Cane Loaders are the 3-wheeld Workhorses of the Sugar Industry

Nobody who has spent a little time in the province of KwaZulu-Natal could fail to be aware of the importance of sugar to the economy of the region. The growing area extends from the province’s South Coast through the Midlands and all the way to its border with neighbouring Swaziland, also a sugar-producing nation, to the north. When harvest time arrives, the crop provides a welcome source of work and much-needed income for KZN’s rural communities as well as an enticing snack for local children. The practice of cutting the crop manually has persisted and requires backbreaking effort on the part of the cutters. However, to get the crop loaded and on the road to the sugar mills, the farmers rely on the remarkable abilities of the 3-wheeled machines known as cane loaders. Continue reading →