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Innovative Tumbleweed Removal

Newsreel · 7 min

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New Mexico LTAP Video VH-359 Innovative Tumbleweed Removal Prototype development of truck-mounted equipment for automated tumbleweed removal from highway shoulders and median fences is described. Based on the design of hay-balers, the equipment picks up the weeds and runs them through a chipper-shredder into the truck bed. A phone number is given for further information, but results of field testing are not reported.

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Running time
7 minutes
Language
English
Collection
News & Public Affairs