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New Puritan
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What type of cleaner is that Mike?
multi power
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@Thomas5060 how much snow? Had a few hail stones here today, bitterly cold
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About 6inches so far just
multi power
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In that case we had great weather today !
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The same here ,some fierce lightning as well, tractors are the preferred mode of transport ..
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Is that all? BBC news did a report from Shanes today and they only go to the worst places!
mikep
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I have no idea, its a 'looks like it was made by a local blacksmith in 1950' type of thing. Works OK but I wouldn't like to clean more than a few ton a week with it. It's a hopper with a slide to adjust flow. The crop passes through an air curtain to take out light stuff and onto two sieves then out to a bag.
Still that's rocket science compared to the windmill.
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I seen that, folk got stuck trying to walk dogs, not wise like
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No lightning here fortunately
J428TGS
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whit geed hit awa, da weet ir da odd language dat nae body kin faddomwould you happen to be from Shetland?
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I have no idea, its a 'looks like it was made by a local blacksmith in 1950' type of thing. Works OK but I wouldn't like to clean more than a few ton a week with it. It's a hopper with a slide to adjust flow. The crop passes through an air curtain to take out light stuff and onto two sieves then out to a bag.
Still that's rocket science compared to the windmill.
That's just the sort of thing I need for the niche crops I'm growing, where I only get 2 - 4 tonnes of each thing I try. There don't seem to be any about anymore though - I wondered if people still make them for developing countries but unless you want a container full of them off Alibaba.com it doesn't seem to be possible. I take it you found it at a farm sale or something, or inherited it?
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Its pity your so far away we have a Boswells of blairgowrie unused now
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Sorry I'm going off-topic, but I'm sure someone will get it back on again in due course - what other makes of them were there? It helps me search for them
mikep
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And now for something completely different to coin a phrase for the older members. It's a Barromix not many about probably because they are crap. They were OK when there was not much else on the market but the Belle killed them as it actually mixed properly.
Only got it because it was a freebie and a tad better than knocking a lot up a lot by hand.
Honourable mention to the float on the front bar. Maybe not a tractor but it was my father's and I'm a pensioner, it is so worn you could shave with the edge but by goodness it is a delight to use, I have noticed that you pay more for a new 'pre worn' one so like all our favourite 'machines' it is appreciating as we use them.
Only got it because it was a freebie and a tad better than knocking a lot up a lot by hand.
Honourable mention to the float on the front bar. Maybe not a tractor but it was my father's and I'm a pensioner, it is so worn you could shave with the edge but by goodness it is a delight to use, I have noticed that you pay more for a new 'pre worn' one so like all our favourite 'machines' it is appreciating as we use them.
mikep
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Used to be a Boby seed dresser on every farm at one time. May be worth a look they were good machines screens probably a bit ropey now but to can buy any size perforated sheet and make your own.Sorry I'm going off-topic, but I'm sure someone will get it back on again in due course - what other makes of them were there? It helps me search for them
perrie gave it away...here we use the proper version peediewhit geed hit awa, da weet ir da odd language dat nae body kin faddom
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Showing my ignorance here, but is a seed dresser the same thing as a winnowing machine?
mikep
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kind of. Not a lot of difference but strictly a winnower is wind only but usually comes with sieves. Seed dresser is a cleaner with a means of putting on a chemical dressing which you can ignore and just clean.
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