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Offline Kbop

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Threshing and Winnowing
« on: October 18, 2016, 10:37:05 AM »
I could use some help.
Do any of you fine people know the mfg of small scale low power or hand power machines for grain preparation?
I'm specifically looking for a thresher and a winnower.
I've seen PTO gadgets from Asia and gas powered ones from India and Africa.  But import is way to expensive.  i've grown, harvested and prepared wheat by hand in a small patch - Just to see how it works (way too much manual labor).  I've used tractors to prep a field, plant and a combine to harvest wheat and soybeans (way to expensive).  I'm looking for something in-between.

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Re: Threshing and Winnowing
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2016, 10:41:53 AM »
the hand method used;
a shovel and garden rake for ground prep.
broadcast seeding.
a sickle for harvesting.
a wood pallet as the threshing floor.
a small fan and cardboard beer carton for winnowing.

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Re: Threshing and Winnowing
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2016, 07:49:16 PM »
Good question!  I'll be interested to see if anyone has any recommendations.
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Re: Threshing and Winnowing
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2016, 11:55:07 PM »
If anyone else is interested.

google, treadle thresher or drum thresher.
easy to build, powered by foot or bicycle.  can thress about a pound a minute.

winnowing can be done by wind winnowing or using a treadle or bicycle powered fan.
One cool one used a hand cranked forge blower as the wind source.

I found a couple of PTO operated thresher/winnower that can be sized for several grain types.
https://youtu.be/R7qschUGaY0