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Around The Vineyard
are also used for the various operations required to spreaders. The company also provides sulfur dust-
grow wine grapes successfully. ers, rotary tillers, in-row cultivators, soil condition-
ers and other large machinery.
To help vineyards work more efficiently and safe-
ly, heavy machinery producers have developed Greg Christensen is the go-to-market manager for
multi-functional lines of equipment suitable for 5 Series tractors, Frontier Implements and high-val-
vineyard use. When an expensive piece of machin- ue crops at John Deere. He told The Grapevine
ery can do more than one thing, a vineyard saves Magazine that John Deere 5G Series specialty trac-
money on investments, maintenance and storage tors were designed and built specifically for vine-
costs. For example, there is equipment that can yard applications. They are the most popular piece
handle both berm sweeping and mowing, and of large equipment that John Deere offers custom-
hedging and disking can also be performed by a sin- ers in this segment.
gle machine, thanks to modern innovations. These
enhancements aim at saving time through more “Offered in narrow and low-profile configurations
efficient processes that overcome past mechanical and ranging from 75 to 100hp, the 5G Series is
challenges. small and nimble enough to operate effectively in
the narrow confines of a grape vineyard and versa-
Examples of Vineyard tile and powerful enough to handle the many oper-
Equipment Innovations ations required of it,” Christensen said. “Recent
updates to the 5G, derived from direct feedback
Bob Giersbach from Gearmore Inc., a company from vineyard operators, include new ergonomics
that provides quality implements through servicing throughout the operator station for ease of use; a
tractor dealers, told The Grapevine Magazine that new front hitch option that expands the applica-
one of Gearmore’s most popular products is the tions the tractor can be used for; and a super nar-
Venturi Two Row Air Sprayer, which features a fine row cab option on the 5GN models for ultra-narrow
micron droplet spray. environments.”
Rick Cordero, the grape harvester product special-
ist at New Holland Agriculture, told The Grapevine
Magazine about New Holland’s BRAUD grape
harvesters. This line has grown in popularity in
the North American market because of its demon-
strated harvest quality, capacity and four-season
versatility. BRAUD harvesters are already a global
market leader in other winegrowing regions across
the world.
“New Holland offers nine BRAUD grape harvest-
“By spraying two complete rows, spraying time is er models in the North American market. What is
cut in half, thereby reducing labor, fuel and wear at the heart of each of these models is the Noria
and tear on your tractor and sprayer,” Giersbach Collection System and the SDC Shaking System,
said. “Also, the atomization of spray droplets is coupled with best-in-class optional cleaning sys-
smaller and more uniform to ensure better cov- tems, such as the Opti-Grape and Destemming,”
erage and less chemical waste and soil and water Cordero said. “Our product lineup is capable of
contamination.” harvesting rows from as narrow as 0.9 meters with
the Model 9080NH while offering models capable
Based in Chino, California, Gearmore offers a of high-capacity harvesting up to 14.5 tons per hour
wide range of vineyard implements, including vine with our Model 9090XE.”
trimmers, leaf removers, pre-pruners and compost
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