Soft Touch 2 leaf remover
Simple and fast handling,
quality of manual work
The new Pellenc Soft Touch leaf remover is suitable for all vineyards. It removes the leaves from the vine cleanly and uniformly, just like by hand. Its simple design lets the user get started quickly and easily, and requires little maintenance. It also tracks the canopy with a sensor, which automatically manages the tool pressure on the trellising in real time. The berries are preserved intact!
The PELLENC leaf remover is very simple to set up and operate, and it took no time to learn how to use it.
Automatic tracking of the plant canopy increases the quality of leaf removal without the risk of damaging the berries. The swivel head means I can turn quickly at the end of the row and it lets me adjust the working height for each of my vineyard plots. It folds away very neatly for transport, and offers great comfort and visibility!
Even better, maintenance is greatly reduced thanks to its simple design.
ETA ROMAIN PASCAL – Saint-Emilion, France (Bordeaux region)
COST-EFFECTIVE
- High forward speed of up to 4 km/h.
- Available in a 1/2 row, full row, or 2×1/2 row version.
- Can be adapted to all vineyards.
- Reduced maintenance cost.
- Low fuel consumption, with reduced power requirements.
PRODUCTIVE
- Row tracking makes it possible to work in all types of vineyards with the same leaf removal rate, without damaging the fruiting zone, regardless of the stage of vegetation.
- Automatic safety swing-back mechanism in case of a frontal impact.
- Automatic tracking of the plant canopy
- The rollers strip the leaves without damaging the berries.
USER-FRIENDLY
- Intuitive controls
- Simple coupling, hydraulic and electrical connections at shoulder height.
- Very good visibility of the row being worked.
- Machine works quietly.
- Compact and easy to handle in the turns.
- Cantilever and reduced weight.
- Easy to use.
SOFT TOUCH 2
Operation of leaf removing module
SUCTION
Leaves are sucked through the striations of the suction roller:
- Intuitive controls
The suction roller is placed next to a feeding roller. Turning in opposite directions,
- they catch the leaves.
at the rear, a roller brush:
- that cleans the 2 rollers to reduce the build up of plant debris,
- ejects whole leaves with no scattering of debris (fall by gravity)
This system limits the fouling of the fan, since the leaves do not pass through it.
AIR CIRCUIT
The fan draws through the upper and lower part of the suction roller, as well as through all the striations:
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- sticks the leaves more effectively to the roller
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- This new system limits clogging of the roller
This wide suction zone ensures:
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- a uniform leaf-removal rate along the whole height of the roller, without loss of working height
SOFT TOUCH
The “Soft Touch” automatic row-tracking system
The suction module is automatically aligned to the plant canopy surface: it moves towards and away
according to the pressure applied to the sensor.
The Soft Touch system ensures:
- A constant leaf-removal rate (an unbroken swath of leaves on the ground);
- Full protection of the grape thanks to the responsiveness of the system;
- Unparalleled driving comfort, with jolting eliminated without affecting the leaf-removal rate;
- Override on joystick so the operator can take over when there is no vegetation.
RESULT
Leaf-removing quality as if done by hand.
The row-tracking probe of the SOFT TOUCH leaf remover guarantees total protection of the grape with its wide surface area, and a constant leaf-removal rate with its high responsiveness.
The driver can just focus on driving, Soft Touch does the rest!
MAINTENANCE
Easy cleaning
Washing the module is very easy, with the 2 opening flaps which give direct access to the fan (very little clogging because the leaves do not pass through it) or to the suction zone.
Technical features
 Standard equipment. Optional equipment. |  |  |  |
| REVERSIBLE HALF-ROW | 1 ROW ON MULTIFUNCTION CARRIER OR MULTIVITI CHASSIS | 2 x 1/2 ROW | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum row width – m | 1.50 | 1.30 m on the multifunction carrier 2m on Multiviti frame | 1.50 m |
| Number of rows | 1/2 | 1 | 2 half-rows |
| Hydraulic output – (l/min) | 35 litres | Carrier | 2 sources: 55 litres turbines 20 litres movements |
| Fast coupling fitting and stay-rods | | Multifunction arm on PELLENC carrier | |
| Offset adjustments | | | |
| Removing height – mm | 380 or 480 | 380 or 480 | 380 or 480 |
| Electric control on all functions | | | |
| Row tracking by sensor | | | |
| Delivered on a pallet stand | | | |
