My father acquired an old antique honey extractor from my grandfather. It was a basket case and the drum was rusted out but it was made of heavy cast iron gears and parts so this was salvageable. I bead blasted the entire extractor (except for the rusted out drum) until it was clean to bare metal. I then cleaned the bushings and replaced the 5/8 inch drive shaft with new. I then primed and painted the mechanism and it is now like new. I purchased a food safe plastic commercial trash and with some back yard engineering was able to make it work well for the barrel. I also was able to salvage the cast iron scissor gate and mounted it on the trash can. It works perfectly. I think the plastic trash can is an excellent barrel for the honey collection. It is easy to clean and very clean. Check out the photo. If interested in how to build this I will be glad to give you the info you need. But first, you need an old worn out extractor to start from.
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Worker safety is inherent with the Extractor. There are no awkward saddle slings, winch-truck rigging and sheave blocks, so crews are not exposed to their hazardous use. Jobs are complete with a far greater degree of crew safety than ever before possible.Extractors
Great benefits related with honey extractor and these cannot be overlooked. Its main benefit is that it safeguards the searches continue intact and can be recycled by the bees to make more honey.
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