Firma Weremczuk

Firma WEREMCZUK is the biggest manufacturer of currant harvesters in the world. The company manufactures half-row currant harvesters as well as full-row self-propelled currant harvesters for large-area plantations. We have more than 25 years of experience in currant harvesting as well as our own design-research office and experienced employees. Our currant harvesters work successfully on the currant plantations in Poland, in all countries of the European Union where currant is grown as well as in Canada and USA.

JOANNA-3 is a modern, efficient and reliable machine and it is a next model in the series of „JOANNA” current harvesters. This currant harvester has been built based on more than 25 years of experience in manufacturing of harvesters for berry fruits and in reply to preferences of the Customers who are looking for simple and reliable machines offered at a competitive price.

This machine is designed for harvesting black-currant, red currant, black chokeberry, gooseberry, Saskatoon berries, dog rose and other berry fruits.

JOANNA-3 currant harvester is equipped with the fruit harvesting system that is based on one unit for shaking off fruits – this system is the best and guarantees 100% effectiveness of harvesting with absolutely minimum loss of fruits. The fruit harvesting system is equipped with a modern, maintenance-free, silent-running head for shaking off fruits.

“JOANNA-3” currant harvester has a spacious, uniform working platform that is equipped with the shields (installed on the currant row side of the platform) protecting against falling of leaves into the boxes with fruits harvested and with a dismountable guard-rail (installed at the rear of the platform) protecting the boxes with fruits against falling down from the platform. The working platform can accommodate a box-pallet and several rows of boxes. Highly located conveyor enables central unloading of fruits into box-pallets and forming a peak of unloaded fruits higher than the height of the box sides without the operator's intervention.

In order to facilitate unloading of box-pallets, the harvester can be additionally equipped with rollers for unloading box-pallets. Also, on special request of the customer, the working platform can be adapted to have load capacity of 1150 kg and to offer the possibility of simultaneous harvesting of fruits into two box-pallets.

“JOANNA-3” currant harvester has two fruit conveyors with adjustable travelling speed (the conveyors can transport a large amount of fruits to the containers) and an efficient fruit cleaning module.

Thanks to such a technical solutions employed, the currant harvester performs very well on the plantations whose fruit yield is as high as 20 ton of fruits per hectare. This currant harvester guarantees highly-efficient and intensive harvesting of fruits characterized by the best quality parameter, with minimum operating activities required. Oil cooler with a thermostat, installed as a standard, guarantees stable operation of the highly loaded harvester.

“JOANNA-3” harvester has also a wide range of adjustment functions. Travelling speed of the conveyors’ belts, rotations of the unit for shaking off fruits, fan rotations can be smoothly regulated. The operator can conveniently control the hydraulic system from the working platform by means of high-quality regulators.

As a standard, the harvester is equipped with a mechanical drawbar whose position can be conveniently and smoothly regulated. In order to facilitate manoeuvring during operation and turning back, JOANNA-3 harvester can be optionally equipped with a hydraulic drawbar and a rear turning wheel.

JOANNA-3 is available in the following versions:

• currant version – suitable for harvesting black-currant, red currant, black chokeberry, gooseberry and Saskatoon berries,
• black chokeberry version – equipped with a specially reinforced head that is suitable for harvesting black chokeberry and dog rose.
  

Summing up, JOANNA-3 is a modern and reliable harvester that is designed for efficient and failure-free operation. Thanks to the technological and design solutions employed, the machine is robust and professional. High-quality materials used for manufacturing and the machines’ accessories guarantee failure-free and long-term operation of the harvester.

The technical solutions employed in JOANNA-3 harvester include:

• resistant shelves of the conveyors; made of thick stainless steel,
• sealed self-aligning bearings of the transverse conveyor,
• strong and resistant ¾” chains of the conveyors; with self-lubricating guides made of super-resistant constructional material,
• 24 fingers of the unit for shaking off fruits per one roller; better shaking off fruits is guaranteed in this way,
• multi-rod, self-aligning guidance of the conveyor under the unit for shaking off fruits – such a solution guarantees that the conveyor is positioned in parallel with regard to the currant row,
• wear - resistant couplings of the conveyors; made of steel; with flexible inserts made of constructional material,
• complete set of accessories for the hydraulic system that guarantees failure-free operation: an internal filter in the oil tank before the hydraulic pump and, additionally, an external filter,
• nuts resistant to undoing under influence of vibrations occurring during operation of the harvester; with self-locking plastic.

JOANNA-3 harvester can be equipped with numerous accessories. The available options guarantee that the machine can be optimally adapted to the needs, requirements and expectations of the customers.

Available accessories for “JOANNA-3” harvester:

• Attachment for young currant bushes,
• Hydraulically controlled drawbar,
  
• Rollers for unloading box-pallets,
• Movable wheel of the working platform for operation on large slopes,
• Platform with the system for unloading fruits to the second box-pallet (500 kg),
• Additional rear platform for 2 box-pallets,

and other specialized accessories suitable for individual needs of the customers. While choosing from among the available options, please do not hesitate to contact our specialist from commercial department in order to receive assistance and any information necessary to make a proper decision concerning the accessories for the harvester.

Here is the article about mechanical harvesting of haskap, saskatoons, and dwarf sour cherries
using The Joanna Harvester in 200

http://www.fruit.usask.ca/articles/mechanicalharvest2009.pdf

JOANNA-3 harvester fulfils all standards and requirements of the European Union with regard to machine safety. As a standard, each seeder is delivered with the instruction manual prepared in one of the following languages: Polish, English, Russian or German. Other language versions of the instruction manual are available on special request of the customer.

We provide spare parts for the machine during the whole period of its operation.

Please do not hesitate to contact us, if you need any additional information. All necessary contact data are specified here .

The machines can be ordered from our dealers. Click on „Dealers” tab or click here in order to display information about the dealers. If there is no dealer of Firma WEREMCZUK in your country, you can place an order at our company by phone, fax, e-mail or in person.

English speaking contact person:

• Joanna Skorzyńska – V-ce President, phone: +48 81 517 15 66

• Ewa Bezkorowajna – Sales Specialist, phone: +48 81 517 15 66

Russian speaking contact person:

• Paulina Dacka– Sales Specialist, phone: +48 81 517 15 77

German speaking contact person:

• Robert Weremczuk – President of Firma WEREMCZUK, phone: +48 81 517 15 61

You can also send all orders or inquiries by fax: +48 81 517 15 60 or e-mail: poczta@weremczukagro.pl

Description of detailed procedures can be displayed by clicking here or clicking on „How to order” tab.