In this article, the authors discuss the results of experiments to determine the working bodies moving elements speeds ratio when harvesting watermelons or cabbage heads, having a shape close to a spherical body. It was revealed that the conveyor harvester for watermelons harvesting, equipped with an active roll-in machine, can jam the fruit between the conveyor belt and the roll-in belt, this leads to the fruit damage. To find the minimum allowable damage level (up to 5% according to the agrotechnical requirements), it is necessary that the roll-in tape is made of rubber cloth with a friction coefficient of fт = 0.48, with a ratio of speeds, the limits of change are from 1.0 to 1.3, fruit size is dmin= 15 cm, dmax = 30 cm.
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