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Carrollton, Ga.

Does anyone have any good pictures of a pumpkins being lifted with a blue tarp? I need some to show the georgia 4 H kids how to lift their pumpkins.

Thank you,
Doug Adams
Jn 3:16

4/13/2006 5:44:57 PM

Sloughhouse, CA

I have a red pumpkin tarp with hand holds. I wouldn't want to try it with a blue tarp.

4/14/2006 2:51:46 AM

Carrollton, Ga.

HI Suzy,
I agree the tarps with hand holds are much better. But the kids growing in the 4 h contest are not going to spend that much on one. We have lifted a 679 with a blue tarp from Wal Mart with good sucess. Good luck this year.
Doug Adams
Jn. 3:16

4/14/2006 7:58:41 AM

Hamburg, NY

Dude,

How good is your insurance? Keep the kids safe get a good lifting tarp. www.atlanticgiant.com (supplies Section)

Head
Heart
Hands
HEALTH

Ray

4/14/2006 8:05:18 AM

Utah

Doug,

You can put handles on a regular tarp for cheap. You can buy a grommet kit at wal-mart. use 6 inch sections of pvc pipe for the handles. Use rope to attach the handle to the tarp. a 20 x 20 or 20 x 16 tarp folder twice into 4 layers works great for meduim size fruit.
remember ... use your legs not your back.
I have a some pictures of a tarp made this way somewhere... not lifting ... just the tarp ... oh here they are I'll post them in my photo album.
gordon

4/14/2006 10:09:33 AM

Utah

OK the pictures have been submitted to the photo gallery...

here is one with some guys about ready to lift a pumpking- don't know if that is useful to you or not.
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=29248

4/14/2006 10:21:56 AM

Utah

here are the pictures of the hometarp with handles

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/displayphoto.asp?pid=4301&gid=-3085
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/displayphoto.asp?pid=4302&gid=-3085
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/displayphoto.asp?pid=4303&gid=-3085

4/14/2006 1:37:17 PM

Carrollton, Ga.

Thanks for the help.
Doug
Jn 3:16

4/16/2006 8:43:48 AM