GRAPES’LINE towed harvester
The Grapes’Line towed harvester includes all the latest PELLENC innovations. It has a harvesting capacity of 3,600 litres – the same as that of a self-propelled harvester – while remaining less costly. Highly efficient, it also provides wine-growing professionals with an unrivalled work quality thanks to its easy handling and user-friendly nature.
Efficient
- Harvesting capacity identical to a self-propelled harvester
- 50% cheaper than a self-propelled machine
- ECO POWER fuel management: optimised power take-off according to the machine’s hydraulic requirements
- Total collector-bin capacity of up to 3,600 litres
Excellent work quality
- Flexible Sorter Conveyor: up to 5% more harvest in your collector bins!
- New tortoiseshell shape: optimal sealing
- New generation harvesting arm
- SELECTIV PROCESS: 99.82% clean harvest
Ergonomic
- 7-inch touchscreen
- Safe washing platform
- Remote washing commands
- Centralised greasing
Easy to handle
- Auto-guidance in the row
- Semi-automatic tilt correction
- Optimised turnaround in headlands with the wide-angle drawbar
- AUTO TORQUE drive: machine independent on slopes and in headlands
Destem and sort your harvest to go directly into the vat.
Control interface
‘EASY TOUCH’ interface: models 60 and 80
- 7-inch touchscreen.
- Harvest parameters managed from the cab with the EASY TOUCH screen.
- Pictograms and intuitive menus.
- Working comfort.
Driving assistance:
- Automatic height stops at work and in headland turnarounds.
- Ground detection with sensors.
- Instant display of slope, gradient percentage, and machine height.
- Bin-level indicator.
- Acreage counter.
Interface with remote controls on machine
- Simple control and use of harvesting parameters from the machine.
‘EASY DRIVE’ control: all models
- All your GRAPES’LINE functions on the PELLENC joystick.
Easy to handle
In the row
- With the ‘ACTIV’’ auto-guidance system, the harvesting head is automatically centred in the row. Joystick buttons always take priority. An alarm notifies the driver if there is a blockage from a foreign body; the vineyard is always protected.
- Tilt correction up to 70 cm allows working on any ground surface.
In headlands
- The articulated coupling helps attachment and improves safety.
- The wide-angle drawbar helps manoeuvring in the headland.
- The ‘AUTO TORQUE’ drive controls the power to the wheels, even in headlands, without the need for the joystick.
On the road
- The wide-angle drawbar keeps the harvesting head in line with the tractor on the road.
- The bins are only 2.50 metres wide, which makes manoeuvring and driving on the road easier.
Revolutionary harvesting circuit
Flexible Sorter Conveyor
- The innovative design of the flexible sorter conveyor starts the grape sorting from the chute.
- Only 30% of the harvest passes under the fans: up to 5% more harvest.
- Semi-automatic conveyor tensioning makes maintenance easier and ensures the correct tension.
- The system can be fully dismantled to reduce maintenance costs.
- Quick cleaning.
- No need to dismantle the conveyors at the end of the season.
L-shaped design of the conveyor
- Conveyor open at the back to remove foreign material and avoid clogging.
- Work at ground level with its protective steel housing.
- The conveyor is made of stainless steel to make maintenance and washing easier.
Harvest quality
‘SELECTIV’PROCESS’: De-stemmer + Sorting Tables
Destemmer
- Destem and sort your harvest in the field to go directly into the tank.
- Tried and tested by over 2,000 users.
High-frequency linear destemmer
- Destemming without loss, even for difficult grape varieties, while preserving the berries. The feed belt removes foreign bodies.
Variable sorting table and sorting roller
- The solid notched roller feeders route leaf stems to the sorting rollers.
- The sorting rollers allow the sorted berries to pass through and remove the leaf stems and other waste from the sorting table.
- The variable screen sorting table adjusts quickly to all grape varieties and all working conditions.
- 100% of leaves are removed as well as 95% of leaf stems.
Sorter
- Sorting system that separates the juice from the leaves.
- The juices and destemmed berries pass through the slotted conveyor belt.
- The suction fan removes only the plant debris remaining on the conveyor.
- No loss of juice.
Bin capacity
- Total capacity of up to 3,600 litres.
- Emptying height: 3 metres.
- Both bins emptied at once.
- Bin level displayed on the on ‘Easy Touch’ screen.
Smart hydraulic management
Hydraulic control unit
- The machine’s hydraulic control unit is independent.
- The control unit is coupled separately from the machine, which helps in both left and right headlands, without worrying about the height of the machine.
- Quick-fit onto the tractor.
AUTO TORQUE drive system
- The machine adjusts its speed automatically to that of the tractor, based on the traction force on the towing ring.
- The machine is independent in all working situations: forward or reverse, as well as in headlands.
- The driver can concentrate on driving.
- The ‘AUTO TORQUE’ automatically supplies the power needed at the right time, without the driver having to do anything.
- The ‘AUTO TORQUE’ drive can handle gradients of up to 30%.
