What is the length of this pole fully collapsed? Would it work with a fruit basket to pick fruit out of trees? Looking for the shortest pole to carry
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Approximately 5' tall. It should be fine for using with a fruit basket. In fact, it may be overkill...you may decide something lighter and less durable is more than adequate for use with your arms extended holding the additional weight of the basket plus the pole.
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This pole was a lot taller than I expected. I thought that it would have several sections the telescoped out. The pole itself with out any extensions is a good 8 feet and fairly heavy for a smaller frame woman to handle.
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I would not know, if that is a good idea. We have an apple picker with a little sack at the top. The rim of the sack is metal, has a slit for catching the apple stem and pick it.
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The pole is about 5 feet long completely collapsed. Not sure if your basket would have a connector to screw the pole onto, but if it does, it could work.
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i'm afraid you are kind of on your own on this one, as the pole is not designed to be adjusted or shortened, beyond the adjustable section at the top, which brings it to 4 feet tall at it's shortest length.. it has a 'shock cord' construction, with thick elastic inside metal tubing.if you are handy, you might be able to cut the inside elastic and remove a section , but then you would have to figure out how to shorten and reattach or knot the elastic as you try to reassemble it..it is totally up to you to put it all back together in working order, and i decided not to risk it. i am 5'6" and it works very well for me. it almost puts itself together when i take it out of the bag and give it a shake and it folds back togehter very well too. i used it during extensive travel, urban and rural, while recovering from a knee injury and found it to be sturdy , reliable and a perfect fit for my day bag and certainly for my carryon bag. this is longer than a typical 'stick' when it is unfolded. that said, i got use to it pretty fast and after awhile i preferred it.
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Katie- The basket is approx. 20 inches wide by 24 inches long. It appears to me that it cannot be assembled without the pole. I have seen them without the pole though, but not on that site. I love mine, and use it to haul everything from my laundry area to my bedroom on the other side of the house! I hope this helps-Neci
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It might be too short... Make sure to look at the pole height in the specs. Otherwise it's a great, sturdy umbrella.
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I purchased the Ettore 43009 extension pole a few months ago. The minimum length is 44", and it extends to 107". One word of caution, though, it's easy to over-tighten the pole when extending it. Just a light twist is all that's necessary. Otherwise, you'll have to break out your Vise Grips to collapse the pole. (Make sure you slip some cloth over the teeth of your Vise Grips when you do. The plastic grips are soft and easy to mar.)
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It has been a while since I have picked peaches but I do believe it should work. My only hesitation is if peaches are really really ripe, will the wire prongs to pull them off tree bruise them. For the price and quality I think it is worth your ordering. I know the basket has foam in bottom to help elim bruising as it falls and you could certainly add more cushioning there as well as pick one at a time so not to hit each other in basket and bruise that way. But, not sure if prongs which are coated with rubber will damage. Sorry I can't be of more help. good luck. I would try it.
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I meant the pole size , sorry ! If it is 8 inches you should have no problem.
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Lol, there should be some guidelines on the bag, since its a general fertilizer it should go by the size of your tree and not the fruit itself, meaning go by the trunk size of the tree. Either way, too much is a bad thing, I would put no more than two at opposite ends of each other at least 6-8" from the trunk. miracle gro should have a website to go to-the best advice- I would check their website
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Yes, it works, I use a 24ft extendable pole myself, but I replaced the rope with similar diameter and extended the length to match the pole length when fully extended. Picker works well without damaging fruits and plums or causing un-ripened fruit to be accidentally picked or knocked of.
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I would say too short, I used it for a 14' & just looking there is maybe 4 or 5" left over! Hope this helps!
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Melissa, I'm not really happy with it because there is not enough tension to hold the fruit while you twist it. I too want to find something to pick papayas. Right now I use a long stick with a rubber tip like cap and push on it. It works. I will still try to create something. ..
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Although basket could hold a 5"diameter piece of fruit design of rake-like feature at top will only allow you to get around about a 3.5" to 3.75" piece of fruit
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The hole fits a standard (5 -6 cm) umbrella pole, and would accommodate a somewhat larger diameter because the two black protrusions you see in the picture are rubber "no-slide" pieces that flex. 21 cm looks to be really large - a small tree - an definitely would not come close?
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Not sure of the dimensions of the basket because I don't use it. I should have returned it. I would not suggest this product. The front of the cart has a bar (axel) that you thread thru holes then attach the wheels. The bar consistantly came out of the wheels and the cart would collapse. Maybe others have had better luck but I would save your money
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No it's a fixed length. It only pulls apart. The pole has a bungie cord that runs through the middle of the metal poles. I like it . It works well for me.
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I couldn't give you an exact measurement, but it was not too bulky. The pole broke down to about six or eight inches. Which you could do without and utilize wood from your camp site. This being said, I wouldn't recommend this product. The quality is extremely poor: it leaks, tears easily, stitching comes loose, zippers break immediately. This is not from one either, I bought several at one purchase for scouts, and all began breaking on the first night. Luckily I had brought some tarps with me.
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Yes, the pole probably is the length advertised but, like others have said it is not sturdy fully extended. I have used it fully extended several times and the joints start to fall apart too. That said the pole is much better at shorter heights, it then becomes much more rigid. Hope this helps!