Points Orchards

“The rows are cleaner than they were using chemicals; in fact, they’re cleaner than they’ve ever been. The Wonder Weeder does a fantastic job, and now I no longer have the annual cost of chemicals for my weed control.

Annually, we cover our 400 acres 6-7 times per year with the Wonder Weeder, and that is simply because I hate weeds, I like to stay ahead of the growth, and because we have impact sprinklers which become inoperative with weed interference.  We have never run into an instance where there was too much overgrowth to control. The Wonder Weeder can move a lot of weeds!

The maintenance costs on the Wonder Weeder are very minimal. We use only one operator for our orchards. Annually, he will replace a few bearings as well as replace the shear bar and he isn’t even a mechanic. The machine covers a lot of ground for a minimal cost. The fact that my operator is able to run the machine as well as service it is a huge savings of time and money for our operation.”

Rick Orosco, High Points Orchards, grower for Douglas Fruits
Orchard Acreage:  400 acres of Apples, peaches, pears, nectarines, and apricots
Years using the Wonder Weeder: 3

 
 

Jim Koan, Almar Orchards

“When people ask me about the Wonder Weeder I tell them it is the best tool invented since the plow. I have been using it for five years and wouldn't consider anything else for weed control. The beauty of this machine is that it increases soil fertility by suppressing weed growth and incorporating organic matter into the soil without destroying its structure. Roto-tilling or disking under the tree has more of a negative impact to the soil.

 All of my orchards are organic and so herbicide strips to control weeds aren’t allowed. Even if I were a conventional farmer, I would still use the Wonder Weeder. Why would you want to put a chemical on the ground to eliminate weed competition when you could grow the weeds for soil fertility as an asset, not a liability? The weeder helps in this practice of soil enrichment.

I run the weeder through my higher density blocks (about 80 acres) 3-4 times per year.  I can do about 40 acres a day traveling as fast as I can drive without hitting the trees. I start out around 4 mph and after a while I increase it to around 6 mph. I do most of the driving myself because I really enjoy this orchard task and being able to closely survey the tree development.

Maintenance is minimal compared to other farm equipment. I only have to occasionally change out some inexpensive bearings and the shear bar.

 I am so convinced that this is a practical tool for every orchard grower, organic and conventional, I have interested Michigan State University to research the cost savings of using this tool over herbicides and to assess the increase in soil tilth/fertility.

Thank you for inventing this wonderful machine!”

Jim Koan, Almar Orchards
Orchard Acreage: 80 acres
Years using the Wonder Weeder: 5 

 
 

Les Halloway, Rancho R`eal Orchards

 

“I’ve tried everything from a Clemens Grape Hoe to a Speedo blade. I had to use a berm disk first and then run the grape hoe or speedo blade second and make two passes. I WON’T USE ANYTHING BUT THE WONDER WEEDER NOW. I’ve tried everything else.

With the Wonder Weeder I can go through with one pass where other machines required three passes. Now, I just put the Wonder Weeder on the front of my tractor while I’m mowing so I’m mowing and Wonder Weeding at the same time! Now I’m only making one pass through the orchard.

I use the Wonder Weeder 3-4 times per year. Usually, when I mow my cover crop I do my weeding at the same time which makes operating the Wonder Weeder free! And that’s what I like the most about it: it’s just one guy, one pass. By the time we get all the way across the 300 acres, it’s time to mow again so we just keep the Wonder Weeder going. This keeps the ground worked up and the weed growth down. It also mulches the weeds into the soil which is beneficial to the crop.

My maintenance cost on the Wonder Weeder is a few shear bars and that’s about it. Every two or three passes through the orchard I change it out. That’s the only consumable item. With other machines, I would spend 2 hours in the orchard and 4 hours in the shop fixing them.

Weeding the first time for the year I only run the Wonder Weeder but a little slower than mowing speed. After that initial pass, I run it simultaneously with a mower at regular mowing speed.

In the four years I have used this machine, I haven’t come across any detrimental effects to my orchard. The only way you could have negative experience with the Wonder Weeder is if the tractor driver flat runs into a tree. Why not own a Wonder Weeder? Every orchard or vineyard owner should have at least one. It just makes sense!”

Les Halloway, Rancho R`eal Orchards
Orchard Acreage: 300 acres
Years using the Wonder Weeder: 4

 

 
 

The Wonder Weeder

Weed Management

Safely and effectivley remove weeds between trees, sprinklers, and trellis posts

 
Weed Control

Reduce fuel costs, operator expense, and tractor hours (if used while spraying/mowing)