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Back in 1992, I put ALL the top 12" of soil from a 50' x 15' garden through a 24"x15" hand riddle on a frame. Made for superb growing conditions after removing more than a ton of stone & built me a lot of muscle... Thankfully the soil in my present garden is dark, largely stone free & much easier to work with.
Great idea i could have used this just lately, i have sieved all the gravel at the bottom of the garden and got 7 wheel barrows of soil out of it, One change you may want to make is put your plywood boards on the inside the frame and it will stop the soil landing and laying on the bottom frame board.
Hi yes, I did that in the old one, but its much more work to cut them to the inside due to wheel support and that little bit of soil sitting on the 2x2 timber in negligible so decided the extra work wasn't worth it. Also by having them outside when painted the rain is less likely to get caught up when it got a cover on the top. Thanks for the suggestion though and it will be relevant for those who make their own that may want to implement that :)
This is brilliant!!! I’m going to show my husband and see if we can build one! We’re both 62 and it’s getting harder for me to sift soil and compost and such by hand.
Its pretty easy to build. Do it over a week or so. the frame is easy and so is the drum. just got to get hold of a good motor and your laughing. once you have one you will never want to be without it. I sieved 5 tons of compost in an hour with it
It must be UK ...I do have the same power extension cord... only mine is black with orange... and the toilet exhaust pipes are outside 😁..I don't have a big garden..I do grow tomatoes and running beans...I do have about 6..7 square meter...I managed to sift half just with a small sifter by hand.. I'm thinking to build a small manual rotary sifter to finish the other half.. Great work mate 👍
Built one of these almost 10 years ago, still works great, new drive belt, re-screened, and replaced a few casters, but no problems otherwise. It is called a "Trommel", mine uses a washing machine motor and bicycle rims with 1/2" x 1/2" wire screen. Have even loaned it out to a few neighbors, they couldn't believe was a Labor Saver it is.
Yes BigDog. I had one years ago too, if you look back in the older videos around 9 years ago you will see it I called it a trommel then too. but the reason I called it a soil sifter this time is that it got searched more in youtube and google than trommel did :) sorry for the late reply :)
Uk, No worries, I was merely pointing out another name for this contraption. They are used on a large scale in mining and milling operations. And hey, whatever name gets the most searches ! ! !
great video, id recommend either putting a tarp underneath or put a board underneath to catch the soil more than having to shovel again just a thought.
Thumbs up for your vid. I use a homemade flat screen, 13 mm, that I prop at an angle and shovel dirt or compost over. Watching this makes it very obvious that I need to build this. Thanks for the excellent videos.
Yeah man, I'm loving that invention - works so well and the soil stays in for a decent amount of time which means you don't get any good soil ending up in the barrow. Groovy
You certainly have to look after your back as a gardener. I have personal experience of that and why i build contraptions like this to make life easier
Thats a great Idea David. Anything that saves bending is a good thing. Once i use the sieve to remove most of the stone on the plot i will be building a few raised beds for carrot and parsnips and also one for my herb garden
I got sick of small hand held sieves so I cut out the bottom of an old wheelbarrow and replaced with welded mesh. Works an absolute treat but still back break rocking back n forth. I’m definitely considering building one of these!!! Good work 👍🏻
u move the whole barrow back and forth? oh god haha :p my sifters made with filler wood and i just grease 4 corners and it slides on top of the wheel barrow like an air hockey puck lol i can do it 1 haded if i want
Yes but your limited to lifting that on and off each time the barrow is full and when you have real rough soil or compost this will go through a barrow full in a couple seconds
Great video Tony. I remember your old one and the amount of work it done. This is the best sifter I have seen anyone build. I've recently got behind the real science of making good compost. I built a 3 bay compost area the first 2 bays are for building up the pile and then turning it between the 2 several times before it is sifted into the last bay which after a period of maturing coir, seaweed, rock dust and vermiculite or perlite is added. (tip here as vermiculite is expensive, Jewson and other builders merchants sell micafill for stove flue insulation. 100 ltr bag for 30 quid. its exactly the same stuff). I was always a bit dubious of the claims people made about making good compost in 6-8 weeks but it's really possible. A compost thermometer is key for when to turn it. around every 7-10 days in my case. turn it 4 times then it's done. It's like compost from the shop. my only problem is I'm still sifting it by hand with a standard round sieve. I did have a plan to build a much larger sieve on wheels in a frame which would help but the whole point of my plot is using all the best proven modern techniques and ruthless efficiency. so no weeding, no watering. everything automated but done extremely cheaply. This would be perfect to put over my final compost bay and save me a huge amount of work. I don't have mains power on my plot so I'd have to do it with a battery drill or dc motor but the rest the same. Thanks for the ideas!
This will be used at the allotment too, for compost sieving but bare in mind it can be run off an extremely small generator I could also add a smaller motor if i want to run dc or just add an invertor now and job done no generator needed
UK Here We Grow yeah good idea. I did pick up an inverter for solar and wind which will be going in somepoint in the future, too busy at most finishing a passive solar greenhouse. i could use that. suitcase generator would be good, I have been needing an escuse to get one for a little while. cheers mate.
Great video, Tony! Can't wait to start on this project! I've been hand-sifting my homemade compost for years. I aim for 150-200 gallons of finished compost every season and this will be a massive time (and back!) saver.
Thanks Gary. Yeah certainly speeds up a laborious job thats for sure. I have loads of stone in my plot so much so I havent grown carrots for a few years time to deal with that issue
I just watched your other video and was thinking of ways to improve on it, then came across this one. The first one is always the hardest. This is a well thought out improvement and great machine. Congratulations, that's a fantastic job. I can't wait to build one! Thanks for sharing.
