摘要 |
Method and means for removing foreign matter and damaged fruit from a continuous supply of machine harvested tomatoes as they are moved through the crop discharge section of the harvester. The element is spaced from the exit end of the first conveyor by a distance which allows foreign matter such as dirt, stones, stems and small or damaged fruit to pass under the element and fall to the ground. The tomatoes to be gathered are too large to pass through the gap between the first conveyor and the hinged element, thus passing over the element and being deposited on the final discharge conveyor.
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