When totes are full, the platform lowers further again, so the tote is suspended by its handles. The weight of the crop stretches the tote, ensuring crop fills the tote correctly, and it also ensures the tote sits suitably upright on a pallet. The tote filling platform then lifts the full tote a little, and electrically driven tote hook mechanism releases the tote handles. The tote can then be removed on its pallet by a forklift. This semi-automatic cycle continues as long as filled totes are replaced by empty ones.