Grape harvesting machine for closely spaced rows - has tractor straddling two rows with two separate containers and side discharge

摘要

The machine is pulled by a tractor (1) which can straddle across two rows (A2,A3), the wheels being in two different row spaces (B1,B3). Underneath the tractor is suspended a unit for mechanically gatherings the grapes using flexible fingers. This unit comprises a chassis (2) which straddles one row (A2) and includes two containers (3,4). One container (3) is in one row space (B1) and the other container (4) is in the other row space (B2). A conveyor evacuates the harvested grapes which are passed into a side hopper (10) for discharge into a bulk wagon in the adjacent wider space.