One of my most complicated skinning machines

It was what the customer wanted, lol.



I hand cut the cogs in the gear and little plate flips up when turning to wrap the hide up, then falls down to stop it unrolling.



I no longer build skinners so I thought it was safe to share now. lol

~ADC~

I made a lot of different designs over the years, some very simple, some kind complicated. Anyone here have one of my designs or a copy of one you made?

Looks pretty nice ADC!

What are you going to start building next? Your too young to quit.

Nice work!

Looks darn good to me too!

Can you show how the block on the gate works?

definetly needs a you/tube instructional

Looks good and I bet in certain applications on the road that would save a lot of time!

Chris

How much does a thing like that go for

My machine wouldn’t be near as nice as it is if it weren’t for you. Great design. Thank you. This was my first otter and the first critter that I skinned on my machine.

No I sold that machine several years ago. It just rises when you turn the roller one way and rides along then falls when the teeth of the "gear" catch it and stops it turning backwards. Its on a hinge I made of a pin and some nuts.



You just roll the tail and a little bit of the back fur through the slot on the roller, then crank up the legs with the gambrel pulling off the hide. You'd have to lower the whole thing some and roll more hide then pull again a couple times on bigger critters. Same as this only mobile...





I'd guess I probably under charged him after the amount of work it turned out to be at $250.00



Terrific you are very welcome! Glad its working out for you!

This was another custom design, convertible to fit in your receiver or free standing mount...





I didn't take pictures of a lot of them but I have a few more if anyone wants to see em.

That looks like it would be a handy tool for skinning coon or draining a waterbed!

I see what you did there.

How did you get that back?

Magic.

I found a few more designs.

This one is a hide gate style so it holds the hide like one of those Chinese finger traps, the harder you pull the tighter it hangs on...



This one, very similar to the wall mount I designed, swivels up against the wall in the off-season...



One of my first receiver mounted machines, this one has skinned a pile of coyotes by now I'm sure knowing the guy that bought it...



Here's a horizontal machine in use ...



This was one of my first ever roller style machines from back probably 13-14 years ago ... I know it's being copied, even selling them! lol Flattering, too bad he won't give me any credit for the design.

Speaking of that, I made a couple that had a pad off the side to park your truck on to hold them solid for guys who pulled trailers out of state. Where there's a will there's a way I guess.

ADC, do you like/prefer that (boat anchor looking) style of gambrel? Looks slick to me, just wondering how well it works.

I REALLY like that "Hide Gate".
Maybe I could try to make one someday...

That is an RTS Speed Gambrel. Several trap suppliers sell them. They are easy to use and no worry if you nick a tendon. You drop both legs in that same time and it just hangs right on. I think you'd be happy with it.

~ADC~

These are pretty popular.

I didn’t realize you quit making them always liked your design I’m just to stubborn to buy or build something different than a chain from a cherry picker.

Top notch work and yes you probably should have charged a lot more!

Thanks!

I always tried to keep prices lower and sell more to make profits vs selling higher and selling fewer, I'm stupid like that.

Nice work on the hand cut cog. Thanks

your the man/nice work.it would make alot of skinnin sure easy. thanks and take care.

Searching through some old posts, I figured someone needs an off-season project. lol

Here is a recent picture of the very first, the original ADC's Skinning Machine that started it all. All scrap parts and used vice grips at the time, still going strong.

The only regret I have about ADC's skinning machine is; I regret that I didn't buy one sooner from him, then I did.

I've always said, no one ever told me "they wish they had waited and skinned a few more by hand". lol

Beaver season is upon us, maybe you all need to build yourself a skinning trough....




If you do mount it so it'll swivel and so it'll swing to the side (the one pictured has a round tube in the square stock so it'll swing side to side) it works great to hold coons and like sized stuff for opening cuts too, or to hold your knives and tail strippers right there handy, when you're not using it for beaver.

I am building one this summer. I'm thinking I need to make it collapsible. One square tube inside another. I want to put it in my receiver hitch. Pull it up to skin and put a pin in it. Instead of a hand winch I am thinking electric. Wind up the cable when its collapsed and it should keep it from bouncing. Can get it tall enough I will be doing front legs and the head at about my waist and chest level when I am standing. Thats the vision in my head anyway.

I am thinking it needs to come out of the receiver and then up like a z shape. A triangle piece of steel inside the two bends for strength. Anything sticking straight out of the hitch is prone to drag when off road. The further out it is the more prone it is. So it needs to go up only a few inches past the hitch.

Danny, I'd suggest a roller type base so you don't have to have it as tall, less to haul and easier to haul. Lots of guys have put 12v. winch on top or running up top through a pulley. They are real slow but get the job done. Most choose a hand winch as it is faster and will be easier to deal with if you are taking it down and setting up all the time. 14ga. 1 3/4" fits great great over 14 ga 1 1/2" tube and is more than strong enough for skinning everything up to whitetailed deer or even small black bears.





By a roller base I mean a narrowed version of one like I built for Nick C. many years ago...

If you are going to leave it on going down the road, you'll want the piece coming out of the receiver just long enough for the upright to clear to bumper,,, but the drawback will be you can't open the tailgate to use to do your opening cuts or as a table for knives and such.

The one that broke and caused me to break my leg was like that. Couldn't open the tailgate. never was a problem.

The frame didnt break. Had a piece of 5/16 round rod bent into a hook welded on it for the chain on the gambrel to hook to. that round stock broke. not at the weld. been using it for 20 years

Ouch. Here's rough drawing of what I had in mind. At least if something gives you won't be slamming into the ground.

this is what I have been using.

The guy skinning isnt me and the crown bottle has bobcat pee in it before anyone asks

That hook at the top is what broke

That rig looks way over built and sturdy Danny, well all but the hook apparently. lol

Made this one years ago maybe in the late 90s,started with a hand winch but have been modifying it alot


Used to pull by hand

Added a removable swivel base. It will extend from 8 to 14 feet but is bolted to the wall at 12

extendable one for the truck for coyotes and deer

Extended past the tailgate so I could use the tailgate

Has a foot on it because of the flex when pulling on yotes. Need to add a grab system for deer and coyote skinning