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Article

Design and Experimental Investigation of a Self-Propelled Sea Buckthorn Cutting Harvester with a Reciprocating Cutter

by
Jian Song
1,
Jin Lei
1,*,
Xinyan Qin
1,
Zhihao Chen
1,
Xiaodong Lang
1,
Junyang Wang
2,
Weibing Wang
1 and
Cheng Tang
3
1
College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China
2
Xinjiang Silk Road Sea Buckthorn Technology Co., Ltd., Tacheng 654700, China
3
College of Agriculture, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Agriculture 2025, 15(23), 2428; https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15232428
Submission received: 18 October 2025 / Revised: 21 November 2025 / Accepted: 23 November 2025 / Published: 25 November 2025
(This article belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)
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Abstract

To address longstanding challenges in sea buckthorn harvesting—such as the absence of effective harvesting principles, inefficient traditional manual and semi-mechanised methods, and rising labour costs—this study developed a self-propelled harvester equipped with a reciprocating cutter. The harvester featured an optimised double-support reciprocating cutter driven by a swing ring mechanism, with its kinematic parameters and cutting speed determined through analytical analysis. A coordinated transport system, consisting of an arc-shaped branch dial wheel, a conveying device, and a hydraulic system, was also designed. Field experiments were conducted employing a three-factor, three-level Box–Behnken design of Response Surface Methodology (RSM), which enabled the establishment of a predictive mathematical model for harvesting performance. Numerical optimisation via the model yielded the optimal operational parameters: harvesting forward speed of 0.6 m·s−1, a cutting speed of 1.2 m·s−1, and a conveyor belt linear speed of 0.8 m·s−1. With this parameter combination, the missed cutting rate was 6.72%, fruit breakage rate 4.06%, and conveyor failure rate 7.79%, all meeting mechanised harvesting standards. This research provides the essential theoretical foundation and technical solutions for harvesting equipment in the sea buckthorn industry, accelerating its mechanisation process.
Keywords: sea buckthorn; harvesting principle; reciprocating cutter; hydraulic; harvester sea buckthorn; harvesting principle; reciprocating cutter; hydraulic; harvester

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Song, J.; Lei, J.; Qin, X.; Chen, Z.; Lang, X.; Wang, J.; Wang, W.; Tang, C. Design and Experimental Investigation of a Self-Propelled Sea Buckthorn Cutting Harvester with a Reciprocating Cutter. Agriculture 2025, 15, 2428. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15232428

AMA Style

Song J, Lei J, Qin X, Chen Z, Lang X, Wang J, Wang W, Tang C. Design and Experimental Investigation of a Self-Propelled Sea Buckthorn Cutting Harvester with a Reciprocating Cutter. Agriculture. 2025; 15(23):2428. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15232428

Chicago/Turabian Style

Song, Jian, Jin Lei, Xinyan Qin, Zhihao Chen, Xiaodong Lang, Junyang Wang, Weibing Wang, and Cheng Tang. 2025. "Design and Experimental Investigation of a Self-Propelled Sea Buckthorn Cutting Harvester with a Reciprocating Cutter" Agriculture 15, no. 23: 2428. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15232428

APA Style

Song, J., Lei, J., Qin, X., Chen, Z., Lang, X., Wang, J., Wang, W., & Tang, C. (2025). Design and Experimental Investigation of a Self-Propelled Sea Buckthorn Cutting Harvester with a Reciprocating Cutter. Agriculture, 15(23), 2428. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15232428

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