Oxbo updates coffee berry harvester

Oxbo’s extensive portfolio of self-propelled machines includes a new one to harvest the berries needed to make one of the world’s most popular beverages.Well-known in north-west Europe for its self-propelled slurry and manure machines, and pea, bean, potato, spinach, sweet corn and blueberry harvesters, further south Oxbo’s extensive range of self-propelled machines includes grape and olive harvesters.You will not find one in Europe, but the company also makes a self-propelled coffee berry harvester. Case IH’s Coffee Express made a rare appearance in Europe at the 2019 edition of the SIMA show, but it is unlikely that Oxbo’s latest offering, the 9240+, will cross the AtlanticInstead, it is aimed at Brazil, a country where the company has sold self-propelled coffee berry harvesters for nearly 20 years. Good for over three million tonnes a year (a third of total global production), coffee plantations cover in excess of 1.8 million hectares in Brazil and somewhere between 200 and 400 new harvesters are sold in the country each year.Capable of covering up to 5ha/hr, main updates on the 9240+ include swapping the previous 72hp Stage III Cummins QSF2.8 block for a Stage IV version. Designed to harvest berries from young to mature arabica and robusta bushes, the 9240+ is claimed to offer the most productive shaking, catching and cleaning systems. Main updates include the new low profile front lifters to tease lower branches into the Dynarotor shaking system.The bi-directional cross conveyor allows berries to be unloaded on the move or stored in the 3,000l hopper. The new unload feature allows for independent auger speed control, and in case you are wondering, the 9240+ is 5.64m long and stands 4.5m tall.For more up-to-date farming news click here and subscribe now to profi and save 47%.Share this: TwitterFacebookRedditWhatsApp Steven Vale