Stick removal mechanism for nut harvesting

A stick removal mechanism for nut harvesting, comprising:

• a frame having parallel, elongate, opposing first and second side members, each of the side members having opposing first and second ends;
• a drive sprocket and a plurality of corresponding idler sprockets disposed along each of the side members;
• first and second conveyor roller chains disposed along the first and second side members, respectively, the conveyor roller chains extending about the drive sprockets and the corresponding idler sprockets;
• a plurality of cross members extending laterally between the first and second conveyor roller chains, the cross members and the conveyor roller chains defining an endless conveyor;
• an agitator sprocket disposed upon each of the side members, each of the agitator sprockets being in adjustable communication with a respective one of the conveyor roller chains;
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• an agitator adjustment mechanism disposed upon each of the side members, each of the agitator adjustment mechanisms being in adjustable communication with the corresponding agitator sprocket.

A stick removal mechanism for nut harvesting, comprising:

• a frame having parallel, elongate, opposing first and second side members, each of the side members having opposing first and second ends;
• a drive sprocket and a plurality of corresponding idler sprockets disposed along each of the side members;
• first and second conveyor roller chains disposed along the first and second side members, respectively, the conveyor roller chains extending about the drive sprockets and the corresponding idler sprockets;
• a plurality of cross members extending laterally between the first and second conveyor roller chains, the cross members and the conveyor roller chains defining an endless conveyor, wherein each of the cross members has a plurality of rigid finger extending orthogonally therefrom, the fingers being disposed in the plane of the conveyor roller chains so that adjacent fingers define a corresponding plurality of nut passages therebetween;
• an agitator sprocket disposed upon each of the side members, each of the agitator sprockets being in communication with a respective one of the conveyor roller chains;
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• a receptacle having an open top, the frame and the conveyor being disposed over the open top of the receptacle, the receptacle being a single axle trailer having a tongue and a hitch.