Sugar beet harvester
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A Sugarbeet harvester is an agricultural machine for
beets are lifted from the ground by lifting shares. Through cleaning rollers, the transfer web and the discharge elevator, the beets are separated from the adhering soil and transported into the holding tank of the machine. The beets are placed on the edge of the field in storage clamps or overloaded on a transport vehicle during harvesting. The leaves of the beets are removed. They remain for fertilization in the field or can be used as animal food for cattle, the leaves can be fed fresh or as silage
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External links
- Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- as further documentation (German)
- ddr-landmaschinen.de - GDR sugarbeet harvester (Last retrieved on: 21.06.17)
- Holmer Terra Dos T4-40 & Fendt tractors | Sugarbeet lifting on YouTube(Last retrieved on: 21.06.17)
- HOLMER EasyLift - automatische Einzelreihentiefenführung beim Roden on YouTubeAnimation and section of the harvesting head.
References
- Reichspatentamt, Patentschrift Nr. 649 967, Klasse 45 c; Gruppe 1901, W 90048 III/45 c. Date of publication of the grant of the patent: 26 August 1937, Otto Wilke in Harber b. Hohenhameln, Köpfvorrichtung an Rübenerntemaschinen (engl.: Heading device on beet harvesters) patented in the German Reichon 8 October 1932.
- ^ Unsere Geschichte - Made in Norddeutschland Als der Zucker in den Norden kam (German)
- ^ Rolf Ahlers: Otto Wilke, der Erfinder der Rübenvollerntemaschine (engl.: Otto Wilke, the inventor of the sugarbeet harvester); in: Braunschweigische Heimat 98/2 (Hrsg.: Braunschweigischer Landesverein für Heimatschutz e.V.); Braunschweig: Appelhans Verlag, 2012 [1] (German)