Machine for cutting the tips of the leaves off agave plants and preparing the plants for the removal of the core

A machine for cutting the tips off the leafstalks of agave plants and preparing the plants for subsequent core removal, wherein the machine comprises:

• a chassis defining a platform with a rear end, having a structural frame supporting arms that project rearward having wheel rims pivotably secured thereto for resting on the ground, the chassis having at the front end a structural frame with arms projecting forward on which is secured a drawbar to be secured to a tractor, and an arm connectable to the power take-off of the tractor is secured to an upper part of said structural frame;
• a supporting base, which can slide through the action of hydraulic elements, mounted on a pair of parallel rails that is arranged transversely on said platform and is adapted to receive a supporting and securing member for a folding and extending head structure for cutting the tips off the leafstalks of agave plants, which comprises a mechanism with lower pincers activated by an hydraulic actuator that clasps the agave plant and closes in order to bunch said leafstalks and to cut the tips with an upper pincer provided with cutting blades;
• wherein said head structure comprises a hydraulic mechanism and system for adjusting the heights and closure diameter of the pincer system in order to accept different sizes of plants;
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• a hydraulic system with control buttons or levers for operator actuation of the hydraulic actuators and hydraulic elements.