The Afron Machineries Company’s TWIN-D 2 piece machine has been designed specifically for shaking and harvesting almond orchards.
The TWIN-D almond tree shaker is truly the jewel in the crown of orchard equipment. The machine's ability to perform even the most complex of tasks, together with its resulting large crop yields and uncompromising quality, place the TWIN-D machine at the forefront of almond harvesting equipment, leaving its competitors far behind.
This machine is the result of a seven-year long development process. During this time, a large number of intermediate models were produced, all of which continue to operate successfully in almond orchards and will do so for many years to come.
TWIN-D is the solution for maximizing yields in orchards that are young, or where the soil is cracked or uneven, or where the trees are planted on mounds. It certainly meets the needs of all growers who want to maintain their tree foliage in order to enjoy more productive tree yield.
The TWIN-D’s remarkable capabilities in harvesting almonds almost are indisputable, both in mature almond orchards, where simultaneous shaking and harvesting is necessary, as well as in young plantations of trees with low branches.
With the TWIN-D, there is minimal need to prune the tree foliage, as the low, narrow structure of the machine, together with its shaker head located above the harvesting trays and the central conveyor, allow the machine to stay close to the ground while reaching and shaking the tree trunk, thus increasing each tree’s yield by about 25%.
TWIN-D has no competition among other nut harvesting equipment in the shaking and harvesting of young trees. The machine’s low ground-clinging structure enables the shaker head to grasp a young tree trunk at precisely the correct height without damaging its lower branches. By using the TWIN-D, growers benefit from mechanized shaking and harvesting with maximum efficiency.
Because of the ease of changing both the machine’s ground height as well as its base angle by tilting the axes in a controlled manner, it is possible to reach crooked tree trunks or trees that have had minimal pruning, and to work in orchards where trees have been planted on mounds.
With the TWIN-D machine, there is no need to prune the branches of the tree at a sharp angle, leading to a 25% increased yield for each tree.
The TWIN-D, unlike other nut harvesters, has a number of unique elements that help it maximize work productivity:
Every almond grower knows that the timing and duration almond harvesting are critical, and any unexpected event or change in conditions during harvesting can quickly turn profit into loss.
Knowing this, Afron is outstanding among harvesting equipment manufacturers in giving the utmost attention to ensuring operational reliability. This starts with installing shaker equipment in each of the TWIN-D’s units, which ensures continuous work even if one of the systems is unable to function for any reason. We are also uncompromising in our insistence upon using machine components of the highest quality, all of which are obtained from the world’s most reliable and advanced suppliers.
The TWIN-D’s operational reliability level is undisputed!!
