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Harvesterguy

12-08-2005 14:00:08

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Thanks Cowman for the advice.
Your method is much easier than what was recommended elsewhere.

-Harvestguy

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Experimental MSU Multipick Harvester 1959

Experimental MSU Multipick Harvester 1965

Chisholm Ryder Multipick Harvester

Orginal Wilde Once Over Harvester - 1966

Wilde's in the Feild - Near Ravenna, MI 1976

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Dave BN

12-08-2005 16:09:40

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Re: Trying again in reply to Harvesterguy, 12-08-2005 14:00:08

Hey harvesterguy, I live in Ravenna and see these machines every year across the street from me. By the way guys, we pick all sorts of things mechanicaly. Blueberries for example are harvested by a machine that straddles the row and beats the berries off the bush. Dave BN

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Harvesterguy

12-08-2005 16:23:30

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Re: Trying again in reply to Dave BN, 12-08-2005 16:09:40

Hey Dave;
You wouldn't happen to live across from the Swanson's? I've been there several times working with John & Dave. I've also developed a good working relationship with Bob & Jerry over at Jerry's Welding. All good guys to work with.

Harvesterguy

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Dave BN

12-08-2005 16:36:58

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Re: Trying again in reply to Harvesterguy, 12-08-2005 16:23:30

I live on Ellis RD near Sullivan rd. There's a Swanson field across from me (the old Osbeck farm). I use Jerry's welding once in a while, he always does a good job for me. Dave.

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Harvesterguy

12-08-2005 14:20:16

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Re: Trying again in reply to Harvesterguy, 12-08-2005 14:00:08

Cucumbers have been mechanically harvested on a large scale since about 1970. Currently about 65-70% of the crop is picked with machines and labor pressures are forcing the dwindling handpicked acreages ever smaller. There have been several commerically available harvesters including the Hart-Carter (tractor driven backwards), FMC (self propelled), Blackwelder (same mfg as the tomato pickers), Pik Rite (pull type), Vogel (the new guy on the block) in addition to the Wilde (Raven) machines pictured in the last photos. The Wilde machines are by far the most prevalent designs, but are being phased out by larger, newer, higher capacity machines.

A good estimate would be about 30,000 + acres machine harvested in Michigan, 12,000 + in Missouri, 8,000 in Delaware & Maryland, 2,000 + in North Carolina, and over 10,000 more in Texas, Colorado, Alabama, Wiscosin, and Indiana.

I work quite a bit on pickle harvesting and thought everyone might enjoy seeing some different applications of their Farmalls

-Harvesterguy

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El Toro

12-08-2005 14:56:03

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Re: Trying again in reply to Harvesterguy, 12-08-2005 14:20:16

I grew Gemini that had all female flowers. Had to
have other varieties for pollination. Bees did a good job doing that. Scads of cukes. Hal

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Animal

12-08-2005 14:09:52

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Re: Trying again in reply to Harvesterguy, 12-08-2005 14:00:08

Do any of the smaller machines still exsist, thats too cool!

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Harvesterguy

12-08-2005 14:27:51

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Re: Trying again in reply to Animal, 12-08-2005 14:09:52

Animal,

Most of the smaller machines built around cubs and 140's have long since gone to the great scrap yard in the sky. I scanned aproximately 300 photos of over 50 different prototype pickle harvesters while working on updating and improving current harvester designs. I believe most were scrapped a year or two after testing as I have never or heard of many of the machines pictured.

-Harvesterguy

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Nebraska Cowman

12-08-2005 14:04:00

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Re: Trying again in reply to Harvesterguy, 12-08-2005 14:00:08

Interesting. So are we picking cucumbers? I've never seen machines like these.

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RustyFarmall

12-08-2005 14:08:25

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Re: Trying again in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 12-08-2005 14:04:00

Just goes to show how diverse agriculture really is. I've never given a thought as to how a commercial cucumber grower would do the harvest. Thank you for the pics Harvesterguy.

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