This link worked when I put it up but something happened. Its from Brew Your Own Magazine. What they did was mounted a garbage disposal under a 20 X 20 X 4" deep box on legs. The outlet to the disposal ran over a bucket. The guy was dropping apple halves (with no water) in it and the were coming out like a play dough fun factory ready to be pressed
I have to build one of these
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152781516574885&set=vb.48616544884&type=2&theater (https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152781516574885&set=vb.48616544884&type=2&theater)
I'm interested to see that contraption!
Here is a picture of my apple scratter.
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n599/6minz/DSCF4815_zps0b210f8e.jpg (http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n599/6minz/DSCF4815_zps0b210f8e.jpg)
You will note the ear plugs. I turned the pulley and when I mounted it, I did not get it centred. The noise was bad. It eventually burned the shaft pretty bad. I purchased a pulley and as of today some pillow bearings (after running it with the new pulley I thought I would spend the extra $25
The business end is a white oak glue up with stainless steel heads:
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n599/6minz/DSCF4814_zpsa2c0309e.jpg (http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n599/6minz/DSCF4814_zpsa2c0309e.jpg)
Here is a picture of the press, I use a car jack. How well the press works depends on how fine the apples are ground. I find that I always leave the apples for at least 2 weeks after picking and get way more juice.
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n599/6minz/Wood%20Work/DSCF4127.jpg (http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n599/6minz/Wood%20Work/DSCF4127.jpg)
a short video
http://vid1141.photobucket.com/albums/n599/6minz/DSCF4817_zps6lbc1rh6.mp4 (http://vid1141.photobucket.com/albums/n599/6minz/DSCF4817_zps6lbc1rh6.mp4)
I was thinking about getting a couple hydraulic cylinders and making a press that uses the hydraulics of the tractor. If I do it right I can hook it up so the PTO powers the grinder.
Log splitter. Adjusted, of course.
Quote from: jvalentour on February 05, 2015, 11:08:46 PM
Log splitter. Adjusted, of course.
not a bad idea... Depending on how it is done it shouldn't be that hard to modify so long as it is a vertical shaft. But if you could take the hydraulic cylinder off and use it as a stand alone even a horizontal shaft could be overcome.