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Professional Cider Fruit Harvesting

Professional Cider Fruit Harvesting
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Professional Cider Fruit Harvesting

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Company Overview
Feucht Obsttechnik is a family-owned business in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, specializing in fruit, mowing, and nut technology. The company has grown from an agricultural machinery workshop to a leader in fruit harvesting technology, with international dealer branches. They focus on customer-centric solutions to simplify fruit harvesting while maintaining high-quality standards. Their facilities include a 4000 m² production area, with over 30% of electricity needs met sustainably through photovoltaic systems.
Tree Shakers Specifications
The document details various tree shakers for different fruit plantations:
  • Fruit Shaker OS: Suitable for high trunk plants, shakes up to 20 trees per hour, requires 15 hp tractor power.
  • VHM Trunk Shaker: Ideal for cider fruit plants, shakes 150-200 trees per hour, requires 30 hp tractor power.
  • FSI Plantation Shaker: For smaller trees, shakes 150-200 trees per hour, requires 40 hp tractor power.
  • VHP Trunk Shaker: For intensive plantations, handles trunk diameters up to 40 cm, shakes 180-220 trees per hour, requires 80 hp tractor power.
  • FSC High Trunk Shaker: For high trunk plantations, shakes up to 75 trees per hour, requires 60 hp tractor power.
  • FS3 High Trunk Shaker: Versatile for various fruit types, shakes trees with trunk diameters up to 50 cm, requires 80 hp tractor power.
  • FSI3 High Trunk and Plantation Shaker: Versatile for both high trunk and intensive plantations, shakes up to 200 trees per hour, requires 80 hp tractor power.
Fruit Blower 1201
Used in intensive cider plants to clear fruits between rows, blowing them into the driving lane for harvesting. It features strong airflow, extendable blower nozzle, and requires 70 hp tractor power.
Front Sweeper Professional
This attachment clears driving lanes by swathing fruits to the sides, suitable for various fruit types, requiring 30 hp tractor power.
Trunk Shakers Overview
The document also covers trunk shakers with distinct control systems:
  • VHB Trunk Shaker: Supplied without a hydraulic control unit.
  • VHD Trunk Shaker: Equipped with a mechanical control unit.
  • VHE Trunk Shaker: Features an electrical control unit with joystick control.
  • VHY Trunk Shaker: Includes an electric control system and oil cooler, with hydraulic alignment.
Common Features
  • Suitable for tree heights from 1 to 20 meters and trunk diameters from 10 to 60 cm.
  • Shaking capacity up to 75 trees per hour.
  • Minimum tractor power of 80 hp required.
  • Hydraulic oil tank capacity varies, with the VHY model having a 140-liter tank.
Advantages
  • Simple operation and tree-friendly shaking.
  • Dynamic start due to hydraulic drive.
  • Shaker head is independent of the frame and suspended on chains for flexibility.
Special Features
  • VHD model uses mechanical control units.
  • VHE model allows joystick control from the driver's cab.
  • VHY model features a mechanically welded frame with adjustable arms and hydraulic motor drive.
Contact Information
For further inquiries or demonstrations, contact Feucht Obsttechnik via phone or email.
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Professional Cider Fruit Harvesting-1

Professional Cider Fruit Harvesting Cider Fruit Harvesting is our Business “Successful and individual

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For over 40 years Feucht Obsttechnik has stood for innovative products in fruit harvesting We are a family business from Baden-Württemberg, which has developed from an agricultural machinery workshop into a sought-after specialist for the development, design and production of fruit, mowing and nut technology. As a progressive, globally active company, our main location is in Germany with dealer branches in France, Italy, Bulgaria, Spain, Switzerland, Poland, Australia, Japan and Canada. Feucht Obsttechnik is an owner-managed company in the second generation, which always focuses on the requirements...

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Clearing fruits between the rows of trees The fruit blower is mainly used in intensive cider plants and is connected to the PTO shaft at the rear of the tractor. The fruit blower blows away fruit between the rows of trees and blows it into the driving lane for harvesting. The blower has a very strong air flow and can therefore blow away fruit with great power. The 1201 fruit blower is available in two versions: with blower outlet on the right or left. The blower nozzle can be extended to increase the range.

