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Fruit harvesters: a complete range from N.Blosi

by Giacomo Di Paola
January 2014 | Back

An ample range of self-propelled and towed fruit harvesters built by N.Blosi in Ravenna and other best sellers, including single platform and elevated two platform versions, will be featured at Fieragricola. The manufacturer's flagship line is the Zip with two models powered by Perkins or Lombardini engines rated at 25 and 35 HP and with load capacity of 500 kilograms for the front hydraulic lift for loading crates and the rear hydraulic motor for unloading. The central hydraulic platform measuring 2.50 meters on the Zip 25 and 3.00 meters on the Zip 30 has space for two crates. The Carrier model, on the other hand, is available with four different power plants, the two Lombardini engines at 24 at 33 HP and two Perkins rated at 28 and 35 HP. This fruit harvester is equipped with a large hydraulically opened and elevated platform, rollers for bins along the entire length of the machine and hydraulic brakes on all four wheels as optional. The Junior CN model has a platform decidedly smaller than the other two harvesters but retains many of their winning characteristics. Among the single platform lineups the EIN machines are the smallest built by N.Blosi. The EIN is powered by a 17 HP Perkins engine for a top speed of 7/km/hr and equipped as standard with a hydraulic lift center platform and the front and rear hydraulic lift capacities are 350 kilograms each, lower than those mounted on the Zip, Carrier and Junior CN models. Leading the way for the double platform harvesters is the Senior which carries a fixed front platform with hydraulic lift on request and a rear fruit picking platform with hydraulic lifting. Other than hydrostatic traction for 2 or 4 wheels, on request this model can be equipped with a hydraulic motor with 60 V electrically controlled variable cylinder capacity, a two-speed gear and automatic drive control. This Senior features work autonomy of up to 14 hours under the most difficult conditions with recharging in 8 hours at 220/380 V on request.

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