Tomato Harvester

Morningstar Farms, Los Banos

In August 2005, Peterson's Fab Shop  teamed up with Peterson's Power Systems (engine division) to design and build a custom undercarriage for repowering Morningstar Farm's Tomato Harvester. The machine is a unique two-row harvester that was requiring constant and costly repairs on the poorly sized undercarriage. Using a hybrid mix of CAT undercarriage components, Peterson came up with a design that met the functional requirements of an 8-to-9 mph hwy travel speed, 70,000 lb load capacity and a short deadline.