Just amazing. Thnks for sharing

Answer a few questions, yes to the 4 loaves of bread for the clean out. There were whole knuckle joints run through the grinder. The leg bones are cut up with a saws-all so the auger can grab a hold of them. The side rack of ribs is cut off and then and split up with a knife and run through also.

It is my experience that grinding the bone keeps your grinding plate cleaner, and helps to grind the meat better, the stringiness of horse wants to clog the plates up but the bone helps to grind it and flow through the grinding plate,

I have been taught and know that to make the best bait you must include the bone with all it's marrow. Canines chew bones to get to the inside marrow!

Any other questions I will be glad to answer. My grinding plates are 8 3/4 inches across, I lubricate parts with vaseline.
I would say this grinder and transmission are about 70 years old.

Hope you enjoyed, the sound was hard because of all the back ground noise.

Scott

Thanks for sharing.
Mac

that's absolutely astounding never knew such a monster of a grinder was ever made! Like you I prefer the bone in my baits as well.In my mind it just seams natural

That's cool. Thanks for sharing. I'm going to show videos to my horses and tell them they better start riding better.

That's cool Scott. Thanks for posting!

looks like that thing could grind 36 horses in a day

That is the way to run a big batch of meat Scott. We have a large 220 volt grinder similar to that. Our plates are 6 inch and it is a beast. I don't use it often but when needed it is the way to go. Those big bones can be hard on the knives over time.

After grinding a load of meat or glands I remove the knife and plate and run some rags and small towels through the grinder. It cleans the auger and grinder throat out real good. I use the rough surface towels and a few old fruit mesh bags that come with grapefruit etc. that scour the interior clean. A couple runs through of the rags and mesh is usually all that is needed.

Very little cleaning needed except for the auger shaft entry point heading into the motor housing. A little cleaning with a butter knife removes most of the residual material.

Thanks Bob, after the bread I take the auger out spray things off. After this batch the grinder housing was shiney, The auger crushes the bones for the most parts. A good tip is don't run teeth through the grinder and make sure there are no rocks or gravel stuck in your meat, these are very hard on your knives of any grinder. I like to chunk up the meat when it is on the carcass then place it in clean buckets. We cut the bones on a table with a saws-all to keep things clean. It is amazing how much bone marrow adds to your bait!! I have a small 1 horse grinder for glands,

Scott

Ever thought of putting a bigger hopper on it?Load up with a shovel/fork?

Wow! Couldn't find the thread earlier today. Glad I kept looking. That thing is awesome. My wife immediately said, "DON'T be gettin' no ideas!" I'm not that serious about my bait making. It's pretty cool to see the process and the machine that does it. Thanks for sharing!

my grinder is put together from parts. runs on a 110 motor and a belt. will grind 5 gallons up reasonably fast. big horse bone would need busted up pretty good. like using ground hogs. head feet tail cut off and gutted. meat hide and bone gets ground up. works as good as any predator bait I ever bought when I spice it up a bit. I don't sell it and 5 gallons is a lot of sets.

Thanks for sharing.

I made 5 gallons beaver last month, and a gallon of mice. Should last until I tip over.

Al don't lie your going to get addicted to makin bait and end up buying one of those monsters! And yes danny guys don't realize how long it takes to go thru 5 gallons of bait. there are a crap load of tablespoons worth in a 5 gallon bucket!

Scott and Bob, can the grinder handle beaver tails? Have used chunked beaver tail up in dirt holes before did.... just O.K but had to ask...thanks.

Yes Mine will grind them.

I have to say I did not think this post would get as many views as it has. I hope readers enjoyed the chance to see the work that goes into grinding!

thanks scott but theres a ton more work in a small grinder. Your set up without a doubt is the way to go if you grind much. THANKS AGAIN its neat to see how the pros roll!