How To Use A Tea Picking Machine

# Tea Pruning Machine: Operation, Maintenance & Safety Instructions A tea pruning machine is one of the most widely used and highly efficient garden and agricultural tools for tea plantation management. Equipped with high-speed cutting blades and a fan-powered leaf collection system, it quickly harvests and gathers fresh tea leaves. For this reason, **strict safety precautions must be taken** during operation. We have summarized a complete set of operating methods, maintenance tips, and safety notes for your reference. --- ## 1. Use Proper and Reliable Lubricating Oil We recommend high-quality, eco-friendly lubricants specifically designed for gearboxes, transmission systems, and cutting blades. Ideal oils feature strong anti-aging properties, good adhesion, and rapid biodegradability. Low-quality lubricants with poor anti-aging performance tend to resinify, forming hard deposits that are difficult to remove—especially on transmission parts, gearboxes, and rotating blade components. In severe cases, this causes insufficient lubrication, accelerated wear, and even failure of the entire machine. **Do not use waste oil.** Waste oil lacks the required lubricating and anti-wear performance, may irritate the skin upon repeated contact, and pollutes the tea plantation environment. ## 2. Maintain Good Lubrication of Transmission and Blades Lubrication of the transmission system, gearbox, and cutting blades is critical for stable performance. Technicians emphasize that all moving parts **must be well lubricated**; never run the machine without oil or under dry-friction conditions. Running without lubrication quickly causes overheating, heavy wear, and often irreparable damage to cutting and transmission components. Always check lubrication levels before use to ensure the lubrication system functions properly. ## 3. Regularly Inspect Blade Clearance, Tension and Fastening New machines or newly replaced blades require more frequent checks than older ones. Under cold conditions, blades should have **even clearance, smooth rotation, no obvious jamming or looseness**. Parts expand slightly when heated during operation, which may change clearance and tension. Loose, misaligned, or abnormally noisy blades are not permitted, as they cause uneven harvesting, branch jamming, chipping, or even component detachment. Adjust and tighten parts promptly when needed. After shutdown and cooling, parts contract. Recheck tension to avoid over-tightening, which causes jamming and damages the motor and transmission. Creep tea pruning machines use high-quality parts, precision blades, and stable transmission structures to greatly reduce blade failures and extend service life. ## 4. Important Operational Details Users must pay close attention to the following details during operation: - When starting, keep blades away from obstacles, branches and hard objects.  Start smoothly and **do not force startup under load**, to avoid motor overload or blade damage. - After prolonged high-load operation, let the machine run idle briefly to cool the motor and controller through the ventilation system.  This prevents thermal overload and improves stability and continuous working performance. - If power, suction or harvesting efficiency drops significantly, check for blockages in the air inlet, filter, or tangled debris on blades.  Turn off the machine, clear leaves and dust, and ensure all parts are correctly installed, free of tangles and looseness before restarting. ## 5. Complete and Timely Long-Term Maintenance The most important maintenance areas are the **cutting blades, transmission system and leaf collection duct**. Well-maintained machines with sharp blades harvest smoothly, protect buds, and operate efficiently. During daily care: - Inspect blades for chips, deformation or cracks - Check for loose or damaged screws and pins - Always replace damaged or worn parts with qualified components of the same shape and specification For long-term storage: - Turn off the power; for lithium battery models, remove the battery and store separately in a dry, ventilated area - Thoroughly clean leaves, sand and debris from the body, blades, collection bag and ducts - Clean the radiator and air intake - Remove blades, clean them, and apply anti-rust oil if needed - Store the machine in a dry, cool and ventilated area, away from moisture, direct sunlight and heavy pressure to prevent rust and aging --- Proper operation and regular maintenance are essential. Improper use or delayed maintenance can lead to equipment failure, shortened service life and safety hazards. Standardized use and careful care keep the tea pruning machine stable and efficient, providing reliable support for tea plantation management.