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Abstract

A tomato harvester having a standard tractor pulling a non-self powered harvester assembly partially supported on wheels and partially supported by the tractor. The harvester assembly has a main frame made up of two parallel longitudinal beams joined together by three transverse cross members, all lying approximately on the same horizontal plane. Brackets secured to the beams and extending down below them support a pair of two-wheel truck assemblies, the wheels lying below the frame. The frame carries a pivotally attached pickup unit, with a cutter, a separator unit for separating the tomatoes from the plants, and a conveyor system for transporting the collected tomatoes and delivering them to bin-trailers. A tongue comprises the sole structural member tying together the harvester assembly and the tractor, and carries hydraulic conduits leading from said tractor power-take-off unit to operate the powered devices of the harvester assembly, including apparatus for automatically keeping the cutter at a constant depth below ground. The harvester carries a hydraulic fluid storage tank and a hydraulic fluid cooling device.

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