Description:

The mounted PO-335A single-row top harvester is used for automatically filling crates.

The machine picks up the fennel with the gripping belts, cuts off the root, removes the foliage and conveys the product via the sorting table and depositing device to the storage crate.

The fennel harvester shown stands out for its efficiency and ease of use and was specifically designed to optimize the process of harvesting fennel and filling crates.

The Asa-Lift PO-335A is a versatile, mounted single-row gripping-belt harvester originally designed for leeks, but specifically adapted by the manufacturer ASA-LIFT (Grimme Group) for the mechanical harvesting of fennel for the fresh market.

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• Single-row fennel harvester
• Double blades
• Long gripping belts, 470 cm
• Own hydraulic system with PTO pump and partly via the tractor
• Automatic crate filling
• Hydraulically driven torpedoes, 100 cm
• Row spacing of 50 cm
• Root cutting: Two rotating, conical discs float just above the soil to cut through the fennel taproot precisely in the ground.
• Gripping-belt pickup: Gripping belts with a large D-profile grasp the foliage to transport the fennel bulbs gently from the ground to the cross conveyor.
• Foliage cutting: A double hydraulically driven saw head ensures a clean, even cut of the foliage.
• Crate platform with hydraulic chain conveyor for the crates
• Row spacing: approximately 50 cm
• Track width: 225 cm 
• Gripping belts: approximately 470 cm long
• 2 hydraulically driven torpedoes
• Torpedo length: approximately 100 cm
• 2 rotating cutting discs at the front for cutting off the root
• 2 rotating blades / saw blades for cutting off the foliage - Automatic depth control
• 2 sensor arms for depth control
• The speed of all rotating parts is adjustable
• Indicative working speed: approximately 1.5 - 3.5 km/h
• Indicative capacity: approximately 0.15 - 0.20 hectares per hour
• Capacity depends on, among other things, product size, planting density, soil conditions and driving speed
• Hydraulics: own hydraulic pump unit
• 2 hydraulic pumps
• 2 separate hydraulic circuits
• Oil cooler - PTO drive
• Tractor hydraulic connection required
• Indicative minimum tractor hydraulics: approximately 35 l/min at 180 bar
• Working/sorting platform for 2 people
• Sorting table
• Hydraulically adjustable product depositor
• Automatic crate filling
• Hydraulically driven crate system Crate system:
• Capacity: 3 + 1 crates - 3 crates in the magazine 1 crate in the filling position
• 2 separate chain drives for the crate system
• Suitable crate size approximately 1,200 x 1,200 x 760 mm - Alternative crate size approximately 1,200 x 1,200 x 850 mm
• Distance between central support points approximately 800 mm
• Parts supported through ASA-Lift / GRIMME

The machine was purchased new in 2019, just before Covid, and was ultimately never used.

*Collection address is in Zeeland - the Netherlands

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