[Gristmillers] How Do You Prepare Wheat?

[Faber McMullen]

I would need something way more automated than a hand sheller.  I have  
one of those.  I
need a sheller that could be powered off of a small tractor PTO or  
something like that.

Faber

On Jun 3, 2009, at 11:13 PM, Mark Greer wrote:

> C.S. Bell corn sheller.
> http://www.csbellco.com/corn-sheller.asp
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Faber McMullen"  
> <faber at mssblue.net>
> To: <cncbuck at mchsi.com>
> Cc: <gristmillers at gristmillers.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 11:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [Gristmillers] How Do You Prepare Wheat?
>
>
>> I live in Texas and spent months searching.  I put posts on this   
>> forum, and received no replies.  Hence, I do what I need to do when  
>> I  do it.
>> I paid what I paid and certainly may have been taken, but no one  
>> ever emailed me to find one for me, and that's okay.  I know we're  
>> all busy.
>> I need a corn sheller now, and have looked for one as well.   I  
>> guess that's part of the cost of living in Texas.
>>
>> I'm happy with the little machine, but of course I would have  
>> enjoyed getting it for $10!
>> Faber
>> Texas
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jun 3, 2009, at 5:59 PM, cncbuck at mchsi.com wrote:
>>
>>> I am sorry, but you got took on your fanning mill.  Maybe they  
>>> are  not readly available in your area as they are up north here.   
>>> I  bought me a Clipper Fanning Mill at afarm sale that had all  
>>> the  screens with it a 1/2hp motor on it plus a hand crank.. I  
>>> take mine  to Tractor and Engine Showes where I grind corn and run  
>>> it thru the  fanning mill to show how things use to be done.   
>>> Don't want you to  feel to bad, but I only payed $10.00 for mine  
>>> and it was complete.
>>> -------------- Original message from "Faber McMullen" <faber at mssblue.net
>>> >: --------------
>>>
>>>
>>> > Joe:
>>> >
>>> > Unfortunately, I don't know a low tech way to do it other than
>>> with a fan
>>> > mill. I bought a M2B REBUILT CLIPPER (and I mean rebuilt like
>>> new), from
>>> > Commodity Traders. It has a little electric 1/2 horse motor. It
>>> was about
>>> > $4000, but I need it as I clean my wheat for our community of
>>> faith, and
>>> > now some of the local Mormon community are buying from me. My
>>> grain must
>>> > be clean! I can clean 50 lbs in a couple of minutes. It's  
>>> amazing. I
>>> > also have screens for soybeans and corn.
>>> >
>>> > Kindest Regards,
>>> > Faber
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > > Folks,
>>> > > I live in an area where wheat is grown and have a functional  
>>> grist
>>> > > mill. I grind corn meal and have a bolter. How do you get wheat
>>> - from
>>> > > the combine - to the point where it is ready to grind into
>>> flour? Is
>>> > > there another piece of machinery involved? A roller Mill? Is
>>> there a
>>> > > low tech way to do it? I would like to take some of our locally
>>> grown
>>> > > wheat from the field to the table but am missing this piece of
>>> the puzzle.
>>> > > Joe Rolfe
>>> > > Starr Homeplace
>>> > > Oak Ridge, La
>>> > > 71264
>>> > > www.starrhomeplace.org
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