Near-north Ontario, French River | Hamachuck ( sp??) or as we called them Hammerclunks, used to run tracks on the front of the last machines they built. Great for in the field but an absolute nightmare when roading. The track system they had was poorly designed, the boggey wheels were mounted solid so the transmitted any an all vibrations directly to the machine when roading on asphalt. More then once I've seen bogeys; snap off when crossed raised rail road crossings. As others, I've often wondered why they dont add spreaders on the rear to spread of the vines, not sure why they dont do it ( its not lack of hydraulics thats for sure !) , but with the newer machines the vines coming out the back arent a real big deal unless the machine stops in one place for a bit, then they leave a large pile that must be spread out after the harvest crew leaves. Harvest started here in Ontario on Friday,yields from what I hear are so-so, supposed to start up again Monday.
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Pea Harvest started in Southern MN a Few Pics
