ECO Farm 3 Speed 18 Inch Automatic Bud Leaf Trimmer Machine VS Pro-Cut P2X Leaf Trimmer

After you grow your plants you’ll want to find a bud trimmer machine to help remove the buds and leaves from your plants. There are a few different types of trimmer appliances you can use to do so. This article will tell of the various ways you can trim your plants and highlight some of the top machines on the market that will help you do so. To find out more about them, keep reading!

How to Trim Plants: Ensuring Cannabinoid Potency and Quality

The quest for high quality cannabinoids doesn’t end when the plant reaches maturity, but rather, depends largely on post-harvest best practices and industry grade tools to reach its full potential. To ensure you’re preserving the potency and quality of your yield, it’s critical to consider the external factors that may impact it once it leaves the field, room, or greenhouse, including your trimming methods.

While hand-trimming has been a staple for trimming pot plants for decades, in recent years machine trimming has proved it can not only save but increase cultivator revenue by increasing the efficiency, safety and consistency of cannabinoid output post-harvest.

Finally, the safety and consistency benefits of machine-trimming can’t be overstated. Fewer personnel in the facility means we’re able to eliminate excessive human handling. Fewer hands handling the flower reduces the risk of contamination and possible damage to the delicate trichomes, which contain the plant’s unique cannabinoids and terpenes. Advanced machinery improves plants trim room air quality, as HEPA air filtration ensures any particulates that otherwise circulate the room are captured in the self-cleaning filters.

External Factors that Impact Cannabinoid Quality

Three main considerations when trimming plants:

Temperature: The trimming room should be kept as cool as staff will allow, as any additional heat during the process will negatively affect your harvest. Trichomes, the resin glands of the pot plants that contain THC and CBD, can become sticky in warmer temperatures, which increases their risk of being damaged or falling off — especially if human hands are involved, as hands add heat to the plant. Cooler temperatures prevent this stickiness during the trimming process to preserve the plant’s value. Additionally, the temperature of the trimming room can be controlled through our wet trimming process which uses automated water misters to provide an additional layer of protection to the flower.

Time: Optimal settings mean less time in the trimmer. In our single-piece flow trimmer systems, 45–60 seconds is the maximum amount of time that a flower spends in the tumbler. The machine angle, tumbler speed, blade speed, and vacuum suction all play different roles depending on the cultivar.

Moisture Content: Drying techniques play a significant role in potency and quality and work closely with trimming to preserve quality and potency. While our machines can support both wet and dry bud trimming methods, we recommend that for dry trimming, the flower is run through the system at a 10–12% moisture content level to the flowers’ resiliency to endure the trimming process. While moisture content is less important for wet trimming, which is when the flower has been harvested, bucked, and run through the system fully hydrated, resulting in a moisture content around 80%, ensuring you have a cold and dry room will make cleaning the machine much easier.

Machine trimming is surpassing hand trimming, allowing plants producers to maximize their plants throughput, while preserving potency and quality more efficiently, safely, and consistently than ever before. But, whether you opt for hand trimming or machine trimming, here are some final cannabinoid considerations. Save your trim; many cultivators continue to dispose of high potency leaf trim reducing their final output. And remember, everything can’t be fixed post-harvest; the best trimming processes can’t course correct for leafy flower or low cannabinoid genetics.

ECO Farm 3 Speed 18 Inch Automatic Bud Leaf Trimmer Machine

Features:

This ECO Farm trimmer is equipped with a Maintenance-free motor, sharp stainless steel (3) blades. Automatic output when finished; equipped with clean environmental handle bags; leaves no trash around. Quickly, efficiently and precious trims excess leaves and stems. Easy fold out the design for convenient transport or storage. High-speed blade and fan trims rotate, fluffs and finally ejects trimmed plants. Emptying hatch can be opened while the machine is running for non-stop production ability.

Pro-Cut P2X Leaf Trimmer

Features:

Don’t spend hours raking leaves when the Pro-Cut P2X leaf trimmer can tear through those piles in no time at all. Saves you valuable time and money. Effective economical and very quiet! It separates excess leaves and twigs from a variety of plants and flowers. The Pro-Cut P2X trims plants and small bushes such as oregano basil rosemary mint lavender coriander and parsley used in the preparation of essential oils aromatherapy and mixed flowers for potpourri. Also available are replacement parts for your Pro-Cut. See all other members of the Pro-Cut family.

Things to Look for Before Buying a Bud Trimmer

If you’re on the search for a bud trimmer, you’ll want to keep a few things in mind. These aspects will help to ensure you buy the right model for your needs.

Its Size
An important thing to look at before buying a bud trimmer is the size of the machine. The size will determine how many buds you’ll be able to pour into the bowl and safely trim. If you only plan on using a small amount, a smaller option would be ideal. However, if you need to trim a large amount of buds, you’ll want to look for a machine that is somewhat big, such as 16 inches.

How Easy the Handle is to Spin
Another thing to consider is how easy the handle on the top is to spin if you buy a model that has this feature. The handle is what will activate the blades which is why it’s important that it’s located in an easy-to-reach area and can be twisted around with hassles. Otherwise, it might be too difficult to move which can result in the buds not being trimmed properly.

If it’s Detachable
If you’re short on space or just want to make sure you can discreetly put your bud trimmer away, look to see if it’s detachable. Many of these models can be detached, starting with the handle and the bowl. This can help to save you space and protect your bud trimmer from possible scratches and other damages if put away in one piece.

How Easy it is to Remove the Buds
You should also look at how easy it is to remove the buds. Does the machine have a special grate where they fall through? Does it come with a grill where the buds will rest once they’ve been chopped? If the machine doesn’t have a feature such as these, it might be a little difficult to remove the buds by hand. It could also be dangerous as your hands will be near the blades. Due to this, check to make sure that there is an easy way for you to safely remove the buds from the bud trimmer.

If There’s an Adjustable Blade
An adjustable blade can be very helpful when it comes to trimming buds. With this feature, you’ll be able to choose the angle as to how the buds will be cut. This means you’ll be able to choose whether you want them trimmed to be a little large or very fine.

Conclusion

Trimming scissors and pruning shears allow for the most precise trim of your plants, but also take the longest to trim. The goal of bud trimming scissors is to get the highest quality product possible. For commercial growers that require high throughput, it is recommended to first use the best trimmer and bucker, then use scissors after your trimmed product exits the conveyor.

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