Other Tools
While the BCS and attachments are the flagship of our tool library, we offer other tools that make short work of farm chores. Like the BCS they can be expensive to purchase, particularly when used rarely or only once. KLAS recently received a grant from the Columbia Basin Trust to add more hand tools to our library. Watch for T-post pounders/pullers, Jang Seeders and more!
Root Washers
These 26″ root cleaning drums rumble and roll your roots to clean perfection in a short time. If you’ve got a pile of potatoes, beets, turnips, carrots, or any other root that you want to polish up, nothing beats it. The only drawback? The drums are heavy, so come prepared with a truck bed or trailer that can take it and some extra hands for the hoist.
Locations – Krestova
Public $37.50/day
Members $25/day
Fruit Presses
These medium size wood-stave fruit presses come with a grinder, and work well to make apple cider or other juices. The presses are just small enough to be easy to transport, but just large enough that each pressing yields a substantial amount of juice.
Locations – Creston, Krestova
Public $37.50/day
Members $25/day
Food Dehydrators
These medium size dehydrators are commercial quality with multiple settings to dry food to perfection. There is also one large dehydrator available.
Locations – Creston, Krestova
Public $37.50/day
Members $25/day
Small Hoop Benders
To make long-lasting and durable hoops for your farm or garden beds, nothing beats the 4′ and 6′ benders. They are designed to make hoops from ten-foot lengths of 1/2″ or 3/4″ steel conduit, available at most hardware stores. If you need something really strong, they’ll bend 1″ conduit too, but even the 1/2″ makes a far stronger hoop than the usual PVC used by gardeners. It’s a long term investment. The hoops can be used to suspend anything you can think of, from shade cloth and row cover to clear poly or tarp. See detailed Quick Hoop Instructions here.
Locations – Creston, Krestova
Public $37.50/day
Members $25/day
Large Hoop Benders
The 12′ bender is for making large, walk-in hoop houses. The bender makes half-hoops from ten-foot lengths of 1-3/8″ steel “top-bar” used as the top rail in chain link fence. When two halves are put together, you get a hoop that’s 12′ across and 6′ high at the middle. These hoops are the ribs of high tunnels that can make three-season greenhouses or more. The possibilities are limited only by your imagination. See detailed High Tunnel Bender Instructions here.
Locations – Creston, Krestova