Weed Razer
Skims
Swifter Sifter, floating debris skimmer
★ 3.3 (25)Drag this stiff mesh basket across the top to lift cut weeds, duckweed and wind blown scum, then pull the floats off to work the bottom.
$299.99price as last seen on the listingThe listing page carries the live price, the delivery window and the send-back terms.
| Head | Rigid aluminum mesh, rust resistant |
|---|---|
| Holds | About three cubic feet of drift per pass |
| In the box | Skimmer head with removable floats |
| Not in the box | A rake, for whatever sinks before you reach it |
Everything a blade cuts comes up floating, and everything the wind pushes ends against your bank. We built this basket to lift that drift out in armloads instead of handfuls. With the floats on it rides the surface; with the floats off the same basket drops and scoops what has already settled into the soft layer below.
Stiff aluminum mesh
The basket is formed from rigid aluminum mesh that shrugs off rust and does not pack shut under a heavy load. Water drains straight through the weave as you lift, so what lands on the bank is weed and not half the pond with it.
Floats on, floats off
The floats come off by hand. Leave them on and the basket skims the top where cut stalks, duckweed rafts and scum collect along the lee shore. Take them off and it sinks to gather the sunken deposits a surface pass never reaches.
Three cubic feet a pass
One pass gathers roughly three cubic feet of drift, which is why owners of large ponds and long waterfronts reach for it instead of a hand net. Fewer walks to the bank means the work ends while the afternoon is still yours.
The step most shorelines skip
Stalks left floating do not disappear. They waterlog, sink again, and settle into the bottom they grew from. Lifting them out the same afternoon you cut is what makes the following season lighter work.
