Homebuilt $234 Seed Cleaner

Homebuilt $234 Seed Cleaner GRAIN CLEANERS Grain Cleaners (29C) 6-3-32 "Works as good or better than a high-priced commercial cleaner," says Donald Sizer, of Landis, Sask., who built his own seed cleaner from salvage parts for only $250. Sizer, who runs a seed cleaning plant on his farm, experimented long and hard before he got it right with what he calls his "Souper Sucker" design. It consists of: Two 25 gal. oil drums, plastic pipe and elbows, 25 ft. of hose, tin, and an insulation blower, which Sizer says is the key to the success of his cleaner. The blower is powered by a 110-v, 8.5 amp. 1.5 hp electric motor. He cut the top off one drum, the top and bottom off the other, and fastened a metal cone to the bottom of each drum. Then, he made a plywood cover for one with a hole for the blower intake. The two drums are connected together by several elbows of 4-in. plastic PVC pipe. The blower draws air through the two drums, pulling out the chaff and light material and depositing it in the second drum, leaving the seed in the first drum. Each drum has a bottom outlet. Sizer says a single ordinary vacuum cleaner motor would not have had enough suction, but that a bank of three or four would move enough air. He bought his insulation blower as a surplus item for less than $100. A filter can be installed just beneath the blower if the seed cleaner air is to be exhausted inside a building. Sizer installed his cleaner outside to avoid dust explosion hazards. For more information, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Standard Seeds Ltd., Box 1, Landis, Sask. SOK 2K0 (ph 306 658-4512).

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