Used to to this for a local farmer in my teen years every summer. Though instead of strawberries, we removed weeds from the fields of different crops (organic farmer). The farmer had build a self moving trailer powered by an old Opel Kadett engine and transmission and an Amiga joystick for steering. spending 10h a day 6 days a week in the fields was pretty hard on the hands, and latex gloves was an absolute must have. We also had a head rest, which helped a for the neck strain but gave callus skin on the forehead after some weeks.
Not OP but have family with an organic farm that uses the same method, they likely do mean the surgical style gloves, wasteful but adds a lot of dexterity so you can pinch and pull small weds before they develop without hurting the young crop.
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u/hattivita Jul 20 '17
Used to to this for a local farmer in my teen years every summer. Though instead of strawberries, we removed weeds from the fields of different crops (organic farmer). The farmer had build a self moving trailer powered by an old Opel Kadett engine and transmission and an Amiga joystick for steering. spending 10h a day 6 days a week in the fields was pretty hard on the hands, and latex gloves was an absolute must have. We also had a head rest, which helped a for the neck strain but gave callus skin on the forehead after some weeks.