Another great episode. I have been a rancher and started farming the last couple years in central Minnesota so just been learning recently. The growing season is too short compared to Kansas to get 2 crops a year. Iowa has a little longer season so they can sometimes get a second crop. Rye is usually planted in Minnesota after soybeans only to act as a cover crop to prevent erosion, keep the nutrients intact, and suppress weeds, it’s not harvested. Iowa could harvest it in the spring has they have more warmer days. The reason you cannot insure a second crop is because of the shorter growing season. Harvesting the rye in the spring before planting beans will delay the planting of soybeans which leads to lower yields. In dryer states like the Dakotas, the rye uses up too much moisture that the soybeans need, leading to lower yields. Anything that lowers yields is going to make the insurance have to pay out. Doing 2 crops is always going to have slightly lower yields.

I second the paper towel. Just wad it up and push it through with then end of a wooden spoon. Cleans out all the meat and works on any size tube.

processhead I took it completely apart and there is no name anywhere. Very odd!

They guy I purchased it from lived in Alaska and processed moose for friends with it for many years. I should of asked where he got it from.

Here is a couple pictures of it apart. Thinking of completely taking the hydraulic jack out and replacing with an air actuated jack. Then run with a foot control. May be hard to control speed.

Just picked up this 50 lb hydraulic sausage stuffer used. Excited to try it out! You use the long pedal to pump up the piston. The short one brings it back down instantly. Takes abput 120 pumps to travel the full length. A little skeptical it will hold 50 lbs, I think probably 35 lbs, but we will see!

Hoping I can convert it to an electric or air hydraulic pump one day.

Anyone ever see one? Unknown brand. I have never seen one like it either. Going to need new gaskets so that might be a challenge making those.

As stated above, very important to wash right away. Cleaning inbetween the knives is a huge pain. I have heard of running bread through to clean it out, like some do for grinders. I have not tried this yet.

Steven Hardt that’s awesome to hear! Do you need a gasket as well? I’m trying to find one.

I have been emailing a few manufacturers. One got back back to me recognizes it but does not remember the brand name. He thought they were an European company and closed about 20 years ago.

The gasket is shot, so that is going to make it hard to get up and going. Hoping I can luck out and someone else makes a similar sized unit. It’s 10 inches in diameter.

As stated above, very important to wash right away. Cleaning inbetween the knives is a huge pain. I have heard of running bread through to clean it out, like some do for grinders. I have not tried this yet.

This is what I was thinking of. https://www.harborfreight.com/8-ton-long-ram-air-hydraulic-jack-95967.html

Its pretty close to the reight retracted and extended length.

Otherwise putting an actual hydraulic cylinder and using an electric pump would work good. I have been researching how to use the cylinder I have and converting to like the above but not having much luck. May call the local hydraulic shop.

processhead I took it completely apart and there is no name anywhere. Very odd!

They guy I purchased it from lived in Alaska and processed moose for friends with it for many years. I should of asked where he got it from.

Here is a couple pictures of it apart. Thinking of completely taking the hydraulic jack out and replacing with an air actuated jack. Then run with a foot control. May be hard to control speed.

I found on one of the stuffing horns what looks like ALLMAC. Googled that and didnt find anything. But idk if its an orginal horn. The other 2 look different.

I second the paper towel. Just wad it up and push it through with then end of a wooden spoon. Cleans out all the meat and works on any size tube.

Just picked up this 50 lb hydraulic sausage stuffer used. Excited to try it out! You use the long pedal to pump up the piston. The short one brings it back down instantly. Takes abput 120 pumps to travel the full length. A little skeptical it will hold 50 lbs, I think probably 35 lbs, but we will see!

Hoping I can convert it to an electric or air hydraulic pump one day.

Anyone ever see one? Unknown brand. I have never seen one like it either. Going to need new gaskets so that might be a challenge making those.

bocephus we are located North of Brainerd about 30 miles.

Another great episode. I have been a rancher and started farming the last couple years in central Minnesota so just been learning recently. The growing season is too short compared to Kansas to get 2 crops a year. Iowa has a little longer season so they can sometimes get a second crop. Rye is usually planted in Minnesota after soybeans only to act as a cover crop to prevent erosion, keep the nutrients intact, and suppress weeds, it’s not harvested. Iowa could harvest it in the spring has they have more warmer days. The reason you cannot insure a second crop is because of the shorter growing season. Harvesting the rye in the spring before planting beans will delay the planting of soybeans which leads to lower yields. In dryer states like the Dakotas, the rye uses up too much moisture that the soybeans need, leading to lower yields. Anything that lowers yields is going to make the insurance have to pay out. Doing 2 crops is always going to have slightly lower yields.