{"id":1806,"date":"2011-06-25T11:20:20","date_gmt":"2011-06-25T02:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2011-06-25\/1806"},"modified":"2011-06-25T11:20:20","modified_gmt":"2011-06-25T02:20:20","slug":"a-keto-harvester-head-in-action-is-an-impressive-sight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2011-06-25\/1806","title":{"rendered":"A Keto Harvester Head in Action is an Impressive Sight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
\nNOTE<\/b>: Images with an icon next to them have been artificially shrunk to better fit your screen; click the icon to restore them, in place, to their regular size.\n<\/div>\n\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 250 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nFloating Upside-Down Tree<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

On my deep-mountain\nscooter ride<\/a> deep in the mountains north of Kyoto the other day, I came across<\/span> something I hadn't<\/span> quite expected, a tree<\/span> floating upside-down\nflying across a small<\/span> valley between two local peaks.<\/p>\n\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1600 sec, f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nTree Had Approached From The East<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>8000 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nIt Dangled Above<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/4, ISO 320 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nGently Let Down Here<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/4, ISO 360 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nTake'Er Away<\/span>\nworker signals wire-crane operator\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1000 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nWire Crane Operator<\/span>\nhe's there, but you have to look carefully\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 320 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nPart of The “Crane”<\/span>\nits wires spanned hundreds of meters across a valley<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 14-24mm f\/2.8 @ 14mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>800 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nTime To Turn This Tree Into Logs<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

(By the way, I wonder<\/span> whether the large cone-shaped tree behind the backhoe is the same pseudo-cedar discussed\nin “Deep In The Mountains Above Kyoto's Kumogahata Village<\/a>”, but\nwithout the branch pruning done by the tree farmers....?)<\/p>\n\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/4, ISO 560 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nEmploying “The Claw”<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 560 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nKeto 150 Harvester Head<\/span>\nfrom Sweden\n<\/div>\n\n

This thing this was absolutely amazing to watch....<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 14-24mm f\/2.8 @ 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/6.3, ISO 1600 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nFirst, Lop Off The<\/span> End Piece<\/span>\nwith a nice clean, square cut via the built-in chainsaw\n<\/div>\n\n

Picking up the action with a different log...<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 280 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nLopping off the End Piece<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Then the claws open slightly and the internal knobby-teeth tracks spin,\nshooting the massive log out the end of The Claw at an impressive pace,\nstopping after exactly four meters are exposed...<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 250 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nComing At You<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 360 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nOne Freshly-Minted Four-Meter Log<\/span>\nat your service\n<\/div>\n\n

It took 8 seconds from cut to cut. The tree is<\/span> then ejected a further<\/span> four meters, and 8 seconds after the previous cut...<\/p>\n\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 280 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nLog #2<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

... and 8 seconds later...<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 360 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nLog #3<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

The remains of this short tree weren't appropriate for the log pile he\nwas deftly adding them to, so he put the remaining logs in a different<\/span>\npile, and tossed the very top part onto yet another pile. Everything was\nsorted and stacked in neat and orderly piles.<\/p>\n\n

The entire harvester head can spin and pivot forward\/backward and\nright\/left with impressive speed, dexterity, and precision. It immediately<\/span> brought to mind a\nmix<\/span> of some kind of video game, with the climactic hanger scene from\nAliens...<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 560 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nLike A Scene<\/span> From Aliens<\/span>\nyou half expect Sigourney Weaver to be in there\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 50mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>200 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 220 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

The operator was clearly very skilled, and I was<\/span> filled with the same “I\ncan't<\/span> quite follow along in real time” bewilderment one gets when trying to\nfollow an experienced magician work a deck<\/span> of cards. I would<\/span> be hard\npressed to work a stack<\/span> of pencils with my hands as deftly as he worked the\ntree with that machine.<\/p>\n\n\n

The operator was a pleasant young guy with one of those easy smiles that\nbeams from his whole face, so I really<\/span> wanted to take his portrait, but\nsadly, he declined with a “moi?<\/i> that'd be embarrassing!” look, so\nthis is the closet we'll get...<\/p>\n\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 560 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nThe Operator<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

The harvester head can even de-limb the trees, as one side has pincer-looking curved blades that close around the trunk,\nso when the trunk is being ejected out one end, any tree branches on the trunk are cut off on the other...<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 560 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nBusiness End<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 500 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nEjector Treads<\/span>\n( for lack of the proper term )\n<\/div>\n\n

These treads are the answer to the What's the Point of This “What am I?” Quiz?<\/a> from the other day.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 720 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nRetractable Chain Saw<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>500 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nSawdust a'Flyin<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 250 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>640 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

It was truly impressive to watch. If you search<\/span> for “Keto harvester\nhead<\/a>” you'll find plenty of videos of them in action. I watched<\/span> this one<\/a> with\nAnthony, to which he replied that it seemed a bit<\/span> sad for the trees. I understand<\/span> the feeling, but tried to put it into perspective that it's a\ntree<\/span> farm, and would he feel sad to watch someone pick carrots? Both are\nplants, but trees do feel special, don't they?<\/p>\n\n

Here's another video<\/a>, this time showing testing of a new<\/span> model.<\/p>\n\n\n

Continued here...<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On my deep-mountain scooter ride deep in the mountains north of Kyoto the other day, I came across something I hadn't quite expected, a tree floating upside-down flying across a small valley between two local peaks.<\/p>

(By the way, I wonder whether the large cone-shaped tree behind the backhoe is the same pseudo-cedar discussed in \"Deep In The Mountains Above Kyoto's Kumogahata Village\", but without the branch pruning done by the tree farmers....?)<\/p>

This thing this was absolutely amazing to watch....<\/p>

Picking up the action with a different log...<\/p>

Then the claws open slightly and the internal knobby-teeth tracks spin, [...]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1806"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1806"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1806\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}