Click on “Download PDF” for the PDF version or on the title for the HTML version. If you are not an ASABE member or if your employer has not arranged for access to the full-text, Click here for options. A Roll-Out Catching Harvester for Citrus Fruit Destined for ProcessingPublished by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, St. Joseph, Michigan www.asabe.org Citation: Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 5(3): 307-310. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26517) @1989Authors: F. Grosz, Y. Sarig, J. Shamruk, R. Kendel, H. Egozi Keywords: Fruit damage, Mechanical harvesting, Orchard management, Trunk shaker A roll-out catching harvester was designed for citrus fruit destined for processing. It consisted of a telescopic trunk shaker, a roll-out fruit collector, and a fruit handling system. The major thrust of this work is the novel development of a canvas roll-out mechanism operated by means of self-propelled hydraulic powered carriages. Fruit recovery of 90% and harvest capacity of 30-40 trees/h (6 t/h) were obtained with three workers under different grove conditions and citrus varieties. (Download PDF) (Export to EndNotes)
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