Abstract: A processing machine for processing relatively short fiber plants such as flax and relatively long fiber plants such as hemp includes a self-propelling vehicle including a vehicle chassis provided with a first conveyor for transporting at least parts of the fiber plants from a first end to an opposite second end, and a second conveyor for transporting at least parts of the fiber plants from the first end to the second end, first and second delivering units provided at or close to the second end for the purpose of delivering and placing on the ground surface the fiber plants coming from respectively the first and second conveyor. The vehicle chassis includes a first mounting system for mounting of, as desired, either a first exchangeable picking unit or a second exchangeable picking unit.

Abstract: A processing machine for processing fiber plants includes a self-propelling vehicle including a vehicle chassis and a processing unit mounted on the vehicle chassis. The processing unit has a transport installation for transporting the fiber plants to the self-propelling vehicle. The transport installation includes a number of guide rollers mounted on the support frame, at least one pair of endless conveyor belts guided along the rollers and at least one drive for driving at least a part of the guide rollers. The guide rollers include a group of at least two pressing rollers which are configured to press against a first side of a conveyor belt at two or more positions. The transport installation further includes a support member on which the pressing rollers are arranged rotatably and in which the support member is mounted on the support frame rotatably relative to an imaginary rotation point.

Abstract: A hemp machine for processing hemp includes a self-propelling vehicle including a vehicle chassis and a hemp picking unit mounted on the vehicle chassis for the purpose of picking the hemp plants. The hemp picking unit comprises a first picking element embodied to pick the lower part of the hemp plants and a second picking element embodied to pick the upper part of the hemp plants. The second picking element has a cutting unit for cutting the hemp plants at a position between the upper and lower part of the hemp plants.