Lined Up To The Mill

rusty6 · Oct 29, 2018

Got a load of oats on the hopper and the Cockshutt 50 all lined up to the McCormick hammer mill to make some cattle feed today.

tomstractorsandtoys · Oct 29, 2018

Reminds me of growing up. Dad had a David Bradley hammermill and ground with a WD Allis. It was most of the day to make two weeks worth of feed in the winter. First we went to the other farm and shovels about three forths of a pickup truck full of ear corn and then to the other farm to scoop up and bag several bags of oats and the same amount of barley. Would grind each and rebag. Then you would dump two bags of ground ear corn on the barn floor and a bag each of oats and barley and sprinkle on some minerals. Then you rescooped the pile to mix it and then you scooped it again to bag it. I think the stuff was wore out before it ever got to the calves. I was very happy when Dad bought a Deere 400 feed grinder. I do miss those days of working with Dad and talking back and forth as well as the stories from the past. Thanks for the pics and the memories they brought back. Tom

Charlie M · Oct 29, 2018

You're mill looks similar to mine from what I can see - is it a New Holland.

rusty6 · Oct 29, 2018

The mill is a McCormick Deering, probably 1940s vintage. I've had it on youtube several times already so wasn't going to bother running the camera today. Here is one from 3 years ago.
50 On The Mill

Richard G. · Oct 29, 2018

That is a long belt. Should grip very well.
Richard

rusty6 · Oct 29, 2018

I guess soon as I was big enough to handle a bale of hay I was helping my dad feed the old CAse hammer mill. We hammered thousands of bales for cattle feed. 2:1 mix of straw to hay and then pour a little oat chop on it. We literally wore out the small grain screen on that mill plus a lot of steel elbows. We used the big 2 inch hole screen for bales but I found later that it also did a pretty good job grinding up oats. I have some video of my dad feeding the Case mill back in 1988 starting at the 1:50 mark.
1988 Hammer MillWork

cool hand · Oct 29, 2018

Growing up we had a 12" (I believe) stationary mill from Hummer Plow Works (in Illinois, I believe.) We ground lots of ear corn for cattle feed, and a wheat-corn mix for hog feed. We powered it with an F-20, then an H. The mill had the common in-feed chute plus another hopper on top for supplement or additional small grains. A typical grinding involved scooping ear corn onto a wagon and then scooping it into the mill. When I moved back to the farm I did that for several months, then bought an IH 105 grinder-mixer. I'm sure I don't have to say that I immediately retired that old stationary mill. Dad had a "thing" about high speed with belt driven implements. He put an M pulley on one of the H's, which made the mill vibrate the neighborhood. Throw two ears of corn into it and it cut the RPMs by maybe a quarter. But, it's good memories.

jddrawbar · Oct 31, 2018

Very special to have 30 yr. old videos.....you were ahead of the time. Photos of your dad feeding the mill, looks just like you. Again, thanks for the videos.

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