Amy's got a new toy !

Amy's got a new toy !
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Yes, folks it's true, we at Domaine de la Gramière have now joined the other avant guard, or shall we just say "modern", wineries and have bought an electric pruner. This is a shortvideo clip from our first day out with our new Felcotronic (www.felco800.com). It's a new model that just came out 2 years ago, with a super light battery that lasts up to 3 days. They are super strong and can cut through wood the size of my wrist! Gotta make sure to keep those fingers out of the way! A couple of days have now passed and we're getting the hang of it... as I watch this clip, it seems like I'm going pretty slowly. In the end, it's not that I can go that much faster, it's just that my hands don't hurt when I wake up anymore. It was definitely not in this year's budget, but we decided that this would be cheaper than sugery for carpal tunnel, or worse!

Comments

[Bill James]

What a Godsend!

I had seen earlier Felco pneumatic models that looked expensive and cumbersome with an attendant source of compressed air.

Good investment.

[lagramiere]

Yes it is a lifesaver! Lots of farmers around here have the pneumatic models with the compresser, but you have to bring your tractor each time to run the compressor, yuck. This is a much better system, it would make me nuts to have a super long cord following me all around the vineyard, I can just see myself all tangled up in it!

[Louise]

Hi there, have just found your blog having just set up mine here in Kenya where I also run a small family vineyard. I must say thats quite a sophisticated tool and handy if you have a lot to do with few hands. When we prune the vines here (twice a year infact)its 35 to 40 degrees celcius. Hot work. We will be pruning end of March after the harvest all of which I will be blogging on www.zabibu.wordpress.com