Agriculture Engineering
Farm Machinery :: Harvesting and Threshing Machineries
 

 

Oil Palm Harvesting Tool

1.

Function

:

For harvesting of oil palms  

2.

Specification

:

 

 

i. Type

:

Manual  operated unit

 

ii. Power requirement

:

One male 

 

iii. Capacity

:

144 bunches / day

3.

Cost of the unit (approx)

:

Rs.800/- including 10 feet  aluminium pole

4.

Cost of operation

:

Rs.1.11 / fresh fruit bunch

5.

Salient features

:

  • The sickle can be attached to as well as detached from long aluminium poles of various lengths as per the height of the tree
  • The operator can work for long time continuously without fatigue
  • Saves cost and time
  • 50% more bunches harvested than conventional method
  • Savings in time: 51%
  • Savings in cost: 33%
 
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