Derald wrote:

...anything...

welcome back to the funny farm.

thanks for the interesting glimpses of the
peacan grower's life.


songbird

"Derald" wrote in message
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songbird wrote:


welcome back to the funny farm.
Gee, thanks. Just kinda been lurking around, lately.

thanks for the interesting glimpses of the
peacan grower's life.
Hee; you spell it the way Southereners pronounce it ;-)
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Derald
USDA9b
Peninsular FL, USA

We were in a different south. In Louisiana, they say either puh-cahns or
pwah-cahns.

Steve

Steve B wrote:
"Derald" wrote in message
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songbird wrote:

welcome back to the funny farm.
Gee, thanks. Just kinda been lurking around, lately.
thanks for the interesting glimpses of the
peacan grower's life.
Hee; you spell it the way Southereners pronounce it ;-)
--
Derald
USDA9b
Peninsular FL, USA

We were in a different south. In Louisiana, they say either puh-cahns or
pwah-cahns.

Steve




A pee-can is something totally different.

Bob

"zxcvbob" wrote

A pee-can is something totally different.

Bob

And it identifies the person as clueless.

Steve

"Steve B" wrote in message
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"zxcvbob" wrote

A pee-can is something totally different.

Bob

And it identifies the person as clueless.

I disagree. Anyone who can't spot the difference between a peecan and a
pecan should be in an institution where they can receive guided help to get
to the toilet or the table.

Farm1 wrote:
"Steve B" wrote in message
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"zxcvbob" wrote

A pee-can is something totally different.

Bob

And it identifies the person as clueless.

I disagree. Anyone who can't spot the difference between a peecan
and a pecan should be in an institution where they can receive guided
help to get to the toilet or the table.

this conversation is getting more and more piquant

D

"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message
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Farm1 wrote:
"Steve B" wrote in message
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"zxcvbob" wrote

A pee-can is something totally different.

Bob

And it identifies the person as clueless.

I disagree. Anyone who can't spot the difference between a peecan
and a pecan should be in an institution where they can receive guided
help to get to the toilet or the table.

this conversation is getting more and more piquant

LOL. Isn't that the nature of usenet these days?

Derald wrote:
David Hare-Scott wrote:
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this conversation is getting more and more piquant

oooow; still groaning here

peek quant, what certain types of physicists do
when firing up the LHC.

as this is a gardening group i much prefer to
give peas a chance.

oh, and is chimp change banana peels? i give those
to the worms and they are happy.


songbird

"Derald" wrote in message
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"Steve B" wrote:

We were in a different south. In Louisiana, they say either puh-cahns or
pwah-cahns.
Could be. I've heard variously pee-can, puh-cahn, p'cahn. Only been
to LA twice and never made it past N.O. and Algiers. Tree nuts were not
discussed on either occasion.
How you coming on your rig? I'm looking forward to the
photos/video. How you gonna get the nuts off the ground, just spread
drop cloths?
--
Derald
USDA9b
Peninsular FL, USA

I tied it to a tree today, then took a strain with the loader to tighten up
the chain. Not much vibration through the tree at all. Next, I think I'll
try just strapping it to the trunk, and seeing how it goes.

It appears that it is going to be difficult to shake the trees so they
vibrate much on the ends, and rigging it high up in the branches is very
difficult, and pecan trees are notoriously unsafe to climb. Sthil does sell
a vibrator, SP200 that is a long pole with a chain saw engine on the bottom.
Just depends on your reach, your strength, and your youth. Mine are all
very low at this time in my life.

I have a 2.5" vacuum that I shall test soon that I think a whole shell will
pass through, hull and all. By tumbling, I hope that any with the hulls on
them will be de-hulled by the time they reach the holding area of the
vacuum. Maybe have to put in a metal plate where they shoot into the vacuum
hopper to give the hulls a rap to dislodge the hulls.

There is a lot of money in shelled pecans, but the cleaning machinery costs
upwards to $15,000. I believe that I can go around now and get a lot of
free or cheap pecans to practice on, and build a cleaner of some sorts. I
can always sell them unshelled, and a lot of people buy them that way, as
they run about $1.50 unshelled, and $6 shelled. More in some areas.

It is a challenge, and I like challenges. And the good thing is that this
happens every year, so I will have lots of time to arrange yards to clean up
next year, and find buyers for the nuts. And putter making some machinery.

It just bugs me to drive by and see all that money hanging on trees.

Steve

"Derald" wrote

How you coming on your rig? I'm looking forward to the
photos/video. How you gonna get the nuts off the ground, just spread
drop cloths?

Sorry, didn't even answer question. I think I'll use tarps or a vacuum. If
my vacuum idea works, it will take off the outer husks, too. It is
difficult to reach most pecan trees on people's properties because of a lawn
or the like. So, things that are portable, and have to be rigged up on site
at the tree are the order of the day. At the orchards, they strategically
planted the trees so a very large tractor can back up to the trees, attach
itself, and shake, shake, shake. Got one person I'm cutting down a tree for
that will let me play with the pecan trees to experiment on the real deal.
No, the tree I'm cutting is not a pecan.

Steve

"Rick" wrote

You may have already seen this site or similar. Yhey sell used
equipment. You might get some ideas just from looking at what they
have.

Site did not come through here, Rick.

Steve