A grinder that would grind a bushel in 30 seconds would need to have a 2 ton per hour capacity. This is more than most of the commonly available models.
The larger Italian grinder would approach this capacity. There are many manufacturers that make similar machines that share the same specs. See for example the Pillan machine at: http://www.enotecnicapillan.it/ing/mixer.htm These Italian grinders are available in N.America - see: http://www.stpats.com/crushers.htm#applecrusher http://www.creativecookware.com/apple_crushers.htm You also have the German SPEIDEL crusher: http://www.speidels-hausmosterei.de/shop_content.php/coID/22/content/Kernobs tschneidemuehle it is rated at 1 ton per hour, but I don't know if it is imported in N.America. OESCO has some grinder models. Their small stand-alone model is rated 3/4 ton per hour: https://www.oescoinc.com/oesco-motorized-stainless-steel-hdpe-apple-grinder- p-4340.html There is also the Czech Vares Fruit Shark, I know it is imported in UK but I am not sure if it is in N.America. It is rated at 0.6 ton/hour. http://www.ciderworkshop.com/fruitshark.html And I am sure you could find others with a Google search. Price tag of all of these is between 1000 and 2000$ Finally, you may consider making your own... I built one last winter and we tested it with the first apples of the season - it ground a bushel in just over a minute without pushing, so this would be close to a ton per hour capacity. See pictures at: http://picasaweb.google.com/cjoliprsf/AppleGrinder2010 Hoping this may help... Claude Jolicoeur apple grower and cider maker in Quebec. Richard Sochacki wrote: >Has anyone heard of a stand alone apple grinder that you can pour the apples >in and is grinds a bushel in about 30 seconds? > >I am sure a saw an ad in the Michigan Fruit grower magazine, but they say >no. > >Got any ideas? > >Richard Sochacki >Apple of His Eye Orchard >Anderson, IN -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 'Apple-Crop' LISTSERV is sponsored by the Virtual Orchard <http://www.virtualorchard.net> and managed by Win Cowgill and Jon Clements <webmas...@virtualorchard.net>. Apple-Crop is not moderated. Therefore, the statements do not represent "official" opinions and the Virtual Orchard takes no responsibility for the content.
