![]() The machine was designed for rice and wheat, and therein lies the problem with tall grains like rye and triticale. We preferred diesel, but the close proximity of exhaust gases to the operator makes gasoline exhaust “safer.” Cutting width is 2.62 feet (one meter) and productivity is about 1/4 acre per hour (when everything runs properly). BOAZ is a three-wheeled machine, 11-feet long, with a 13 HP gasoline engine, and weighs in at 948 pounds. ![]() Eddie imported a slightly larger machine that we wanted, but we bought BOAZ from him. Currency exchange, customs, EPA regulations, dealing with people you don’t know and unknowns finally steered us to Eddie Qui, of EQ Machinery, in Medford, Massachusetts. We needed a mini wheat harvesting machine.īob researched a list of farm tools and equipment and ran across some Chinese mini-combines on the internet, and we investigated importing one. ![]() There are plans on the internet for modifying chipper-shredders for threshing and several designs for winnowing, but harvesting, other than scything (difficult for lefties), is a problem. Gravely walk-behinds cut too low and gather too many weeds, and sickle bars on tractors push too many stems over. We both want to grow grains for learning how to make whole wheat bread, and for cereal and livestock, on a small scale, but unless you go back to scythes or sickles for harvesting and winds and buckets for winnowing, you are stuck. ![]() Last year we began working together and sharing the frustrations. We settled on the BOAZ mini-combine.īob Mowdy and I have independently fooled around with small grains for about 10 years. Choosing the right mini wheat harvesting machine for our small-scale operation took research. ![]()
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