The Afron pruner is a tractor-mounted hydraulic saw which was developed to help control the canopy and optimise the performance of macadamia trees in both young and aging orchards. It can skirt, side hedge and top trees to different dimensions.
Our managing director Kim Wilson pioneered the use of the Afron in the Australian macadamia industry in the late 1990s.
We also contract the machines to the avocado, custard apple, mango and pecan industries and local, state and federal government agencies and authorities to maintain vegetation under their control - including the Roads & Maritime Services NSW (formerly RTA), Department of Transport and Main Roads (QLD), local councils and National Parks and Wildlife Services in NSW and QLD.
Specifications
- fitted to 100 Hp 4WD case tractor
- 4 x 600mm blades
- 3.2m cut per pass
- vertical hedge up to 7.5m
- flat top at 5m
- rotating head (compared to fix arm)
- removed majority of pruning from top of trees
- all cutting angles from vertical to horizontal
- cutting angles are adjustable while in operation.
NB: dimensions are approximate and may change slightly depending on situation.
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