We started drilling a well late last week and have successfully hit water. It's always nice when things turn out like you hope. We also just received a new piece of machinery for our pellet mill we have here on the farm to pelletize our hops before we send them out to brewers. The piece we a little heavier than expected which made unloading it a fun problem to solve. In the end we had to use two forklifts, one of each side of the truck, then we had the truck drive out from under it while the forklifts remained in place. Now we have to figure out how to install it, considering this piece will be housed about 15 feet off the floor. Tomorrow we will be getting out the tape measures to solve this dilemma.
The well drilling equipment at work near the picking machine.
Pellet mill upon arrival, weight approximately 7,500lbs., width 8', weight distribution - very uneven and on one small pallet. This all adds up to make a very interesting morning of trying to move the mill. 
Lots of future cones are in development in this hop yard.
3 comments:
Big piece of machinery for sure. Whenever you do the pelletizing, I'd like for you to explain how it is done, and what this machinery does to makes the pellets.
TD
Sure thing. When we fire up the pellet mill after or during harvest I'll be sure to get some photos and explain the process.
Tyler
I'm curious to know how much one of those pelletizers would cost. There are a growing number of small hop farms popping up in the British Columbia area and a local pelletizer would be a real asset to have!
Keep up the great work on your blog!
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