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This pedal powered grain thresher design was once very popular in Japan when many more people grew their own grain. This machine separates grain from stalks | This pedal powered grain thresher design was once very popular in Japan when many more people grew their own grain. This machine primarily separates the heads of grain from the stalks. This machine does not separate grain from husks. | ||
[[File:Thresher.jpg|500 px]] | [[File:Thresher.jpg|500 px]] | ||
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# Cut and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stook stook] the crop. [[File:Cut_and_stook.jpg|200 px]] | # Cut and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stook stook] the crop. [[File:Cut_and_stook.jpg|200 px]] | ||
# Place several bundles on the thresher hood for easy access. | # Place several bundles on the thresher hood for easy access. | ||
# Use your hand to spin the drum | # Use your hand to spin the drum away from you. | ||
# Pump the pedal to keep the drum spinning. [[File:Priming.jpg|200 px]] | # Pump the pedal to keep the drum spinning. [[File:Priming.jpg|200 px]] | ||
# Grab a handfull of stalks and gently rest the grains on the spinning drum. [[File:Threshing1.jpg|200 px]] | # Grab a handfull of stalks and gently rest the grains on the spinning drum. [[File:Threshing1.jpg|200 px]] | ||
Revision as of 03:02, 21 July 2009
This pedal powered grain thresher design was once very popular in Japan when many more people grew their own grain. This machine primarily separates the heads of grain from the stalks. This machine does not separate grain from husks.
The Process
- Cut and stook the crop.
- Place several bundles on the thresher hood for easy access.
- Use your hand to spin the drum away from you.
- Pump the pedal to keep the drum spinning.
- Grab a handfull of stalks and gently rest the grains on the spinning drum.
- After the hooks on the drum have pulled off all the grains, you will be left holding straw. Place this straw aside and grab another bundle of stalks.
- The grains fall to the ground under the hood.
- Collect the grains.
