![]() You can see in this photo how the spindles are lined up between the two gray guides. There are cotton pickers and then there are cotton strippers… they both harvest cotton, but cotton pickers are a bit different in that they can harvest cleaner fiber because of the spindles whereas strippers strip everything off the mainstem. The roughened metal of the spindle pulls the cotton from the plant. Spindles Pull Cotton From the PlantĬotton pickers have spindles that rotate on cylinders that rotate as well. Here’s a drawing I made to show some of the primary elements of the machine. But the way they do it is an amazingly complex system of actions. ![]() The basic premise of a cotton picker is to pull cotton off of plants leaving as much of the plant matter in the field as possible to reduce the possibility of contaminants making it to the gin or the textile mill. sometimes farmers have even trusted me behind the wheel, but I’m really best suited for the buddy seat. I love watching cotton getting picked! And getting a ride along is always a fun way to go…. I mean, memes keep coming back that compare the lights and action of cotton harvest with a mainstage concert! Cotton pickers are some of the coolest machines out there.
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