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Old-Chads-Orchard

Joined: 07 Dec 2005
Posts: 394
Location: Malpas, Cheshire

Posted: Mon Aug 24, 15 5:43 pm Post subject: Cider Press

Moving from rack & cloth pressing so have my press for sale. A rather over engineered press made by a mate who is a blacksmith. Press bed is 1m2, comes with a stainless tray, about 12-15 HDPE racks and press cloths (IIRC the racks are 60x60cm) Runs off a 20t air ratchet hydraulic jack which is included. Whole thing was planned to be upgraded to use 2 side rams in the future so I could increase the rack size. With mixed apples on the 20t jack I was seeing 68% juice from apple weight, obviously depends on apples used.

It is big! IIRC 8ft tall, about 1.2m2 base, built out of 4mm wall steel box.

Last edited by Old-Chads-Orchard on Tue Sep 27, 16 9:17 pm; edited 1 time in total

sean
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Posted: Mon Aug 24, 15 5:46 pm Post subject:
'Kinell. It's Presshenge.

Old-Chads-Orchard

Joined: 07 Dec 2005
Posts: 394
Location: Malpas, Cheshire

Posted: Mon Aug 24, 15 5:55 pm Post subject:
It was designed to have single stroke rams fitted either side, did have the calcs we did when we built it but IIRC it would do 80cm2 racks built to over a metre high

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Essex

Posted: Mon Aug 24, 15 6:08 pm Post subject:
Blinking nora!

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Location: yes

Posted: Mon Aug 24, 15 8:12 pm Post subject:
i had considered getting our own kit for the community orchard but we would have to plant the racecourse to feed that beast

Old-Chads-Orchard

Joined: 07 Dec 2005
Posts: 394
Location: Malpas, Cheshire

Posted: Mon Aug 24, 15 8:26 pm Post subject:
As my Nan used to say "what'll hold a lot will hold a little"! Last year we did 3 tonnes in an afternoon without breaking a sweat (too much!)

Old-Chads-Orchard

Joined: 07 Dec 2005
Posts: 394
Location: Malpas, Cheshire

Posted: Tue Sep 08, 15 6:06 pm Post subject:
the beast is on the bay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cider-juice-Apple-Press-/271980507578?

Old-Chads-Orchard

Joined: 07 Dec 2005
Posts: 394
Location: Malpas, Cheshire

Posted: Tue Sep 27, 16 9:18 pm Post subject:
dusted it off as its apple pressing time, price reduced, no rush to sell however if someone off here makes me a sensible offer https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/-/272392744870?

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