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Overview Many years’ machinery design and manufacturing experience for a variety of fruit growers has enabled SFM Technology to bring together a comprehensive range of apple harvesting machinery for the cider, apple drinks and apple processing industries. The Mechanical Tree Shaker is a tractor mounted attachment providing a quick and effective means of removing fruit from trees without damage. Features SFM’s Mechanical Tree Shaker consists of a PTO driven shaker assembly mounted on the tractor’s 3-point linkage and a wire rope coupled to a reinforced nylon sling looped around the lower part of the tree ensuring that the tree and roots are not damaged. It is a simple and effective method of fruit removal. The shaker requires two operators - one to drive the tractor and the other operative to connect the sling to the tree. Benefits The grower and operator can expect to obtain the following benefits from SFM’s Mechanical Tree Shaker: Removes fruit from the tree without damage Ideal for all row widths Suitable for all tree types Low capital investment Easy to operate Mechanical Tree Shaker A low cost way of removing fruit from trees without damage Apple Harvesting Machinery and Equipment SFM TECHNOLOGY APPLE HARVESTING MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT • Mechanical Tree Shaker Apple Harvesting Machinery and Equipment

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Overview

Many years’ machinery design and manufacturing experience for a variety of fruit growers has enabled SFM Technology to bring together a comprehensive range of apple harvesting machinery for the cider, apple drinks and apple processing industries.

The Mechanical Tree Shaker is a tractor mounted attachment providing a quick and effective means of removing fruit from trees without damage. Features

SFM’s Mechanical Tree Shaker consists of a PTO driven shaker assembly mounted on the tractor’s 3-point linkage and a wire rope coupled to a reinforced nylon sling looped around the lower part of the tree ensuring that the tree and roots are not damaged.

It is a simple and effective method of fruit removal.

The shaker requires two operators - one to drive the tractor and the other operative to connect the sling to the tree.

Benefits

The grower and operator can expect to obtain the following benefits from SFM’s Mechanical Tree Shaker:

• Removes fruit from the tree without damage• Ideal for all row widths• Suitable for all tree types• Low capital investment• Easy to operate

Mechanical Tree Shaker

A low cost way

of removing fruit

from trees

without damage

AppleHarvesting Machinery

and Equipment

SFM TECHNOLOGY APPLE HARVESTING MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT • Mechanical Tree Shaker

AppleHarvesting Machinery

and Equipment

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Technical specifications

Weights, capacities and dimensions

Cable length 5000 mmSling to tree attachment height (approx) 500 mm

Power requirement 25 Kw

SFMTECHNOLOGYProviding engineering solutions

SFM Technology Ltd9 Bancombe Court MartockSomerset TA12 6HBTel: +44 (0)1935 822285Fax: +44 (0)1935 [email protected]

NB Dimensions, ratings and capacities should be used only as a general guide. SFM Technology Ltd reserves the right to alter specifications without prior notice and without incurring obligations. Protected by design rights.

SFM TECHNOLOGY APPLE HARVESTING MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT • Mechanical Tree Shaker

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SFM Technology LtdMartock Somerset UK