| 摘要 |
<p>A two-row harvester (10) simultaneously harvests two rows of sugar cane in a green tropical cane field. A pair of topper mechanisms (54) top the cane stalks while base cutters (80) base cut the cane. Base cut cane is received base first into the harvester intake. The cane is cleaned in a whole stalk condition with a cleaning mechanism (92) that includes a plurality of rotating tines (100) moving in a direction to engage and force the cane leaves toward a base of the cane stalk, thereby efficiently stripping the cane leaves. An extractor blower (106) removes the leaves from the rotating tines and the cleaned cane. A stalk cutter mechanism (120, 122) may be adjusted to cut the cleaned cane stalks into selected billet lengths. Cane is preferably fed into the cutter mechanism (120, 122) at a speed greater than the ground speed of the harvester (10) moving through the field. Another blower or fan (132) may be used to remove remaining leaves from the billets. The cleaned cane billets may be conveyed to a transport (T) for transporting to a sugar processing mill.</p> |
