Grain thresher plans EFN（谷物脱粒机,外汇基金的计划）.pdf

Page 1 of 6 Conversion of a Leaf Shredder/Wood Chipper into a Grain Thresher (11/2009, added alternative adjustments to minimize cracking of large seeds; converting a hammer mill into a grain thresher. original version 8/1994) By Allen Dong and Roger J. Edberg, I-Tech, P.O. Box 413, Veneta, Oregon 97487 /~itech/ This invention was declared public domain August 1994, a gift to humanity. A portable, engine driven thresher can be made by modifying a leaf shredder/wood chipper or a hammer mill. Small shredders/chippers use 5 to 8 horsepower gas engines that rotate at 2800 or 3600 revolutions per minute (rpm). The modification requires: • Converting the free swinging hammers into rasp bars, • Reducing the rotational speed of the hammers (250 to 1000 rpm on a 12 inch diameter hammer arms), and • Altering the discharge port to allow smaller, threshed material to pass through a 3/8 to ¾ inch screen while retaining larger materials • (Optional) if electricity is accessible, the gas engine can be replaced with a ¾ horsepower capacitor start electric motor (1725 rpm). Materials: A 5 horsepower, 2800 rpm Roto-Hoe model 500 leaf shredder/wood chipper is used (Figure 1). Additional parts include: 4 2-inch C clamps (A), 6 5/8 x 3 inch bolts (B), 6 1/8 x 1 inch cotter pins (C), 1 5/8 inch inside diameter x 18 inch drip irrigation tubing or garden hose (D) as spacers between hammers, and 1 8 x 10 inch sheet metal or cardboard (E) to block the slotted portion of the leaf shredder/wood chipper exit port. Modification: The Roto-Hoe shredder has six sets of three free swinging hammers (F). Convert the six set of hammers into six rasp bars as follows: Cut the 5/8 inch tubing (D) in segments to fit between the free swinging hammers (F). Tie the free swinging hammers (F) together by inserting the 5/8 inch bolt (B) int