Here’s some pictures of Colin’s new mobile seed cleaner, that he built this winter, in action. He’s down the highway at the local feed mill cleaning oats for the farmers to plant.
The oats, or other grains, come out of the large bin (on right) and are augured up into the cleaner. The grains are then shook through three screens which 
clean out all the weeds and chaff and bits. The clean grain is then augured into a wagon (in this case) or a bin or 1/2-1 tonne tote bags for storage.
Colin’s been very busy this spring with hopes of even more in the fall. He also hopes to clean grain corn for burning in grain stoves this winter. Saving grain for seed seems to be a new idea around here. We’ve been doing it for a few years now. It certainly helps with the bottom line, since even with the cost of cleaning it is still cheaper than buying new seed.
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What a great looking machine. Do you sell the plans?
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