Harvesting tea

摘要

The harvesting of tea is disclosed, using equipment having a support-frame 1101 with an engine attached to the support-frame. A reciprocating-cutter is mounted to the support-frame and is configured to be operated by the engine. A blowing-device is located on the support-frame and is also activated by the engine. The support-frame is moulded from carbon-fibre in order to facilitate manual operation. The carbon-fibre moulding has a base-plate 1002 extending between a left-end-plate 1001 and a right-end-plate 901. A leading-upper-box-section 803 and a trailing upper-box-section 804 are located between the left-end-plate and the right­ end-plate. A longitudinal-platform 805 is supported between the leading ­upper-box-section and the trailing-upper-box-section. Skids may be attached to the support frame. Right and left handles are attached to a harvesting apparatus and the apparatus manually located above a row of cultivated plants