[AT] Tractor based tree pruning

[bloomis at charter.net]

At our vineyards we have Pellenc machines that are multi tool units. They have the disc cutters as you described, both as a separate attachment for other machines or for their own. The harvesters are really amazing. The destem the grapes in the field so all that goes into a bin is berries. One less, machine abuse, step removed at the winery. Don't do well on hilly vineyards, but for the flatter lands they are great. As good as hand picking. Very pricy, used on premium grapes mostly. 
https://pellenc.com/agri/produits/multifunction-optimum-carrier/?lang=en

Bradford

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I was driving East on I-90 in New York about 9 or 10 years back and looked to my right at a small New Holland tractor in a vineyard. It had arms out front that were twisting and weaving and appeared to be trimming the vines. 

[ Stephen Offiler] is that there's no "shoe" (for lack of a better term) and the whole circular blade is just whipping around in space.  I would NOT want that thing anywhere near a power line!

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