HowToLou
Exploring the pasture
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Hi Everyone. We just inherited a 150 acre farm. We are remodeling and plan to move there in less than two years, when our youngest daughter goes to college. We can't wait! We are thinking we will start with chickens. A cow would be cool too.
We are not starting any of that until we move to the farm, but there are two apple trees, and i hated seeing the apples go to waste. A hand-powered apple grinder/masher and cider press can easily cost $700. I built this motorized grinder and press for under $75, with a ceiling fan motor and a few plastic buckets. The grinder is made by forming two 6-inch PVC end caps into a drum and studding it with stailless steel screws. This is attached to and driven by a fan motor. The press container is made with 5 buckets, one inside the other, for extra strength, and drilled with 100 holes to let out the cider. A threaded rod is used to press a wooden plunger to squeeze the apples. Here is a video to show how I did it. -Lou
We are not starting any of that until we move to the farm, but there are two apple trees, and i hated seeing the apples go to waste. A hand-powered apple grinder/masher and cider press can easily cost $700. I built this motorized grinder and press for under $75, with a ceiling fan motor and a few plastic buckets. The grinder is made by forming two 6-inch PVC end caps into a drum and studding it with stailless steel screws. This is attached to and driven by a fan motor. The press container is made with 5 buckets, one inside the other, for extra strength, and drilled with 100 holes to let out the cider. A threaded rod is used to press a wooden plunger to squeeze the apples. Here is a video to show how I did it. -Lou