Hemp picking machine for picking hemp

A processing machine for processing fiber plants, the processing machine comprising:

• a self-propelling or drawn vehicle comprising a vehicle chassis with a plurality of wheels arranged thereon;
• a processing system configured to pick the fiber plants or take the fiber plants up from a ground surface, the processing system comprising:
• a support frame mounted or mountable on the vehicle chassis,
• a transport installation mounted on the support frame and configured to receive and transport the fiber plants to the vehicle, the transport installation comprising
• a plurality of main guide rollers mounted on the support frame,
• at least one endless main conveyor belt guided along the main guide rollers,
• a drive configured to drive the at least one endless main conveyor belt,
• a plurality of auxiliary guide rollers mounted on the support frame,
• at least one endless auxiliary conveyor belt guided along the auxiliary guide rollers the at least one endless auxiliary conveyor belt being configured to be driven by displacement of the at least one driven endless main conveyor belt,
• wherein the at least one endless main conveyor belt and the at least one endless auxiliary conveyor belt define at least one respective receiving area configured to receive and then grip the fiber plants to pick between the at least one endless main conveyor belt and the at least one endless auxiliary conveyor belt and at least one mutual contact area, wherein the at least one endless main conveyor belt and the at least one endless auxiliary conveyor belt being in contact with each other,
• wherein the at least one endless main and auxiliary conveyor belts are disposed at a position of the receiving area in order to define a respective mutual distance which decreases gradually in a receiving direction and transposes into the at least one mutual contact area.