W* HORTECH ^ g HORTICULTURE TECHNOLOGY Hortech srl Viale dell'Artigianato, 20 35021 - Agna - Padova - Italy Tel. +39 049 9515369 Fax. +39 049 5381080 [email protected] P.IVA 03920000282 SLIDE FW SLIDE FW is an harvesting machine for baby leaf i. e.: spinach, leaf beet, rocket, parsley, like the model SLIDE TW, but it is mounted on four driving wheels. Designed to work especially in glasshouses, it is able, thanks to its four-wheel drive system, to satisfy the requirements of the growers that work in open field, even if the soil is very wet. It is equipped with a steering -wheel instead of a joystick and the transfer speed is really more than 10 km/h. SLIDE fW can be equipped with several accessories for the product processing as well. The product can be put into boxes that are then stocked on a pallet put on the soil through a fork - lift truck mounted on the back of the machine. Or in the case of some kind of vegetables (i. e.: spinach), they can be unloaded through a lateral belt into a trailer or something like this, or, like in the case of parsley, they can be harvested and forwarded till the processing belt through some driving belts. SLIDE FW standard equipment is made of: stronger frame; stainless steel belt support; cutting belt turning on self - centring pulleys covered by rubber that guarantee for a better liability and life of the blade; cutting system with single blade; hydraulic cutting height device in the panel control with level indicator; cutting height controlled by an proportional electro - hydraulic sensor (NEW), that guarantees for a perfect cutting height control, without ruining the product; hydraulic belt movement; adjustable belt speed by manual valve; temporary electric stop device in the forward movement and recovery at the same speed; belt cleaning brush; belt according to the law for nourishing product; changeable capacity pump; hydrostatic proportional forward movement with control pedals during the transfer; during the work, possibility to start the automatic forward movement and homing devices and to set the desired working speed, (according to the kind of product to be harvested); driving system with automatic pilot; lateral footboards for full and empty boxes; box support to fill them higgledy-piggledy.