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Tuthill Model 2015 Centipede Harvester:  
   
Tuthill Model 2015 Centipede Apple Harvester  

Technical Specifications arrow

2015 Centipede Harvester capacity: 15 tonnes per hour
Row
width:
From 4.5 metres
to 6.0 metres.
(15ft to 20ft)
Other widths available.
Height over picking head by tree trunk: 500 mm
Power
system:
Independent hydraulic system driven from the tractor PTO.
Power consumption: 15 HP
Cleaning
systems:
Long Spine Tuthill Temperley hedgehog belt with 710mm diameter fan system.
Trailer
height:
2 metres. Fruit diverter for efficient filling of 4 tonne trailers.
Closed circuit colour TV system with 2 cameras: Optional
Centipede Side Sweep cleared width: 0.6 metres
Centipede Front brush cleared width: 2.6 metres

2015 Centipede Apple Harvester Brochure
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The new Tuthill Model 2015 Centipede Harvester can be used with a Tuthill Centipede Side Sweep and Tuthill Front Brushes to provide a one pass harvesting system that can cover over one and a half acres per hour. No need for extra passes down your orchard row and no need to blow fruit from between the tree trunks. The Tuthill range of products are compact, efficient and economical to buy and operate.

Pick up system:

The pick-up system uses a combination of Tuthill Centipede technology to give an exceptionally fast and gentle pick-up that can handle the heaviest crops. Forward speeds of over 3 kph (2.0 mph) are possible and enable the harvester to cover over one and half acres per hour. The Centipede picks large or small fruit gently and without damage.

Cleaning system:

Most growers using Centipede harvesters are able to send their fruit straight to cider-makers without any post harvester cleaning. This is because the Centipede harvester has an efficient double cleaning system. It has the well proven Long Spine Tuthill hedgehog cleaner belt combined with a powerful 710mm diameter fan. This system provides very high fruit throughput with unrivalled fruit quality combined.

Elevator and conveyor systems:

The elevator lifts the fruit from the picking head to the cleaning system from where a conveyor delivers the fruit into the trailer. The conveyor can fill a large trailer with 2.00 metre high sides. There is a fruit diverter at the end of the conveyor so that the fruit can be directed anywhere in the trailer. It is quite usual for trailers to carry more than four tonnes of fruit.

Power system and control:

The Centipede harvester is hydraulically powered from the tractor PTO. It has its own integral hydraulic tank, oil cooler, and hydraulic control valve. The controls are all electric and there is a compact switch console conveniently mounted in the tractor cab.

Trailer towing:

The 2015 Model Centipede harvester has an automatic hitch with over-centre latching for towing up to 4 tonne trailers.

Clearing fruit from between the trees:

Tuthill Centipede side sweep is mid-mounted on the tractor. It is clears the fruit very efficiently from between the trees. There is no need to use a blower. The side sweep can work in any row widths from 4.25metres (14 feet) to 6.0 metres (20 feet). It folds up for transport. The speed limit for the Centipede working between trees is around 3 kph (2.0 mph).

Centipede front brushes:

Centipede front brushes are mounted at the front of the tractor and clear any fruit lying in the path of the tractor. They clear a path of over 2.6 metres (8.5 feet) giving ample room for a trailer with wide tyres to follow without crushing fruit. The Centipede system clears the fruit quickly so there is no fruit left on the ground when the harvester gets to the end of the row. The brushes fold automatically when lifted. This makes them compact so that turning at the headlands requires less space. The brushes are available in two versions. One version fits onto a standard tractor front three point linkage. The other version has its own lifting system. Both brushes fold automatically.

Harvester output:

The output of the harvester can be measured by the amount of ground it has covered or the amount of fruit harvested. In heavy crops the harvester can easily pick and clean over 15 tonnes per hour. Output will ultimately depend on the speed with which it can be supplied with empty trailers. In lighter crops the harvester can travel at up to 3 kph (2.00 mph), to cover about one and half acres per hour.

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