View across the dribbler belts back toward the main picker. On the nearside of the main picker are to conveyors leading up to the left and right (that form a v in the photo. The one going up to the right leads to the Tumbler.
These are the hops dropping onto the Tumbler the step after the main picker, arm picker and breaker. The tumbler will remove most of the larger stems (laterals) that were pulled off during the trip through the main picker. It will also remove a small amount of the leaves. Everything taken out during this stage is sent back around through the arm picker and breaker for a second trip around (there are enough hops left on the laterals at this point to justify sending them back through the machine again).
3 comments:
seems like a moderately intense process. is much oils/lupulin is lost during the process?
I guess when I slow down to think about it the process is moderately intense. Most of the machinery is moving more quickly than one might imagine. Since the vines are coming directly out if the field they usually do not sustain any damage going through the machine, i.e. loss of oils/lupulin. Some varieties are known to be susceptible to shatter, a condition in which the cones start breaking apart on their way through the main picker and fans.
Tyler
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