That happens to the orchard trees also but not as severe probably because of the shorter distance. I have seen it shake the leaves into knots and break off healthy fruit wood. Takes care of any deadwood. Oh well, another million dollar idea down the drain.
There is more to every job than what it appears Squish. What I'm saying is if you can run a snow plow then you probably have more than enough mechanbical aptitude to do this job. I think they both involve similar duties, driving the machine in just the right place while operating the controls...
If you square up the shaking head with the trunk of the tree then it won't damage very many. There are almost 100,000 acres of almonds and close to 30,000 acres of walnuts in this county alone all of which are shook with a machine like the one in the video. No more difficult than snow plowing...
That's what they used here until the 60's when they invented these machines. I had a job driving one at night while going to Junior College. Takes care of any deadwood also.:)
Here is how we do it in my neck of the woods.
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