A farmer in Bantwal, western India has created a machine that can vertically scale trees up to 80 feet high.

Ganapathi Bhat, a 60-year-old farmer, took five years to develop the tree-climbing bike which comes strapped with a back support and safety harness.

The 60-year-old, who has a Bachelor of science, built the bike so farmers could effortlessly reach the coconuts at the tree tops.

Bhat is selling his invention at the price of Rs 75,000 (£764) per unit.

This footage was filmed on August 2.

Based on the mechanism of the bike, 60-year-old Ganapathi has been developing the machine over the last five years. It took five long years to develop the bike like tree climber, said K Ganapathi Bhat, a farmer from Komale in Bantwal taluk in Dakshina Kannada, who constructed and designed the vehicle to help people climb trees effortlessly.
Strapped comfortably with a back-support and safety harness, in less than 30 seconds, a farmer scaled an arecanut tree as high as 80 feet.
A Bachelor of Science graduate in Physics, Bhat having been born in a family with an agricultural background, it was painful to see the ripe coconut and areca nut either eaten by birds or falling across the fields.
About five years ago, 60-year-old Ganapathi said, based on the mechanism of a bike, he started designing a petrol-run variant vehicle that could climb trees. The machine itself weighs around 28 kilograms, which consists of hydraulic drum brakes, a hand gear, double chain, and a safety belt. An average person weighing around 80 kilograms can climb the tree within a time span of 30 seconds. “It runs on petrol. For a liter of petrol, a farmer can climb nearly 90 trees without any disruption,” Ganapathi said.
Pegged at a cost of Rs 75,000 per unit, the vehicle comes with a brake as well as a clutch for the smooth movement of the machine.
Further, the bike can be strapped to trees with different widths, but with a smooth surface. In case the brake fails, a backup brake will jam the wheels and stop the vehicle from rolling down the tree.
Ganapathi said that he himself tested the machine on around 2,000 trees at his farm in Komale near Panolibail in Sajipamunnur in Bantwal.