PVC PIPE cherry picker project - PVC life hack fruit picker

[@stephanemorrell5253]

Genius. We've lost so many cherries in the past because our tree has gotten just SO big ( and of course, they mostly grow in the higher branches ). Going to try this tomorrow. Thanks so much

[@RayMAKES]

Glad you liked it

[@ambersiler8232]

I love projects where the measurements "don't really matter"! 😆 I loved this one.

[@RayMAKES]

glad you liked it...any suggestions for future projects? i may regret asking....

[@ambersiler8232]

I really like your channel! I watch all of them. lol It definitely has a target audience with the woodworking aspect, but I believe that the do-it-yourself videos with household objects like this one that is less specific than using a lathe 😉 will bring even more viewers. In parts of the video you talk a little fast sometimes (especially right in the beginning). When you were drilling the holes and inserting the zip ties, maybe more close ups, especially since no measurements were given, just so the viewer can get an idea of what it looks like. I like when you said something off camera for your wife! She obviously knows you well! 😆 Speaking from a teacher's point of view, we have to remember that everything we are picturing in our minds and that we already know, our audience might not know. That being said, I think your videos are great!

[@RayMAKES]

+Amber Siler something to think about for future videos...but some of my other viewers will complain that they are "too crafty".

[@ambersiler8232]

+Ray Pena Can't please everyone all the time. Maybe just occasionally then. 👍🏻

[@RayMAKES]

+Amber Siler that's the truth!

[@marysueper5352]

My dad made a fruit picker for our plum trees, using a bamboo pole and a 1/2 gallon milk carton. Lots of materials to choose from.

[@RayMAKES]

yes there is!

[@Bostoncrocus]

Thanks for inspiring me to make my own Fig picker! YAY!

[@RayMAKES]

Glad you liked it

[@rachaelgarton2924]

Thank you for this! We planted cherry trees about 9 years ago and this is the first year we've had fruit from it. Now we know how to get the cherries out of it!

[@RayMAKES]

Glad it helped

[@luvinghunnie]

Easy as (cherry) pie! Hah Thank you 👍I'll be trying this, this fall with our persimmon trees!

[@RayMAKES]

glad you liked it

[@ChibiHoshiDragon]

For those who don't have a well stocked tool shed (No drill) A cheap soldiering iron or a nail you heat on a fire/stove can be used to put holes in PVC

[@RayMAKES]

A drill is pretty common these days

[@ChibiHoshiDragon]

@@RayMAKES Not everywhere. I was just giving a suggestion that could be used worldwide and even in low income or Zombie Apocalypse situations. Besides, it is always more fun if you have a Zombie Apocalypse version!

[@RayMAKES]

Lol, I guess you're right

[@timothygil1]

Pretty impressive, made one and works well

[@RayMAKES]

Glad you liked it

[@jayc3110]

Excellent tool... Thanks for showing us how to make it.

[@RayMAKES]

Glad you liked it

[@b.k.damajors8229]

Super cool combining the gopro camera (guessing) to aid in the picking = you only pick the ripen ones this way. Wish to see how you add the camera to the gadget that looks so good!

[@RayMAKES]

Glad you liked it

[@hardbody6936]

Thank you so much for sharing this video. looking forward to getting home and trying this.

[@RayMAKES]

glad it could be of help to you!

[@eddier9571]

Great tool making, thank you for sharing

[@RayMAKES]

You're welcome

[@christiedecker2724]

OK, I'm going to adapt for an apple picker - going to use a telescoping snow rake pole for it... Thank you!

[@RayMAKES]

Glad you liked it

[@claytonsmith2624]

Excellent idea. Much appreciated.

[@RayMAKES]

Glad you liked it

[@swampdweller5]

That's badass! Thanks for sharing. I am going to make one before the crows get the rest of my cherries.

[@RayMAKES]

+marc fendel thanks, im glad it will help

[@leksey7870]

A good tool for harvest. Like!

[@RayMAKES]

+Аleksey Bek glad you like it, thanks

[@maryscheidler8327]

TY sir for this video. I will make this as we have many Rainer cherry's (finally) after almost a decade. ☝we are excited to start havesting them here in WA 🌲🏔 Yippee 🤸‍♀️❣

[@RayMAKES]

Have fun!

[@celianeptune1175]

It's amazing to do that 👏

[@RayMAKES]

Thanks

[@SurFrankenRon]

Killer idea. Definitely going to use it

[@RayMAKES]

great, glad it was useful

[@sallugeo]

Going to apply this to pick appricot. Thank you for the idea

[@RayMAKES]

no problem, glad you liked it

[@Melissa0774]

I wonder if this would work for choke cherries since they're smaller and they grow in bunches.

[@RayMAKES]

Only one way to find out

[@juliec4750]

Next time you get a dwarf fruit tree, be sure to prune it yearly.

[@nevaeha4048]

Maybe he wants it larger. Dwarf doesn’t equal ‘small.’ Yes it means *smaller* than the original thing but that thing can be huge so the dwarf will still be large. Yes you should prune them but they only ‘need’ it to remove unhealthy/diseased branches. The bigger the tree the more the fruit!

[@RayMAKES]

Something to think about

[@michaelchan9099]

Maybe you can added blades on top of that wire, sharper blade can cut it very smooth

[@RayMAKES]

Good idea

[@mmangla5575]

Thanks For The Information

[@RayMAKES]

+M mangla anytime

[@elhuapo2524]

Well done! I will make mine right away, cherries are waiting.... Thanks, hp

[@RayMAKES]

glad you can use the idea!!

