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It is a manual-harvesting tool with which individual fruit is first held between two jaws and then twisted to shear off the stock. The jaws are made of 14 gauge mild steel sheet. These are held together by a tension spring on a pivot fitted on 10 mm mild steel rod. A handle can be fitted to the tool. One of the jaws has a fever bracket and rope arrangement for operating the jaw. 3 mm thick rubber sheet padding is provided on inside of the jaws to avoid any skin damage while holding the fruits. After its detachment, fruit is released by pulling the cord in to a ring. A cloth conveyor or net is provided below the jaws for collection of harvested fruits at ground level without any damage. The tool is suitable for harvesting peach, pear and orange. Its field capacity is 250-300 fruits /man-h. |
