[AT] Old IH hammer mill

[Larry D. Goss]

That mill looks almost identical to the David Bradley mill we had on the
farm, Ralph.  Ours was pre WWII.  It had the fiber pulley.  The top half
of the mill was hinged so you could replace the screens with different
sizes for grinding.  We made use of the smallest (1/4") and largest
(3/4") screens the most. The small one was good for corn and other feed
grains for the cows and chickens.  The large size was for grinding corn
cobs to make bedding.

The big difference in the mills appears to be the bottom end of the
cyclone.  Ours had a diverter on it for switching from one burlap sack
to another instead of the shutoff plate that yours has.  We were always
forgetting to change the diverter in time and the chute would get
stopped up to the point that the diverter plate wouldn't move.  Since
the John Deere L didn't have a throw out clutch on the belt pulley, that
meant that one of us had to go outside and hold a foot on the clutch
pedal while someone else dug the meal out of the chute.  I remember
using a scoop shovel to feed the excess meal back through the mill
during this process.  That was easier than trying to shovel the meal
into a sack directly.  We used some old furnace ducting to run a vent
from the top of the cyclone directly to the outside.  That modification
kept the dust down inside the barn.

Larry  

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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Ralph Goff
Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 11:45 AM
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Subject: [AT] Old IH hammer mill

I've been dragging home more old rusty iron. My Case hammer mill has 
some serious repair issues that I haven't yet resolved and I am looking 
at bringing this old IH mill back into service. Picked it up from a 
neigbours yard, one of the items that didn't make it into the auction 
sale. The bearings seem good, no major problems other than some rust 
through in the lower sheet metal that can hopefully be patched. I 
thought it was about 1950s vintage but this IH logo on the fibre drive 
pulley makes me think its a lot older, maybe 1930s. If this link works 
you can see a picture of the logo. Opinions and educated guesses are 
welcome.
http://hotimg1.fotki.com/b/142_165/25_237/Hammermillpulley-vi.jpg

http://hotimg2.fotki.com/b/142_165/25_237/IHMill-vi.jpg

Ralph in Sask.
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