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This method is suitable for regions where the work force
is relatively cheap and employing a collection system together with the shaker
is economically unjustified. The citrus fruit-harvesting machine for
industry is in principle a trunk shaker. The machine consists of an angled frame
for collecting the fruit that falls from the tree during shaking, with the
shaker being assembled underneath the frame.
The shaker is capable of shaking the branches of the tree and separating the
fruit from them by shaking the trunk, and this is done without causing damage to
the bark of the tree.
The machine is capable of shaking 2 trees per minute and, with a yield of 250 kg
per tree, harvesting capacity is 30 tons per hour, with the fruit falling
directly from the tree onto the ground. This method is suitable for regions
where the work force is relatively cheap and employing a collection system
together with the shaker is economically unjustified. Usually, the shaker works
in unison with a collection machine, with the two machines advancing in parallel
along the rows on either side of the trees.
The shaker removes the fruit from the tree and rolls it down to the collection
frame on the other side of the tree. The collector transfers the fruit by means
of elevator conveyors to an hydraulic trolley with a capacity of 3,000 kg. The
contents of the trolley are then transferred to a truck that removes the fruit
from between the rows to a transport vehicle. The need to coordinate the working
of the pair of machines slows down the rate of advance to 80 trees per hour
which, with a yield of 250 kg per tree, represents 20 tons per hour.
The machine proceeds along the row at right angles to the trees.
When the head of the shaker is opposite a tree trunk, it advances telescopically
towards the trunk and the height of the shaker head is adjusted to an
appropriate area of the trunk, which is then clamped by the rubber pads of the
shaker.
After the shaker head has been clamped to the tree trunk at the desired
pressure, the shaking operation takes place lasting for 5 seconds. During these
5 seconds, 80-90 percent of the fruit is separated from the tree and falls onto
the collection sheets.
Harvesting efficiency is influenced by several factors, among them the ripeness
of the fruit, and its size and type. The rate of harvesting is 2 trees per
minute with work separated into two components: 1. Shaking down the fruit from
the tree to the collection sheets. 2. Unloading the fruit from the sheets into
containers.
The Palm fruit-harvesting machine is built from a harvesting frame with a shaker assembled below, mounted on a tractor with front loader that is capable of harvesting up to a height of 12m. The harvester frame locks round the date fruit branches hydraulically and the shaker locks onto the palm trunk.