Field trials of an improved oil palm harvesting tool
1992
Stanners, G. (Interface Services Pte, Ltd., Sussex Garden (Singapore)) | George, Thomas
Tools are the limiting factor in productivity of oil palm harvesting. A dedicated designed Extendable and Telescopic tool, referred to as EX-T-EL, has successfully incorporated composite hybrid pultrusions, proprietary spacers, collars, couplings and bands into a complete tool which now is lighter, easier, stiffer, more convenient, and safer than conventional tools. Productivity more than doubled (ref page on "Cost Effective") as a result of improved efficiency and higher utilisation. Management should now re-evaluate the cost of harvest in terms of labour, accomodation, levies, TOOLS, lost fruit, lack of skills and shortage of labour, against these gains".
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