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Asparagus Field Research Projects 2002

         
  Field studies on new packing technologies and field trials on the feasibility of using a mechanical harvester in Washington          
         
  This plugin is to a short film showing the mechanical grader machine in action.
(Currently this can only be viewed in Internet Explorer or Netscape 6.0 or above.)
     
  Each picture below is linked to a larger version of the picture so that you can view it in more detail.          
 
Asparagus field plot
Field plot
 
Non-selective harvester
Non-selective harvester
 
Close-up view of mechanical harvester
Close-up view
 
Wash Unit
Wash Unit
         
 
Spray unit inside the wash unit
Spray unit inside the Wash Unit
 
Infeed belts
Infeed belts.jpg
 
Feeder Belt
Feeder belt
 
1st Cutter,
1st cutter and camera box
         
 
Camera view of asparagus spear
Computer screen showing picture from camera
 
Diameter readout on computer screen
Diameter readout on computer screen
 
Long view of cutter, cups, camera, chutes
Long view shows 1st cutter, cups, camera and chutes
 
Back view of first header belt
Back view of first header belt
         
 
Front view of chutes
Front view of current chutes in use
 
Close-up view of chutes
Another view of chutes
 
Front long-view of chutes
Front view of chutes
 
Side view showing new larger chutes
Shows new larger chutes at top for faster more accurate loading
         
                         
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