What is a WeedSwiper?
The Weedswiper is a unique non-drip weed wiper for the control of tall-growing weeds in arable, grassland, forestry and vegetable crops.
What WeedSwiper can be used for:
In arable fields the WeedSwiper can be used to treat:
- weed-beet in sugar beet
- volunteer potatoes
- oilseed rape in various crops
- black-grass that is growing above the crop (WeedSwiper Sprayer Kit)
For Stewardship schemes it has been used to treat:
- creeping thistle and nettles in wildflower beds etc.
For Grassland:
- English Nature has used this machine for silver birch re-growth, ragwort, thistles and nettles in grassland situations.
- The RSPB has used this machine to treat rushes. They kindly wrote a case study about this with before and after photos.
WeedSwiper works on weed species that are at least 150mm above the desired plants to ensure no damage to the underlying crop.
Our weedswipers are used by the RSPB, Natural England, the Wildlife Trusts and the National Trust as well as vegetable and arable farmers.
We have a case study of the WeedSwiper being used to treat rushes. And another showing before and after photos for Silver Birch Re-growth.
Paint Information
The paint used on our WeedSwipers is from Environmental Friendly Coatings who sell environment-friendly paint coatings manufactured by Branth-Chemie.
What type of WeedSwiper is suitable for you?
We have several models of the WeedSwiper. They come in a range of sizes.
- Tractor Mounted with 3-point linkage. Sizes: 4.1m, 6m, 6m to 8.4m and 9.4m
- Tractor Mounted with extra sensors. Size: 6m
- Front-Mounted WeedSwiper – a weed wiper that fits onto the front of your tractor
- WeedSwiper Sprayer Kit for treating black-grass
- Vegetable WeedSwiper. Size: 6m
WeedSwiper Hire
We have a 6m Tractor Mounted model available for hire.
Below is a video of our 6m Tractor Mounted WeedSwiper treating weed beet.