Turning flax high speed | Dehondt TD 215 | Flax harvest in France 🇫🇷 скачать в хорошем качестве

Turning flax high speed | Dehondt TD 215 | Flax harvest in France 🇫🇷

Harvesting flax (nearly the same crop as linseed except it is grown mainly for its fibers and not the seeds) is a 3 stage process. First the crop is pulled from the ground and put down in swaths on the field. It is then left for the retting process which involves letting it get wet and dry for a few times which separates the 'bark' from the fibers. (You can read more about it here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retting). To aide the retting the swaths are turned over in the field. That is what is shown here. Finally the swaths of flax are baled and brought to a processor where they can be stored for a long time (years if needed) and processed where the linnen is created. Flax is a popular crop in France, Belgium and parts of the Netherlands. It requires special machinery build locally by small manufacturers. Family company Dehondt is one of these long standing manufacturers. They are based in Notre-Dame-de-Gravenchon, in the North of France, and focus on flax machinery. In 2023 the company will be 70 years old. Sadly not much information can be found about this Dehondt TD 215 flax turning machine. It turns 2 swaths at an impressive speed and the operator has a comfy cab and good overview. Because of its high drivers position it does resemble something out of the old cartoon series whacky races, but that adds to the charm! More? Visit our website: https://www.agrifoto.nl. Subscribe to this Youtube channel for regular updates. You can also find us on Facebook and Instagram!   / agrifoto     / agrifotonl