The Haldrup Harvester

The Haldrup F-55 Grass Harvester with on-board NIR spectrophotometer is a new NERC-funded purchase based at the University of Leeds, as part of the White Rose Sustainable Agriculture Consortium which is available for hire to scientists and industry.

This plot grass harvester is ideal for:

whole crop harvesting of grass and forage, weeds, herbs and spices
calculation of post-harvest straw weight

It is fitted with an integrated Zeiss Corona Extreme NIRS system with inProcess software which delivers real time measurements of dry matter content, protein and other harvest quality indicators.

Specifications

Permanent hydrostatic four-wheel drive
On-board computer with Harvest Manager software and protocol and label printers
Integrated Zeiss Corona Extreme NIRS system
Cutting width 1.51m
Adjustable cutting height
1200 L weighing hopper
Subsampling system with oil guided weighing cell

Further specifications can be viewed here.

For more information, or to hire the Haldrup F-55 grass harvester, please contact:

Professor Joseph Holden
School of Geography
+44 (0)113 343 3317
j.holden(at)leeds.ac.uk
Twitter: @geojho

Dr Richard Grayson
School of Geography
+44 (0)113 343 8486
r.grayson(at)leeds.ac.uk
Twitter: @rggeo

water@leeds Office
School of Geography
+44 (0)113 343 8246
water(at)leeds.ac.uk
Twitter: @wateratleeds