The pick-up

The machine is equipped with 2 pick-ups so that 2 rows of flax can be turned over at the same time. The right-hand pick-up can only move up and down. The left-hand pick-up can move up and down as well as inwards and outwards, depending on the distance between the swaths to be collected.

The pick-up takes care of the collecting and turning over of the flax and transports the flax to the rear of the machine, where it is deposited back on the field by the flax-laying belts.

The pick-up consists of a front wheel (1) whose height can be adjusted via a spindle. The front wheel is equipped with 2 guides (coiled springs) that prevent the flax from springing up after the front wheel has driven over the flax.

The pick-up drum (3) has 2 rows of 10 teeth. The pick-up teeth collect the flax. An eccentric shaft ensures that the length of the pick-up teeth is at maximum below the drum when collecting the flax, and at minimum above the drum during the transition to the transporting of the flax by the conveyor belts (5). The foldable guide (2) guides the flax to the conveyor belts. The conveyor belts, together with the guide profiles (6), turn over the flax. Rubber belts are suspended between the conveyor belts to prevent the conveyor belts from snagging on each other at the turning point. You can unfold the foldable guide (2) via the lever in order to remove blockages.

The conveyor belts consist of plastic belts on which metal attachments are mounted. The conveyor belts are driven by the rubber-coated part of the pick-up drum, and are suspended at the other end by pulleys. At the end of the conveyor belts, the flax is taken by the conveyor belts of the flax-laying section.

Figure 1. The pick-up
Nr. Name
1 Front wheel
2 Foldable guide
3 Pick-up drum
4 Rubber belt
5 Conveyor belt
6 Guide profile