VL08 Simulator
Monchiero VL08. Tractor-mounted tree shaker, drawn to scale.
- Now
- Ready. Arm in, clamp open.
- Cycle
- –
- Trees / min
- –
- Clamp grip pressure
- Open
Plan view, travelling right, with the row being shaken on the tractor's right. After 8 trees the tractor turns and comes back along the other row. A tick marks a tree already shaken. Brushes: on.
Sizes are my estimates: tractor 2 m wide and 2,6 m tall, trees 4,5 m (small) and 6 m (large), 3 m from the tractor to the trunk, head travel 1 m.
One tree, from the start of shaking to the next grip (Small tree settings)
The arm and clamp always move at the same speed, so a setting only changes how long they move and therefore how far. At these speeds the arm travels its full 1 m in about 1,5 s, in either direction, so going back to the tree takes as long as the A.5 retraction did; the clamp opens fully in 4,0 s and closes at the same speed, so closing takes as long as the A.3 opening did. Those speeds, the 1,4 s grip and the 3,8 s drive are my estimates and are not on the controller.
Controller settings, Small trees
| Code | What it does | Value |
|---|---|---|
| A.1 | Shaking duration | |
| A.2 | Wait after shaking before the clamp opens | |
| A.3 | Clamp opening time. Longer opens the clamp further. Closing takes the same time. | |
| A.4 | Wait after the clamp opens before the arm retracts | |
| A.5 | Arm retraction time. Longer pulls the head back further. Returning to the tree takes the same time. | |
| A.6 | Clamp grip pressure | |
| A.7 | Vibration inversion | – |
| A.8 | Start of shaking until the tractor drives on. Simulator only, not on the controller. | s |
Controller keys
- Key 1Shaking intensity: ▲ ▼ change the percentage
- Key 2Tree size, small or large
- Key 3Settings menu
- Key 4Service menu
- ▲ ▼Choose a line, or change the value while editing
- ◀ ▶Jump between settings columns To confirm
- EnterEdit and accept a value, or run a service line. S.2 asks you to confirm first.
- ESCCancel the S.2 confirmation or finish editing, then leave the menu
- HOMEBack to the main screen
Joystick
Functions from page 5 of the operator's manual. The trigger is on the back of the grip, so it has its own two buttons here. Click the grip below the buttons to see the side view.