Sugar beet harvester

Subtopic: History of Sugar Beet Harvester
– Invented by Otto Wilke in 1927
– Series production started in 1936 at Krupp
– Later production at Lanz (now John Deere)
– Stoll Company took over production in 1945
– Modern machines have 6-row harvesting units

Subtopic: Functionality of Sugar Beet Harvester
– Beets lifted from the ground by lifting shares
– Cleaning rollers, transfer web, and discharge elevator separate beets from soil
– Beets transported into the holding tank
– Leaves of beets removed during harvesting
– Leaves can be used for fertilization or as animal feed

Subtopic: External Links
– Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files for documentation
– GDR sugarbeet harvester on ddr-landmaschinen.de
– Video of Holmer Terra Dos T4-40 & Fendt tractors on YouTube
– HOLMER EasyLift video on YouTube demonstrating automatic depth control
– Information on the Terra Dos T3 6-row sugar beet harvesting machine

Subtopic: References
– Patent granted to Otto Wilke in German Reich in 1932
– Information on the history of sugar beet harvester in Norddeutschland
– Rolf Ahlers’ article on Otto Wilke, the inventor of the sugarbeet harvester
– References related to the sugar beet harvester invention
– Detailed references on the sugar beet harvester’s history

Subtopic: Categories
– Sugar beet harvester falls under agricultural machinery category
– Article lacks in-text citations
– Short description matches Wikidata
– Categorized under agricultural machinery
– Importance of citations for the sugar beet harvester article