farmernick06 Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 Well i got a few pictures a while ago during the lettuce harvest of the veg packers, not really a technical machine as most of it is just a canopy to shield the workers. But nevertheless a striking machine. Here are a few from the front, as we can see it drives over the rows of lettuce and the workers underneath pick them. And here are a few of the whole of the 'rig'. They were running two, one on a Case MX100C and the other on a John Deere 6400 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmernick06 Posted October 5, 2007 Author Share Posted October 5, 2007 Now were going to go a bit closer, i found this one by the edge of a field waiting to be moved. I took my chances and got a few sneaky pictures. Some are a bit absract Firstly were going in the front As we can see the lettuce is picked and then passed onto the raised platform where it is then wrapped. The wrapped lettuce is then sent down a conveyer into the back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmernick06 Posted October 5, 2007 Author Share Posted October 5, 2007 And lastly a look in the back which can only be described as a mini warehouse, here it will probably be boxed. Then stacked and another tractor will cart the boxes back to the packhouse or farm warehouse. And then lastly a few random pictures i took Emergeny hit button \ Im not sure And lastly underneath the raised platform in the front was a small red wire, this being on the end. Im assuming this is like a last chance cable you would find on a chipper machine. Basically if you full under you can pull it and the whole machine would stop. I may be wrong so someone can correct me if i am Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massey Boy Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 nice wondered how they worked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 Well done young Nick... I buy tonnes of lettuce... but I've never seen a machine like that working... what sort of lettuce are they picking... looks a bit like green batavia... or possible cos \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmernick06 Posted October 5, 2007 Author Share Posted October 5, 2007 Well done young Nick... I buy tonnes of lettuce... but I've never seen a machine like that working... what sort of lettuce are they picking... looks a bit like green batavia... or possible cos \ Thanks Masseyboy Thanks Marky, thought you might post in this topic The lettuce is iceberg lettuce It's quite an impressive thing to watch working or to look around when its left on it's own for a few minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 Thanks mate.. thats very interesting... I love all the machinary they have in our trade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmernick06 Posted October 5, 2007 Author Share Posted October 5, 2007 Thanks mate.. thats very interesting... I love all the machinary they have in our trade I do too is a bit different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 heck its a mobile marque :D how the hell does the drive see where hes going then with that fixed to the front Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmernick06 Posted October 5, 2007 Author Share Posted October 5, 2007 heck its a mobile marque :D how the hell does the drive see where hes going then with that fixed to the front You could have a mini disco in the back :D And im not sure Sean, infact im not sure there is a driver until the end of the row then he jumps in to turn around. I know they do that when planting the lettuce. It's on 'cruise control' almost. Unless there is a driver and if he looks out of the door to see if he can see the tracks between the rows \ Im not quite sure, i can't really see because of the conveyors \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civilpek Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 You could have a mini disco in the back :D And im not sure Sean, infact im not sure there is a driver until the end of the row then he jumps in to turn around. I know they do that when planting the lettuce. It's on 'cruise control' almost. Unless there is a driver and if he looks out of the door to see if he can see the tracks between the rows \ Im not quite sure, i can't really see because of the conveyors \ if health and safety heard about that they may not be too impressed i was going to ask how he see too, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmernick06 Posted October 5, 2007 Author Share Posted October 5, 2007 if health and safety heard about that they may not be too impressed i was going to ask how he see too, Im really not sure mate But i know they do when planting them [ Don't tell my uncle he's a health and safety officer .. HIIISSSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Ferguson Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 That's amazing... never seen one of those \ How many people can work at a time Nick sweetheart? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmernick06 Posted October 5, 2007 Author Share Posted October 5, 2007 That's amazing... never seen one of those \ How many people can work at a time Nick sweetheart? There quite an interesting machine, there are loads around here \ Im not quite sure Mandy, at the front theres 6 of those cella-tape stands for wrapping on the platform so im assuming about 12 in the front maybe 4-6 in the back? Something like that, quite a few they need minibuses to shuttle them on the field Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Ferguson Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 There quite an interesting machine, there are loads around here \ Im not quite sure Mandy, at the front theres 6 of those cella-tape stands for wrapping on the platform so im assuming about 12 in the front maybe 4-6 in the back? Something like that, quite a few they need minibuses to shuttle them on the field Awesome - a factory on wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmernick06 Posted October 5, 2007 Author Share Posted October 5, 2007 Awesome - a factory on wheels Pretty much Mandy, im not sure how much processing or packing or whatever needs to be done on the farm or they may take them straight from the farm to be loaded on a lorry \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 Lettuce just say it's one big machine... cos they need it that big to keep up with production... Oh leaf it out Marky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Ferguson Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 Lettuce just say it's one big machine... cos they need it that big to keep up with production... Oh leaf it out Marky Hmmm....impressive but that's just the tip of the iceberg I reckon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 That joke was a LITTLE GEM mandy... didn't fall FLAT at all... I bet the jokes will do the ROUNDs now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 That's amazing... never seen one of those \ How many people can work at a time Nick sweetheart? i have seen a few arround falmouth way before mandy and arround this way to,on the banks of the tamar in the tamar vally,so gunnislake way , but nothing as big as that most are just open fronted platforms, not much wider than the tractor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 nice pics Nick, ones i see out near Soham are harder to get to! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmernick06 Posted October 7, 2007 Author Share Posted October 7, 2007 nice pics Nick, ones i see out near Soham are harder to get to! :) Thanks Ben, luckily theres footpaths between every field where i am so you can pretty much get to everything This was left right next to a path so i just had a butchers hook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHolland2 Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 Certainly some piece of kit.....Thanks for posting those pictures mate.....It's a vegetable I've never seen harvested..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmernick06 Posted October 7, 2007 Author Share Posted October 7, 2007 Certainly some piece of kit.....Thanks for posting those pictures mate.....It's a vegetable I've never seen harvested..... Thanks again Mart, no problem i didn't think its a very well known machine so would be good to put it up And no im quite lucky to see a large variety of unusual crops to see grown and harvested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihatepoundland Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 Cheers nick, I learnt something tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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