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Dave Sherburne NY

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Finally got the Cider press built and ready to go. Put it on the truck and took it to my daughter's house where they have all the the apples ready to make cider this weekend. I bought this old cider press at an auction cheap because the wood was totally shot. third picture is of the grinder just a 6 inch wooden drum with nails driven in it to grind the apples I put a 1/2" drill on the shaft and it grinds the apples real fine. Pic 5 is one of the baskets which holds the pumice for pressing. There are 2 of these, number two is in the house so my wife can make some cloth bags to line the baskets. The wooden disc is placed on top of the pumice to spread the pressure from the screw. Pic 6 shows the bottom of the steel channel iron frame which is part of the press I bought. Pic 7 shows how the lift on the Power King tractor is used to move it around. The first picture shows the double side rails that are only on it so the tractor will lift it higher. Pic 8 is the press loaded on the PK and ready to move to the truck. The reason it took so long, is because there were no apples in this area last fall.
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Post from 2/22/12
 
My neighbor had a commercial cider press. The cider was really good. As kids,we would help bottle the cider. Now it has to be pasturized, and that is when the neighbor shut down and sold the press. His orchard went to he!!

I am sure you will have fun making and consuming your cider, and I bet it will get better as the wood ages.
 
I've been drawing one up that fits under my sons verticle log splitter. Basically a perforated tub with a spout . Splitter up on elevated platform. I believe you can still buy the cider press chamois material to line tub with. Shredder is next.I loves me cider and it freezes good too. Cider year around..that's my dream. RB
 
It looks really nice. I used a press at a neighboring Amish farm to press almost 7 gallons last week. It was a fun experience, and I hope to have a press here to use by next year. The wood on the top and bottom of the press itself was 2-3" thick on his, so I am wondering if the wood on yours will be strong enough to take the pressure from the screw without deforming.
Zach
 
One year I tilled up an area and put the pumice on it and raked it in. Next year lots of apple trees came up. Then I transplanted them to a larger area where half of them died. I let the rest of them grow with plans to graft scions from a known good apple tree onto the rootstock. Next step was to sell the place and move to Wi. If you decide to try it, you have to put drive a stick close to and taller than the graft so birds have a place to land other wise they land on the graft and break it off. I may do it again this year, but not as many.
 
That looks great. Funny thing I remember that post from 2/22 last year. I told myself I needed to start looking for a press. Haven't found one yet, but really didn't look too hard either.

Rick
 
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