Tob. Sci., 1983, 27-02, p. 3-4, ISSN. 0082-4523
A mechanical stalk-cut burley tobacco cutter
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
A self-propelled, self-steered mechanical burley tobacco cutter has been developed utilizing an inclined gathering chain conveyor to transport the stalk-cut plants toward the operator for manual spearing onto a mechanically assisted spear. The plants...