| 摘要 |
An improved double section, self-propelled harvester for harvesting nuts and fruits from trees. Each separate harvester section has an engine and sterring mechanics for operation by a single driver per section. Each section is structured to be simultaneously disposed one section on each side of a tree to form a V-shaped produce catch platform sloping toward a centrally positioned off-load system of conveyors. The off-load conveyors carry the produce for deposit into either hauling trailers attached one to each section or fruit boxes riding on the harvester. One harvester section is equipped with a self-centering trunk style shaker adapted to reach out and vibrate the tree to remove the produce therefrom. The trunk shaker has the ability to extend and retract horizontally for shaking the trunk of a smaller tree slightly above the ground, or to extend both horizontally and vertically at an angle to reach high up on the trunk of a large tree for grasping the trunk just below the cluster of main branches extending from the tree.
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