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EQUIPMENT
The early stages of the OTT.
Photos: Matt Hannon
Welding parts.
makes catch frames for pistachio, Mayo believes that the
OTT could revolutionize the pistachio industry, and also
the almond industry as it makes its own moves toward
off-ground harvest.
There currently is an over-the-top machine made by a
manufacturer in Europe, and in OMC fashion, the goal is
to improve it. The new machine can be hauled legally with
a permit, but will require no pilot cars, and once unloaded
is geared to stretch out in 5-10 minutes. It will travel on a
track and have a shake of 2-3 seconds. Mayo anticipates
that the OMC OTT will shake an average of eight trees
per minute, with the length of time it takes to shake
determined by how quickly the process can move. The
plan is also to have one location to collect the nuts, instead
of having product stored on both sides of the machine.
" This machine, it's agile enough that I can back in
behind, can load, see, turn around, and pull out. It can
front dump or make the side dump; you can get in and get
out, " said Mayo.
As patents continue to be secured, Mayo anticipates one
machine being able to replace six people in the field. The
OTT is expected to be in the field for the 2022 harvest.
Last year, OMC also made a decision to build a shredder
for orchard brush to complement and round out their
product line. The E-limb-inator - with a 600hp Cummins
X15 Stage 5 engine, dual hydraulic motor-driven hammer
mill, Soucy rubber tracks, and an operator platform placed
over the machine for better visibility and control - was
launched at the 2022 World Ag Expo and hit the field for
the first time right after. The machine quickly and easily
shreds massive amounts of brush into fine wood chips. In
addition to being fully in production on the new products,
shredding, hedging, topping, raking and more are offered
as a service.
Mayo and OMC continue to look at new opportunities,
while maintaining a high level of quality and a meaningful
reputation for providing reliable parts and service. This
comes directly from OMC in California and Oregon, and
dealers in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and in Georgia, and
parts depots in Australia and Chile.
Powder-coated cabs
awaiting assembly.
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" If someone brings me a tractor, I'm going to fix it.
Factory-owned anywhere in the world. I don't take
anybody's business for granted, " said Mayo. " I believe you
have to earn it every single year. "
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