Pedal Power Wheat Grinder

Using the Country Living Mill and an modified old exercise bike we have made it easier to make flour on the farm.

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[RocketCityGardener]

In Part 1 you had the belt on the pulley you added beside the main wheel. In this video you have it on the larger wheel you had milled out. Was this a mistake or intentional? I would just be interested in the reasoning if it was intentional.

[engineer775]

@RocketCityGardener Good eyes! I didn't know how the wheat would grind with the bike at first but after trying both pulleys the smaller was just too slow. The smaller pulley gives me more torque which will come in handy with the washing machine. 

[pinetar100]

that's a cool setup.....i have been looking for something to crack corn for my chickens...is country living mill the name of the company? thanks

[engineer775]

@pinetar100 country living is the name of the mill and you can find it many places. Shop around! Take care!

[hallard069]

Great video, found your site from southernprepper. Great KISS design. Thanks.

[engineer775]

@hallard069 Appreciate that! We have ground a lot of four by hand so this has become a very practical solution for our homestead.

[turuanu]

Yes, but don't waste the flour! That's so not 21st century (the waste, not the technology). The idea is cool, but I wouldn't be comfortable waving my dusty, dirty shoe soles so close to the flour. Maybe the model can be adjusted to address that?

[sharpshepherd]

Where did you get the pulley for the bike? I was wondering if the belt would work by using the tire frame (with the rubber tire removed) as the pulley. Any help would be appreciated as I have the same grain mill.

[kaizercharles]

Nice Idea of using the stationary bike as a mill grinder.

Modular design that can be fit to other machine such as power generator like what I did.

You can check my video "Pedal Powered Flywheel Generator".

Cheers!

[selffamily2010]

Love this idea! It would work for my mill too, as it has a belt + electric motor (right now)! I love this concept.

[ndcent4u]

Glad I found your channel, have only watched a couple videos, so far, plus the one on sootches channel and am very impressed. You're quiet talented and have what looks to be a very informative channel. Keep up the great work. Nice looking family and homestead too!