OldMcDonald
Platinum Member
I have searched the Web in vain for several months to find plans to guide me in building a small thresher. I have found photographs of treadle operated ones in China and small motorised ones in India, but not enough detail to let me proceed. I realise this is an unusual request but, can anyone please help?
For info - I live in inland Portugal where the used equipment market is non-existent. Donkey power is common, and probably even best described as "normal" . Land holdings are very small (my 16 acres is considerably bigger than usual) and threshing, if done at all, is by flail. I will be growing up to 5 acres of oats, beans or lupins at anyone time, and probably a smaller acreage of corn. Cutting will be by an old fashioned bar mower with a binding attachment, with corn cobs hand picked. Not sure if you also call the result sheaves in US. I can buy metal and have my own welder (already had to make other things) but fancy bits and pieces are not really available. Treadle or pto operated (45hp NH) is OK. Probably prefer treadle and do it indoors in winter. A static baler would also be a useful thing to have!!
For info - I live in inland Portugal where the used equipment market is non-existent. Donkey power is common, and probably even best described as "normal" . Land holdings are very small (my 16 acres is considerably bigger than usual) and threshing, if done at all, is by flail. I will be growing up to 5 acres of oats, beans or lupins at anyone time, and probably a smaller acreage of corn. Cutting will be by an old fashioned bar mower with a binding attachment, with corn cobs hand picked. Not sure if you also call the result sheaves in US. I can buy metal and have my own welder (already had to make other things) but fancy bits and pieces are not really available. Treadle or pto operated (45hp NH) is OK. Probably prefer treadle and do it indoors in winter. A static baler would also be a useful thing to have!!