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Automated tomato picker

TooBigTooBig Member Posts: 28,559 ✭✭✭
edited May 2017 in General Discussion
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=automated+tomato+pickers&&view=detail&mid=A6825296D5E366B241E6A6825296D5E366B241E6&rvsmid=A6825296D5E366B241E6A6825296D5E366B241E6&fsscr=0&FORM=VDMCNL and watch the other videos so why do we need illegals
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  • redneckandyredneckandy Member Posts: 9,716 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:why do we need illegals
    We don't have automated roofers.
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  • Ricci WrightRicci Wright Member Posts: 8,259 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Those must be some hard tomatos #127813;Don't think I want those for my matter sandwich.
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  • TooBigTooBig Member Posts: 28,559 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Did you look at the other videos where machines are picking lots of other fruits and the need for illegals is dropping fast. Jail employers that knowing hire illegals. Works for me
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  • bpostbpost Member Posts: 32,669 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by TooBig
    Did you look at the other videos where machines are picking lots of other fruits and the need for illegals is dropping fast. Jail employers that knowing hire illegals. Works for me


    Jail and heavy fines would discourage the practice.
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  • bpostbpost Member Posts: 32,669 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Those looked like Roma tomatoes for canning. I doubt the rough harvesting method will matter much when the canning process is over. Even with the amount of spillage I would imagine the picker is half the cost of human labor. I would love to go out after the machine harvested and pick up the good ones on the ground for my canning needs.
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  • Ricci WrightRicci Wright Member Posts: 8,259 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    American Machines Won't Do That Kind Of Work.
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  • chiefrchiefr Member Posts: 14,115 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by bpost
    quote:Originally posted by TooBig
    Did you look at the other videos where machines are picking lots of other fruits and the need for illegals is dropping fast. Jail employers that knowing hire illegals. Works for me


    Jail and heavy fines would discourage the practice.




    [^] and the partisan ideologues in government that fail to enforce laws should be the first to feel the heat.
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  • notnownotnow Member Posts: 1,859 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Remember the song John Henry. It sort of covered this. If robots build robots to build robots, who needs us?
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  • skicatskicat Member Posts: 14,431 ✭
    edited November -1
    Would only work for determinate tomatoes. Hand picking for all the indeterminate varieties.
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  • AlpineAlpine Member Posts: 15,092 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Ricci Wright
    Those must be some hard tomatos #127813;Don't think I want those for my matter sandwich.


    Have you ever watched farm hands pick tomatoes?

    They are rougher than a machine.
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  • Horse Plains DrifterHorse Plains Drifter Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 40,237 ***** Forums Admin
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Ricci Wright
    American Machines Won't Do That Kind Of Work.
    Probably Chinese machines.
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  • 1911a1-fan1911a1-fan Member Posts: 51,193 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by bpost
    Those looked like Roma tomatoes for canning. I doubt the rough harvesting method will matter much when the canning process is over. Even with the amount of spillage I would imagine the picker is half the cost of human labor. I would love to go out after the machine harvested and pick up the good ones on the ground for my canning needs.



    thats what i was thinking, except not romas



    quote:Originally posted by skicat
    Would only work for determinate tomatoes. Hand picking for all the indeterminate varieties.


    most have no clue of what you just said [;)]
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  • perry shooterperry shooter Member Posts: 17,105 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Yes when I grew Tomato I wanted the earliest and latest when ripe types I could get WHOM<the hell wants a garden that just come in for a short period of time I was mad when they dropped on type I used to Plant same vine would give2 or three every dad or so for months on end
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