In September, Tongliao in Inner Mongolia is blanketed with sprawling peanut fields, where golden peanut vines ripple and rustle in the wind. Master Wu grips the steering wheel as his harvester advances steadily through the fields. Thoroughly stripped peanut pods glide smoothly along the conveyor into the grain tank, with barely any pods left scattered on the ground.

“I’ve been offering mechanical peanut harvesting services for three or four years, and last harvest season went smoother than any before. It was my first time using a Zoomlion peanut harvester, and I covered a total of 4,800 mu over the season,” Master Wu says, undisguised delight ringing in his voice.

A fast-emerging major peanut planting base in Inner Mongolia, Tongliao faces a massive shortage of mechanical peanut harvesting services. Spotting this promising opportunity, Master Wu quickly launched his peanut harvesting business. Yet he stumbled into several pitfalls when choosing equipment at the start. The peanut harvester from a Henan brand he previously operated suffered from insufficient power. On Tongliao’s typical gently sloped sandy soil, it frequently slipped and stalled, resulting in abysmally low daily working efficiency. Its pod picking system also had fundamental design flaws: slightly damp peanut vines would clog the screen, drastically raising pod loss rates. This upset local growers and even led to deductions from his service fees. Worst of all was the sluggish after-sales support. During one peak harvest season with persistent rain, his machine’s gearbox failed suddenly. Service technicians took a full day to arrive after he called, costing him the critical farming window. He lost all pre-booked orders and suffered heavy income losses.

At the start of spring 2025, Master Wu resolved to replace his old peanut harvester. He visited dozens of local agricultural machinery dealerships, comparing product specifications and researching user feedback one by one. Finally, a veteran local dealer with over a decade in the industry recommended Zoomlion Harvesting Equipment. After a trial run, Master Wu made up his mind to purchase the Zoomlion machine on the spot.

Rainfall in Tongliao in 2025 was lower than average, creating ideal working conditions across peanut fields. Early that year, Master Wu mapped out a dual work plan combining local harvesting and cross-regional operations. He first traveled with a cross-regional machinery team to harvest peanuts in other growing regions before returning to take on local jobs. Operating at full capacity throughout the harvest season, he completed harvesting work across 4,800 mu of farmland in total.

“The Zoomlion harvester boasts exceptional power. It moves smoothly and stably over sandy ground and gentle slopes, delivering high daily output while stripping pods completely with minimal ground loss,” Master Wu explains. The reliability of the Zoomlion peanut harvester exceeded all his expectations; aside from routine replacements of wear parts, it experienced no major breakdowns throughout the entire working season.

This year, Master Wu plans to expand the scope of his cross-regional harvesting operations to hit an even higher total working area target. “If I ever upgrade to a larger model in the future, Zoomlion will still be my first choice. For agricultural machinery operators, reliable equipment and hassle-free after-sales service form the core guarantee of our business — that’s the solid foundation for boosting our earnings.”

Fully Upgraded for an All-New Operating Experience

The upgraded Zoomlion H6MAX Peanut Picker Harvester delivers outstanding performance and user-centric design, bringing new momentum to peanut harvesting with comprehensive improvements spanning driving comfort and field performance, enabling fruitful farming and efficient, stress-free operation every time.

It features a brand-new dedicated cab platform paired with innovative hydraulic control levers that integrate multiple functions for light, effortless operation, alongside an unobstructed wide field of vision. Further comfort enhancements include suspension shock-absorbing seats, intelligent temperature-controlled air conditioning, and a sealed dust-proof cabin design. Equipped with a reinforced traveling gearbox and enlarged final drives, the machine sees dramatic improvements in load-bearing capacity and torque output. Its quick-hook upgraded pickup header pairs with heavy-duty wear-resistant conveyor rakes to ensure smooth feeding without vine jams, precise picking and minimal pod drop loss. It efficiently clears lodged and damp peanut vines alike, outperforming standard models in operational efficiency.

Every upgrade, from subtle structural details to core mechanical performance, is tailored to meet the real operational demands of machinery operators. It effectively reduces operators’ workload while lifting their income, providing a far more dependable solution for fully mechanized peanut harvesting.