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Details of the Fruit Blower Details zur OB 40 Technical Data Advantages Length: Airflow range: Minimum power of the tractor: Optionally with blower output right or left Blow nozzle optionally available longer or shorter Hydraulic lifting of the blow nozzle on request Increased harvest productivity Ideal for intensive must production Powerful airflow extendable/shorter blowing nozzle hydraulic lifting of

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Front Sweeper Professional Clear driving lanes of fruits The Front Cleaner Professional is a tractor attachment with which driving lanes can be cleared. The fruits are swathed away to the left and right. Other harvesting aids such as trunk shakers can then be used to shake off the fruit or tractors with trailers to collect the harvested fruit.

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Details of the Front Sweeper Technical Data Working width: Low minimum tractor power required Minimum power of the tractor: Increased harvest productivity Greater harvest yield Fruit types: Suitable for intensive fruit plants Apples, walnuts, hazelnuts, pears, citrus fruits, etc. Clean driving lanes Versatile use e.g. with log shaker, transport trailer

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Using the fruit shaker to harvest trees, you can save up to 30 % of your time The fruit shaker OS is a 3-point rope shaker. It is attached to the front or rear of the tractor and is driven by the PTO shaft. The 54 kg device is normally equipped with a 10-metre steel cable that is hooked into the main branches of the crown. The rope is then tensioned and the shaking process can begin. With a rope shaker you can quickly and effortlessly shake the apples from the tree. The loop of the steel cable is hooked into each apple tree from the ground one to five times. The purchase of the very inexpensive...

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Details of the Fruit Shaker Double rope pulley Technical Data Simple mounting to the front or rear power take-off shaft on any tractor (KAT 1 or KAT 2) Shake up to 20 trees per hour Minimum power of the tractor: Maximum length of the PTO shaft: Drawbar coupling for up to 1.5 t (not road legal) Robust bearing dimensioning (28,000 kg) Rope length: Suitable for high trunk plants or with optional rope pulley also for intensive fruit plants normal 10 m; other lengths on request Rope diameter: The most stable tubular frame and the best design available on the market for the connecting rod and drive...

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With the mechanical tree shaker you can shake up to 200 trees per hour The VHM trunk shaker is the best price option for smaller plants. Our mechanical trunk shaker is easy to operate, suitable for cider fruit plants and is characterized by a particularly bark-protecting grab. The shaker is driven by the drive shaft of the tractor. It must have at least 30 hp. The VHM trunk shaker is ideally suited for cider fruit plants with apples, pears, cherries, etc. Accessories:  Hydraulic motor + gearbox  Joystick with hydraulic valve

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Special design beam shaker Technical Data Simple operation Bark-protecting gripper Sturdy, plastic-coated frame construction Plant type: Intensive fruit Clamping range: Shaking capacity: Minimum required tractor power: Special features: 2 DW control units required from tractor Drive via power take-off sh

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For low trunk systems and smaller trees up to 30 cm trunk diameter The plantation shaker FSI is suitable for harvesting smaller trees such as cherries, mirabelle plums, plums, apples or nuts or low trunk systems. The trunk shaker works with a collet chuck system. Clamping the hydraulic collet on the shaker head makes it much easier to attach the shaker to the tree. This results in enormous power and time savings, especially when shaking main branches. A telescopic arm with 2 x 100 cm lift carries the shaker head of the plantation shaker to the tree to be harvested. This provides ample distance...

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Technical Data Advantages LxWxH: Plantation type: Intensive fruit 40° swing angle right and left 30 cm (50 cm with optional larger shaking head) Shaker with own oil supply Shaking capacity: No control unit required on the tractor, steering is done via joystick if the hydraulic power of the tractor is sufficient, the shaker can be operated directly with the tractor hydraulics. Control of all hydraulic functions with electric remote control Minimum required tractor power: Pump capacity: Up and down movement via hydraulic top link Special features: Telescopic arm with long lift: 2 x 100 cm Optional...

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For trunk diameters up to 40cm The vibration masses are controlled by 2 hydraulic motors. This gives a dynamic start. The opening and closing, as well as the vibration and alignment of the clamp is controlled by a joystick in the driver's cab. The tractor must have at least 80 hp for this.

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Technical Data Tightening of the tree trunk can be between 0.3 and 1.3 m. This allows shaking of trees with different diameters. Plantation type: Intensive fruit 5 - 25 cm 25 - 40 cm (with small modification) Tree- and root-friendly shaking. Suitable for young and old trees. Shaking performance: Shakes up to 220 trees per hour 812 kg (without counterweight) 1.190 kg (with counterweight) Star-shaped vibration through a single belt drive Trunk diameter up to 25 cm, after small adjustment up to 40 cm Minimum required tractor power: Masses are controlled by two hydraulic motors, thus obtaining a dynamic...

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