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Fig. 8.29  Large harvesters
such as this are able to travel
at 6-8 km per hour and pick
up 98 % of nuts from the
ground. A harvester such as
this is capable of picking up
35 t of dehusked nuts per
10 h day using only one man.
(©Photo courtesy of Macada-
mia Farm Management)
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