‘ECO POWER’ control
- Optimisation of power take-off according to the machine’s hydraulic requirements, in order to ensure the lowest possible engine speed and save on fuel.
Pellenc advantages
New generation of harvesting arms
- Injected harvesting arms.
- More wear resistance.
- No deformation.
- Quick-fit with integrated bushing.
- Gentler on the plant.
New shape of catcher trays
- The new material and profile improve sealing, transfer of berries to the conveyors, and resistance to wear.
- The articulation is built into the tray to help fitting.
- The seal length of 2.62 metres ensures optimal working speed.
Easy to maintain
- Nine greasing points for daily greasing.
- Cleaning takes 20-45 minutes, depending on the model, and is easy to do from a safe platform.
- Water column to make washing easier.
- A remote control opens the suction fans, sorting tables and the destemmers.
Safe
- On models with EASY TOUCH, there is a colour night-vision camera fitted at the rear. This activates automatically for reversing or bin emptying.
- There is always an emergency stop button within reach: on the joystick, at the rear of the machine, and on the washing platform.
- Various alarms are fitted as standard, for complete safety.
Technical features
| GRAPES’ LINE | 40 | 45 | 60 | 70 | 80 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIMENSIONS | |||||
| Minimum plantation width | 1.70 m | 1.70 m | 1.40 m | 1.70 m | 1.70 m |
| Tractor power required | 55hp | 55hp | 70hp | 80hp | 80hp |
| Overall height (m) | 3.13 m | 3.13 m | 3.38 m | 3.42 m | 3.42 m |
| Bin width (m) | 2.50 m | 2.50 m | 2.50 m | 2.50 m | 2.50 m |
| Maximum slope | 27% | 27% | 27% | 27% | 27% |
| Maximum gradient without sorting equipment | 15% | 30% | 30% | ─ | ─ |
| Maximum gradient with sorting equipment | ─ | ─ | 25% | 25% | |
| Tyres | 385/65R22.5 | 400/70-20 | 400/70-20 | 400/70-20 | 400/70-20 |
| Option | 340/80R20 | ||||
| CONTROL INTERFACE | |||||
| ‘EASY DRIVE’ joystick | • | • | • | • | • |
| Easy Touch 7” screen | ─ | ─ | • | ─ | • |
| Remote controls | • | • | ─ | • | ─ |
| HYDRAULIC MANAGEMENT | |||||
| ‘AUTO TORQUE’ drive | ─ | • | • | • | ─ |
| Wheel motor with hydraulic brake | ─ | • | • | • | • |
| Dual-line hydraulic braking | ─ | ─ | • | • | • |
| Hydraulic attitude correction | ─ | ○ | • | • | • |
| ECO POWER mode | ─ | ─ | • | • | • |
| DRIVING ASSISTANCE | |||||
| Slope display | ─ | ─ | • | ─ | • |
| % gradient display | ─ | ─ | • | ─ | • |
| Working-height display | ─ | ─ | • | ─ | • |
| Upper and lower stops | ─ | ─ | • | ─ | • |
| Ground detection | ─ | ─ | • | ─ | • |
| Acreage counter | ─ | ─ | • | ─ | • |
| SAFETY | |||||
| Number of emergency-stop buttons | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Reversing alarm | ─ | ─ | • | ─ | • |
| Bin-lowering alarm | ─ | ─ | • | ─ | • |
| Rear camera visible on Easy Touch | ─ | ─ | • | ─ | • |
| Working lights | ─ | ─ | • | ─ | • |
| Tilt correction | ─ | ─ | • | ─ | • |
| HARVESTING HEAD | |||||
| Auto-guidance with blocking alarm | • | • | • | • | • |
| Post shock protector | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Sealing length at ground level | 2.50 m | 2.50 m | 2.62 m | 2.62 m | 2.62 m |
| Harvest transport by flexible sorter conveyor | • | • | • | • | • |
| Safety in the event of conveyor blockage | • | • | • | • | • |
| Semi-automatic tensioning of the flexible sorter conveyor | • | • | • | • | • |
| Two height-adjustable lower suction fans | mechanical | mechanical | without tools | without tools | without tools |
| Leaf sorter | ─ | ─ | • | ─ | ─ |
| Sorting device: Destemming + sorting table | ─ | ─ | ─ | Selectiv’Process | Selectiv’Process |
| Bins | 2×1,500L | 2×1,500L | 2×1,800L | 2×1,600L | 2×1,600L |
| Optional bins | ─ | ─ | 2×1,250L | ─ | ─ |
| Bin auger | • | • | • | • | • |
| Bin-level indicator | ─ | ─ | • | ─ | • |
| Bin-emptying axis height | 3 m | 3 m | 3 m | 3 m | 3 m |
| MAINTENANCE | |||||
| Grouped greasing points | • | • | • | • | • |
| Remote washing control | ─ | ─ | • | • | • |
| Safe access platform | ─ | ─ | • | • | • |
