Mechanical harvesting of 400 trees per hectare olive orchards based on a rollin...

• Author(s): Peça, José ; Almeida, Arlindo ; Pinheiro, Anacleto ; Dias, António ; Santos, Luís S.S. dos ; Lopes, João ; Gomes, José ; Reynolds, Domingos
• Date: 2004
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10198/5497
• Origin: Biblioteca Digital do IPB
• Subject(s): Mechanical harvesting; 400 trees per hectare
• Document Type: Conference Object
• Language: English

Description

Towards higher densities of trees per hectare different alternatives are required 10 collect olives harvested by trunk shakers. This paper puts forward a revised concept of the trailed can with a rolling canvas system. The equipment consists of a 6m lung box welded 10 a wheeled chassis with a rolling canvas system placed over its full length.