Mechanical Harvester for Southern peas and Lima Beans

摘要

The continued increase in the acreage devoted to the production of southern peas and the uncertain supply of hand labor at harvest time indicates a strong need for an efficient and economical mechanical harvester for this crop. This has been paralleled by increased interest in mechanical harvesters by both growers and processors.nFour prototype harvesters were designed and field tested in- this study. A different harvesting principle was used with each machine.