Facma RM 210, a "green" mechanical harvester

 

The ultimate development by the Facma of Vitorchiano (Viterbo) for the Bolognese fair is represented by the front-mounted harvester RM, a device combined with the Cimina self-propelled harvesters – with a blowing kit – manufactured by the business from Viterbo for shell fruits harvesting. RM is a patented harvesting head for the mechanical harvesting, useable in place of the two rubber powered contra-rotating brushes (a standard equipment of all Cimina models) which simultaneously exploits the mechanical harvesting system and the blowing one. Facma's new device can be connected to the Cimina self-propelled harvesters of greater size, as the RM210 model, as well as to smaller sized Cimina models, such as the RM180. It is formed by an auxiliary brush, a auger for the cleaning of residues, a main harvesting brush and a second feeding screw dedicated to product selection and transport towards the harvester' suction pipe. By request, a lateral inter-row brush is applicable to the harvester. By using the RM self-propelled harvester, explains the manufacturer in a note, it is not only possible to reduce dust concentration in air, but also to achieve work optimization. This device will be displayed in the Enama pavillion dedicated to new products. The new mechanical harvester however, is not the only Facma model to make its debut on the occasion of Eima International, since, besides the RM, the business from Viterbo is going to present an hydraulic sensor applicable to the inter-row disk F800IDR installed on mulchers and to be used in orchards. This “antenna” automatically pulls back the disk (i.e. the cutting tool), avoiding any accidental contact with the bark and as a consequence, optimizing the speed of work during weed cutting both in the inter-row areas and around the trunk.