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amo · Oct 25, 2017

I would like to communicate with radara4077 about one of his earlier post about a cane mill run from a post hole digger. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Amo

radara4077 · Oct 26, 2017

Here I am, what's up?

amo · Oct 26, 2017

Hi thanks for answering me. What is the mill mounted on and what tractor rpm do you run it at? Ho do youn get the juice to the cooker, do you have a pump?
WE have a mill mounted on posts and pull it with a tractor going round and in a circle.

Thanks

Amos Beutke
Alachua, Florida

radara4077 · Oct 26, 2017

The mill is mounted on a concrete pillar about 2, maybe 2.5 feet off the ground.

It's been our experience that the slower the RPM, the less wear and tear on the mill.

We fashioned a "tray" underneath the mill on the pillar out of copper that catches the juice and funnels it into a 5 gallon bucket sitting in front of the mill.

Let me dig up a video of the operation and post it here...standby.

radara4077 · Oct 26, 2017

Here you go:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cDX22_6jUo

kcm.MN · Oct 26, 2017

That was VERY interesting! Thanks for posting.

Saw an ad a little while back about how some folks can invest in and open up a sugarcane juice stand/business. Thought that would be interesting, IF one lived far enough south to grow sugar cane.

flcracker25 · Oct 26, 2017

If you were to build one again, would you use this method or go with a more complex PTO run mill using gears and a 90 degree gear box, etc.?

Regarding the wear and tare-if you were to always run it at a lower RPM do you think there would be any/much? We have a mill in that's in good condition, want to turn it into a power mill, but don't want to do so in a way that will damage it, etc.

Thanks.

radara4077 · Oct 26, 2017

My late grandfather built this one (or had it built, I imagine) when my dad was just a kid. So the details of the creation of it are lost to time.

Even at idle speed, the tractor PTO is on the fast side for the mill. If I could do it over again, I'd put some kind of reduction on it. Assuming cost wasn't an inhibitor.

When we had the mill rebuilt, the guy who did it rigged up an electric motor that would turn the mill much slower. I don't recall HP specifics, but the motor couldn't turn the mill when it was under load. It looked to be a pretty big motor, as far as electric ones go. So I may steer clear of that option, if you're thinking along those lines.

amo · Oct 26, 2017

Thanks again for all the info, we are trying to decicide what to do. Thanks again Amo

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