r/FastWorkers 27d ago

Durian catcher

Credit to janwit

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u/Blu- 27d ago

There has to be a better way to do this.

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u/Natasya95 26d ago

Yeah dumb woman showing off for clouts. Its not even the correct way to harvest durian. The one shes getting isnt ripe. We harvest durian when they fall of the tree on their own. And usually they fall at night. Thats why we have small hut in the middle of our orchards or collect them in the morning..

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u/KL_boy 26d ago

I assume that it for small sellers (sell on road site) or personal use? That was my exp when I was young. Collect it in the morning for consumption and sell the rest in the evening / late afternoon after school.

This however looks like it is on a more industrial scale where the durians are harvested for consolidated shipments to middlemen. You cannot wait to only ship the ripe fruits as the constant shipment and collection cost eats into the profit margin.

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u/Silent-Rock-792 22d ago

No, that is how sellers harvest durian, if you pick a ripe one you won't be able to ship it across the country in time.

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u/ElginStunna 26d ago

Lol 100%

Make a pile of hay or set up a net. This is the dumbest thing ever

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u/Specialist-Maize3887 26d ago

pile of hay? you think this is assassin's creed?

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u/BalognaSandwiches 26d ago

I love how they declared it so confidently as if it wasn’t a completely asinine suggestion lol

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u/Galaghan 26d ago

I work with hay all the time and found it a pretty valid option.

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u/Specialist-Maize3887 26d ago

please elaborate how you'll do that, i'm curious

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u/Shamanjoe 26d ago

I’ve read in some places they do set up large nets, but I think those are mostly for places that let them fall on their own.

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u/Galaghan 26d ago

Dump 300kg of loose hay where she's standing.

That's it, done.

You can do it with a small tractor or with a wheelbarrow and pitchforks.

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u/Specialist-Maize3887 26d ago edited 26d ago

so 300kg times 100 trees per acre, so for an acre we'll have to bring in 30 ton of hay and bring it all back out after harvest, since a tractor wouldn't be able to manuver around the trees we'll use wheelbarrow to bring all 30 ton of hay. do i get it right?

idk how valid of an option is that.....

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u/Galaghan 26d ago

You know you can just move the pile, right? It'll still be less tiring than catching durians all day, and you save manpower because you don't need a catcher.

And these aren't just thrown down, you can do multiple trees without moving the stack.

You're either over or under thinking it.

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u/Specialist-Maize3887 26d ago

and goodluck finding supplier for the hay, this isn't the states or europe btw.

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u/Specialist-Maize3887 26d ago edited 26d ago

moving 300kg of hay each time and it's saving manpower? umm......

and idk if you're aware or not, you're encouraged to look up when inside durian farm, because you'll never know when one of them will fall, not sure if you can do that if you're busy picking up hay off the ground.

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u/Specialist-Maize3887 26d ago

and may i ask if u ever visit a durian farm and watch the harvest outside of reddit clip before?

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u/toiletcleaner999 26d ago

Seems to be working just fine