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winery & vineyard equipment March 2015 Wines&Vines 29 Product Focus Vine trimmers Designed to fit in-row tractors, these trimmers provide a quick and clean way to trim back excessive vegetative growth. By Andrew Adams Clemens Clemens, a German manufac- turer, offers a blade trimmer set in a light and durable aluminum frame that also features vibra- tion-free blade bearings. The sickle-shaped blades are made with tempered knife steel, and the larger upper blade is shielded to protect the tractor operator from the cuttings. clemens-online.com Collard Champagne, France-based Col- lard makes the Profilmatic series of vine trimmers with a light- weight aluminum alloy extru- sion that "provides a rugged, rust-proof framework for the cutting blades." The company also claims its saber-shaped, non-clogging, stainless-steel blades never require sharpening. collard.fr Vine TeCh equipmenT Vine Tech Equipment in Prosser, Wash., distributes vineyard ma- chinery from several suppliers as well as manufacturers its own equipment. The company offers a sickle bar trimmer, which is available in several configura- tions as well as a version for vineyards set with the double- curtain trellis. vinetechequipment.com pellenC French supplier Pellenc offers trimmers for its Multiviti frame as well as two models of its Pan- orama trimmer. The Multiviti is an in-row tractor frame designed to carry different types of imple- ments as well as a reciprocating cutting bar trimmer or blade trimmer. The Panorama cutting bars can be folded without tools and provide an unobstructed view of the vineyard. pellenc.com Product Focus is a regular feature about a certain type of product or technology. Send comments and suggestions to edit@winesandvines.com. rinieri Italian manufacturer Rinieri of- fers three types of trimmers: the base ECO model, the CRL recip- rocating trimmer and the CRV blade trimmer. The reciprocating cutting bars feature double- blade action designed to cut through thick vegetation. The manufacturer says the blade trimmer can operate at 10 mph while maintaining cut quality. rinieri.com Blueline Blueline Manufacturing and Equipment of Moxee, Wash., produces two- and four-head reciprocating vine trimmers. The four-head trimmer features two separate frames that can be adjusted for various row heights. Both devices can cut up to 0.5 inches in diameter. bluelinemfg.com ero German supplier ERO produces three lines of trimmers: Elite, Modul and Profi, which all use rotary blades and can be cus- tomized depending on vine height, row width and vineyard size. The 35.5 cm-long trimmer knives are designed to prevent the buildup of vine material. The company also produces a sickle bar cutter that features an op- tional guide system to prevent the vine stem from getting cut. ero-viti.com Collard munCkhof Munckhof Manufacturing pro- duces single- and double-sided rotary blade trimmers. The Dutch company's single-sided trimmer features a "swing-back head" system that enables the operator to swing the head unit clear of objects like a vine post and reset the trimmer without having to stop and use shear pins or bolts. munckhof.com Munckhof Rinieri Pellenc