[AT] a new relic!

[rlgoss at twc.com]

This thread made me think back to when we did our own feed grinding on an IH hammermill.  We had three screens for various sizes. I don't remember what the smaller two sizes were, but the largest was 3/4". We used that one to convert corncobs into mulch for the hen house. It came out about the size of Vermiculite.  It was really amazing because the mill grinds things so much finer than the size of holes in the screens.  NOISY!  We ran ours with a John Deere model L.  That's only 9 horsepower, but it was plenty to pull the mill. Dad vented the  top of the cyclone out a slot in the eaves so it cut down the amount of dust in the barn.


Larry
---- Al Jones <farmallsupera1 at gmail.com> wrote: 
> Ralph,
> 
> I think I can grind shelled corn with a 1/8" screen, our modern
> grinder-mixer uses a 3/16."  We want it pretty fine for hog feed.  I'd
> like to have a big screen like you mention to just crack the corn a
> little bit for the chickens......
> 
> Al
> 
> On Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 11:09 AM, Ralph Goff <alfg at sasktel.net> wrote:
> > On 3/7/2016 5:21 AM, Al Jones wrote:
> >> For some time I have wanted an IH hammer mill/feed grinder.  They made
> >> the model 4E, which was made for the Cub and Super A tractors (mainly
> >> Cub) and is scarce as hens teeth.  A few years ago a friend sold me a
> >> nice #6 IH mill, which is twice as big at least as the 4E.  A Super A
> >> will run a 6, but it was really more for the H/M.  It's also heavy and
> >> a bit of a handful to move--I could haul it with my Super A and fast
> >> hitch IH carry-all but it was a load.
> >>
> >> So, I was browsing craigslist last Sunday and I spied this little
> >> booger.  I was SURE it had to be sold but lo and behold it was still
> >> available
> >> Al
> >>
> > Nice looking mill Al. You probably have seen pictures and video of my
> > old IH hammer mill at work
> > although it is a little different design from yours. Mine has the fibre
> > drive pulley which is suffering
> > a bit from years out in the weather before I got it. I protect it now by
> > cutting a hole (pulley sized)
> > in a plastic jug and sliding that over the pulley to keep the rain and
> > sun off it. I doubt I could buy
> > a new pulley for a mill that is probably 70 years old.
> > Mine had a rusted out pipe coming off the blower and I was lucky a local
> > metal worker was able to
> > repair it with some new steel.
> > I'd guess you need a very coarse screen for ear corn. I do oats using
> > the coarsest screen which has
> > square holes about an inch across.
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOP73XmuA_A
> >
> > Ralph in Sask.
> >
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