Meat grinder
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Hurketthunter84
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Also got the LEM big bite 3/4 hp. Thing is a beast and I can’t keep up with it. Has ground a lot of moose and deer burger without so much as a hiccup. Highly recommend
I have been using an LEM Big Bite for about 6 years now , maybe more.
Works great, no issues.
I normally only do about three deer and sometimes a moose in a year with it .
However a buddy has a Cabellas that is bigger in horsepower and the throat is bigger ad well, he does several moose a year with it .
Another friend bthk also has a Cabellas and his family generally does at least four deer and a moose and/ or an elk every year
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Works great, no issues.
I normally only do about three deer and sometimes a moose in a year with it .
However a buddy has a Cabellas that is bigger in horsepower and the throat is bigger ad well, he does several moose a year with it .
Another friend bthk also has a Cabellas and his family generally does at least four deer and a moose and/ or an elk every year
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No issues so far, do a few hundred pounds a year
I've got a 3/4 hp from Cabela's; I think its called the Predator. Oops make that the Carnivore. That thing will chew through a couple moose like a scene from a horror movie.It cost more than 500 though, but not a lot more. Might be around 650? They are made by LEM.
I have the same 3/4hp Cabelas. Half frozen moose meat doesn't even slow it down. Very happy with it.
Changed the blade once because I was wondering if it was slowing down a bit. Didn't cost much, maybe 10-15 bucks.
jlovie
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Mine has double ground a couple deer a year for 5 years. I'd buy it again.
I have the cabelas carnivore 1 3/4 hp model My decision was when cabelas offered lifetime warranty on their stuff before they got bought out. the thing is a beast it grinds the meat as fast as you can toss it in. Second grind is a little slower, we switch to the fine plate on second grind and straight into ground bags using the attachments. I also make sausages from the grinder with the attachments it does a great job for me not to buy a dedicated stuffer… one gripe I have learned is not to over stuff the chute idk if it air locks or what but it really slows it down I learned as long as there is air to get in it grinds as fast as you can keep feeding it with meat.
I have Weston .75 hp grinder
It is something else, when I first got it I was wondering why it had no reverse button. It’s because it cannot be stopped by any meat known to man lol
You can feed a steak into the thing and it will spit it out. Cubing is more of a formality
I have never been able to keep up to it in terms of feeding it meat as fast as it will grind. 0 complaints. Except that it’s so exciting to use the first few animals I used it on I didn’t end up with enough steaks, roast and stir fry
It is something else, when I first got it I was wondering why it had no reverse button. It’s because it cannot be stopped by any meat known to man lol
You can feed a steak into the thing and it will spit it out. Cubing is more of a formality
I have never been able to keep up to it in terms of feeding it meat as fast as it will grind. 0 complaints. Except that it’s so exciting to use the first few animals I used it on I didn’t end up with enough steaks, roast and stir fry
Neat but I shudder to think how long it would take to grind 60 or 70 pounds of moose trim that way!
I have done whole deer with a hand crank grinder, and it goes pretty fast if you have a couple guys working with you. One cuts chunks of meat, one grinds it, the other packages it as it comes out. Hardly time for the tea to cool off!
I too pack up freezer bags of "Grind" meat, that does not always get ground. You can always cut it finer, but you cannot make little pieces into big chunks, very well. It makes packing a deer into the freezer go that much faster, in bigger chunks, and it is a lot easier to part thaw a bag and slice it into really thin strips for a stir fry or such, too.
I use the Cabelas grinder next up from the bottom model, paid 200 bucks or so for it. It does the job for 1/2 a moose and 2-3 deer per year for the past 7 or 8 years.
If you get one, do not wash it in the dish washer, the body and meat tray are aluminum which does not mix with the dishwasher well, they are now dull and oxidized. They still work and I hand scrub them before and after use. The stainless parts are fine, however I need to sharpen the knife this year.
canadian hunter312
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- Brant County
I have a homemade rig that will chew through anything you throw in it and has been going strong for at least 25 years.
It's a Porkert #22 manual grinder powered by a 1hp electric motor on a two piece base that easily disassembles for storage. They're attached with an oil filled right angle reducer that uses rubber sleeve couplers on each side of the reducer for easy assembly. This design minimizes the overall size, but a straight reducer could be used as well. The grinder spins at a nice slow speed to minimize heat buildup while producing huge torque. The Porkert is awesome for staying cold and is super easy to affix ice packs.
Just something to consider as the motors and manual grinders can easily be found at yard sales and kijiji.
It's a Porkert #22 manual grinder powered by a 1hp electric motor on a two piece base that easily disassembles for storage. They're attached with an oil filled right angle reducer that uses rubber sleeve couplers on each side of the reducer for easy assembly. This design minimizes the overall size, but a straight reducer could be used as well. The grinder spins at a nice slow speed to minimize heat buildup while producing huge torque. The Porkert is awesome for staying cold and is super easy to affix ice packs.
Just something to consider as the motors and manual grinders can easily be found at yard sales and kijiji.