[@rachellodge6477]

Thank you this is very helpful! What's the name of this white cherry tree, I tried them once and really loved it. Where can I buy the seed?

[@RayMAKES]

Rainer cherry

[@nevaeha4048]

Buy the seed…!? That will take years to fruit! (if you haves years to spare and just like watching stuff grow from seed that’s fine too)

[@onzie9]

I made this and it wanted to work, but my cherries were too soft, so they just sort of disintegrated when I tried to pull them off. It should work great on my pear tree, though.

[@KeenanLambert198]

Try my design next year.

[@RayMAKES]

You waited too long, next time pick sooner

[@lydiahubbell6278]

What is your best idea for using bird netting that makes it easy for me but hard for burds to get cherries?

[@RayMAKES]

No idea, cherry trees are a bit too big for using netting on

[@toddhower8215]

thanks for the video... looking for a solution to pick crab apples.... this something like this would work

[@RayMAKES]

Glad you liked it

[@herbwag6456]

Thanks, just what I need!

[@RayMAKES]

Glad you liked it

[@kimchiman1000]

He picked yellow cherries, but that's not important. Anyway, clever device. I naytrymakingsonething similar, based on your concept. Thanks.

[@RayMAKES]

Glad you liked it

[@dsercar]

Tnx a lot! It works grat!

[@RayMAKES]

Glad you liked it

[@punithpatel2518]

Thanku for idea

[@RayMAKES]

You're welcome

[@cdawg9149]

mine didnt turn out quite as awesome, but I was still able to destroy the cherries on my neighbors tree...thumbs up.

[@RayMAKES]

did you make it like this??

[@MulyanaJamo]

Good

[@RayMAKES]

Glad you liked it

[@nikaward6048]

I’m going to make this to pick my figs

[@RayMAKES]

good idea

[@volleydrogo]

Im looking into 40, 50 feet tall avocados (aguacates). Could you recommend other type of pipe? since i think a 40 feet long pvc pipe would be to heavy.

[@RayMAKES]

+Oscar Cardé I think a 40' pole is too long to use like this

[@albertorodriguez9669]

Mucha charla y muestra poco

[@RayMAKES]

thanks

[@critikasalihmeylani]

Humanity invented phones, Internet, nanotechnology and even went to space, yet we still use such tools to harvest fruits? Why is daily life situations are so underrated??

[@RayMAKES]

Glad you liked it

[@teresitavallerodriguez8807]

Y para cocechar las papayas altas ?

[@RayMAKES]

+Teresita Valle Rodriguez I don't think it will hold up to that

[@kanayalalrohit9049]

hey want remove black berry from the and it is very high

[@RayMAKES]

Not sure what you are asking

[@TRUMPLocalWallBuildersUnion]

put a tarp down and back your car into it gently a few times lol

[@RayMAKES]

somehow....that that idea sounds great....at first.

[@TRUMPLocalWallBuildersUnion]

similar to those machines that grab the tree trunk and shake it for apple trees lol

[@RayMAKES]

maybe i need a mini tree shaker...hmm.....

[@TRUMPLocalWallBuildersUnion]

Ray Pena I'm sure u could engineer something up .. you are pretty good at that stuff ! if u do make somethin be sure to upload it ... thanks for sharing ray !

[@RayMAKES]

yeah, but im might rip my tree out by accident, lol. if you haven't noticed i'm a bit exaggerated, when it come to making machines.

[@Blanco4422]

I liked the scene were you cut the fruit; it was a great idea to put the camera there. However when you were constructing and attaching the wire to the PVC it was very hard to see since the green leaves in the background made difficult to see what you were doing.

[@RayMAKES]

Thanks do the pointers. This was an early video, I was still figuring out how to make them

[@leonardwilson980]

look to me like you need to let the cherries get ripe. They look awful green to me

[@RayMAKES]

+William Castleberry lol, these are white cherries, not red cherries. They stay that color except for a small patch that gets just a pinch Rosey.

[@anaruiz3849]

necesitan mostrar más serca para que se pueda captar mejor paso por paso esta muy retirada la cámara gracias

[@heribertical4359]

de chile.....no cache , ni una wea ¡¡

[@nishasaairabaanu4186]

Should have shown closer.

[@RayMAKES]

yes i should have

[@josephbohme7917]

Cmon Ray too caveman. You can use a pinch clamper and have it release into your pic bucket or a string pull from below so you only bring out out when yje bottle is much fuller... Way too slow for cherries vs big fruit like oranges

[@RayMAKES]

Yeah, maybe next year I'll make a better one

[@Alkesta-c9f]

Обрезать бутылку и горлышком насадить на палку. Зачем столько возни.😅

[@RayMAKES]

Why not

[@edmab6214]

Could not figure out what the hell you did. Showing you & surroundings then the tool you were making

[@RayMAKES]

Yeah, that is a common complaint

[@cocktailintellectuel2407]

on n'a rien vu!

[@RayMAKES]

thank you for playing, Have a great Canada!

[@francoispretorius4175]

Cannot see what you do ,too far away

[@RayMAKES]

Yeah, that is a common comment

[@emiletavaearii5214]

V v v v v v. V

[@RayMAKES]

ok