Juko | SuperMidi | Potato Harvester | 2004

The Juko SuperMidi potato harvester was launched in 1992 and introduced to the UK market in July of the same year by Reflex Engineering Limited, Straight Furlong, Pymoor, Ely, Cambridgeshire. With wider webs and the addition of hedgehog separation, the new model offered increased capacity compared to the previous Juko Midi model which was replaced by this SuperMidi. The Juko SuperMidi is a single row potato and vegetable harvester designed to be semi-mounted on the 3-point linkage of an 80hp plus tractor. The Juko SuperMidi can also be easily adjusted to harvest carrots, onions and many other root crop vegetables. A high-quality machine, combining the benefits of excellent manoeuvrability associated with a tractor mounted harvester, with the high output of a trailed machine in a compact, sturdy design. Many of the Juko SuperMidi's features are shared with its bigger brother, the tractor trailed Juko Maxi RX. A wide range of options enables various crops to be handled in different ways; in boxes, in paper or hessian potato bags, or with an elevator, discharging the crop into a trailer running alongside. Mounted or trailed operation The semi-mounted SuperMidi is ideal for use in small fields since only a small headland is required to turn on. A special drawbar kit which includes a rack for box or pallet carrying enables the harvester to be used as a trailed machine. The drawbar kit also includes dual harvester wheels for the nearside. Smooth crop feed-in is ensured by large diameter discs. An adjustable diabolo roller accurately controls the digging depth of the shares, allowing the lifting unit to float, following the contours of the land. The 3-piece share is easily adjustable in its angle from the offside of the machine. The low angle main digging web is a generous 720 mm (28 inches) wide, with down-links form pockets to prevent damaging roll-back. An anti-roll flap and an adjustable agitator is also fitted as standard equipment. Gentle and very effective haulm separation is provided by a reverse running, spring loaded and rubber covered roller. Haulms and trash are fed into this by rubber covered tines. When harvesting green top potatoes, a hydraulically driven pre-topper is recommended and offered as an option. The Juko SuperMidi features a wide and efficient rubber hedgehog separator which is very gentle in operation. Hydraulically driven pendulum fingers gently separate stones and clods from potatoes. The pendulum fingers are adjustable in their speed, height and angle. Picking stations are provided on both sides of the wide sorting table, up to 5 people can be accommodated here should this be necessary. An adjustable sorting table divider allows the picking of trash from potatoes, or potatoes from the trash in poor conditions or in small, very early crops. Bagging, box filling or elevator models The Juko SperMidi can handle boxes filled with an optional hydraulic fork attachment for handling 500 kg (0.5 tonnes) boxes, or a bagging platform with the capacity to hold 500 kg of bagged potatoes. With the bagging platform, an attachment is fitted which allows two 15 - 25 kg bags to be filled simultaneously. As special equipment, a hydraulically driven elevator to discharge the crop directly into a trailer can also be specified. Technical specifications Lifting elevator width, cm 72 Standard rod pitch, cm 3.5 Sorting elevator width, cm 70 Tyre sizes Left 10.0/75-1 5.3 Right (dual wheels) 7.00·12 Weight (mounted model) Kg 1210 Length, cm 430 Width (with a fork) cm 395 Height, cm 175 Filmed in Finland The script was written by Alex Mathias