3 Essential Olive Harvester Parts You Must Have on Hand

Olive harvesters are crucial pieces of equipment that help in harvesting the olive berries on most olive farms. When you own one, you must ensure its proper maintenance throughout the season. A common issue you may experience is the need to repair or replace the olive harvester belts at some point in its lifespan. You may also require to keep the belts on hand since they are useful during maintenance. 

If you are still new to olive harvester maintenance, keep in mind these three items that are highly useful during the maintenance tasks.

Blades

Your olive harvester contains several blades, such as the fan blades. When they get dull over extended periods, they can make olive harvesting difficult. Therefore, regular inspection is essential to identify rusted or dull ones which you must replace. But always remember to keep the old blades after replacement. You may want to send them back to the manufacturer for resharpening, after which you should store them safely for the next replacement exercise. 

Sensors

Sensors are other essential olive harvester parts you want to have on hand. They are typically expensive and hard to acquire, depending on your supplier's location and season of the year. For instance, during heavy harvest seasons, it may be daunting to obtain the required sensors when you need them. Thus, it's a good habit to have sensor replacements ready in your store.

Sensors on most harvesters instruct the machine to know the proximity of an olive tree. This way, they assist the equipment to keep harvesting and moving. And this is true especially if you own automatic harvesters that operate on digital sensors.

Conveyor Belts

You are likely to keep belts for your olive harvester's engine. But you'll soon realise that the most unlikely belt that can abruptly break down is your conveyor belt. Damage may arise from flying rocks and other items in your olive grove. You don't want your conveyor belt breaking down during heavy harvesting. It would be worse still if you had no replacements within reach. 

These are the three main supplies you want to have ready in your store for maintaining your olive harvesting equipment. However, they may not be the only ones you will need for your harvester. Over time, you may require other items as well, and it'll be wise to start sourcing and stocking them. Besides, if you want more belts and additional parts, you should contact local equipment manufacturers or distributors for catalogues and pricing. 

To learn more, contact a supplier that carries olive harvesters.


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