I have been thinking about a 2 x 2 frame; glad I came across yours. I will put my sheet of plywood on the inside of the frame so I don't have to clean the dirt off the lower cross member. Also, for the ends, I will use a locking gate hinge on each end of the lower and upper 2 x 2s so I can disassemble for easier storage; large lot, but minimal storage space. Great job; they work like a charm. Because my frame will be less sturdy, I will use pieces of 2 x 2 at a 45 degree angle to strengthen the side frames. Likely it will be mounted on saw horses; I really like your setup with wheels, but lack of space means set up and take down each time. I live in Oregon and the whole front yard needs sifting. Great job, great visuals helped tremendously. Thanks!
Thanks, Tim. Glad it was of interest. I built one around 6 years ago and picked up some ideas from that. the cross members wasn't an issue as its only 2x2 so won't hold a lot of soil and by placing it on the outside it was less intricate cuts so makes it easier for someone to follow the build. They really do make a hard job much quicker and easier. :)
Hello Tony, you inspired me whem you did your first video and hopefully I will have mine ready to sieve my two year old leaf mould in the fall. That should last another 5 years. 🌱Happy Gardening my friend, Terry.
Very Nice Terry. I was wondering how that project was going as hadnt seen an update on your build. This one will have some work to do and i will be using it to sieve compost too
Tony you're a genius. What a great idea, you make it look so easy. At the moment, unfortunately, I don't have the use for a sifter like this but if I did I would absolutely love something like this to help me in the garden. Sef
I like your device. I use 3 different sized sieves (horizontally) ( 1", 1/2" and 1/4"). To move them about, I attached bicycle wheels. Thank you for an interesting video ... Your device might be my spring time project. Again, thanks.
Why not do it as an allotment project. let the site fund it and the members build it. A couple hours and it be done. Everyone can use it then for a nominal fee
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Definitely could do with 1 of these, great little machine, I've just spent the last week or so digging and hand picking a ton of smaller rocks, big sandstone rocks, full and half house bricks, loads of weeds, plastic and even a few high heel shoes lol out of the garden of my new house. Ive got 2 areas each about 30m2 so I've seeded 1 area with grass seed and the other is for loads of lovely veg. These video's are coming in incredibly handy as ive never really grew any veg before, although my dad used to have an allotment ive never had green fingers. This lockdown though, got to keep busy somehow and I'm quite enjoying it. After digging all of the lawn side though and half of the veg side i had had enough of picking rubble out (and i had a HUGE pile of it) i decided to do the other half of the veg side as "no dig" so it will be interesting to see the difference between the areas.
I've seen videos of someone driving a sand sifter/rake on a beach. It is probably very expensive but if you have a large area to cover, may worth renting if you can find one. Or, make something that can be dragged by a small tractor.
Waw this is amazing! Wish I had one of these, currently digging and hand sifting what feels like 60% stone to soil ratio land at the moment 🥵 hard work but necessary as want to grow some veggies this year 💪🏼 will get there. Welsh soil is nutritious but very stoney where I am 🤦🏼♀️
its too bad the trommel doesn't have space underneath for a wheelbarrow to catch your beutiful screened soil. mounting the motor on the top is GENIUS! no dirt falling into and wrecking the motor. great video!
Tony your filming game is so high at the moment I'm really enjoying your videos more than usual (not that I haven't before haha) can't wait to see all the harvesting videos as the season goes on. We had our first picking of beans today, can't wait to have some mash thick streaky bacon and fresh beans and a slab of butter 😂
UK Here We Grow it really does make a difference to veiwers. Although I also enjoy your mega old videos probably filmed on your old Sony errikson or something haha. You are well on your way to 1millions subscribers haha
Great clip Tony, Yes your right I could use one of them for my new allotment I wish I had your skill, so I got a small sieve that I use HaHa Rome was not built in a day. Andy.
Surprised you didn't use treated timber for longevity. The extra price is still worth paying. Looks excellent. I was going to build one because of stones on my plot but power is an issue. Plus now I am No Dig convert.....👍
I’m definitely going to build one. Now I’ll have to start looking around for an electric motor and pulley setup. What size motor did you use and what’s the RPM? I think I’ll put a lip on the inlet side to keep the material from falling back out. Nice video and idea. Thank you.
G'Day from Aus. I was thinking that it might be better to have it set up so that you could place a wheel barrow underneath to catch the soil, It would mean, that you could then move the soil to any part of your garden. Just a thought.
I remember the old one you made ,brilliant piece of kit and quite a simple design. Great video,I can see you took a lof time editing it..I woudn't be surprised if people are asking you to make them one Tony. What do you do with the waste from it?
Could do with one of those for my veg plot, it has no power so would need to run off the cars battery or cig lighter tho. Was going to do it by hand this year, but the bad back ain't up to it. Do you not get people local asking if they can hire it? I'd happily pay to hire if someone local had one.
Hi the video of the first one you saw me use a few years ago was run off a generator as will this one be as i have tons of stone in my plot too i want them out lol. everyone wanted to use the old one, i only made this one yesterday
I do need one, but I made (half way through ) a larger version using blue water containers, top and bottom off, hole-sawed over most surface area, the first with 1 inch holes, then another barrel left plain, and the third barrel with 2 inch holes. This 3 barrel tube is bolted together. I am yet to make the frame but I think I will only need to use some 4" poles spiked in the ground and some wheels, so not permanent, then a motor. This will separate my shale from my rocks and my rocks from my boulders!
UK Here We Grow. I will let you know. I am hoping that my frame won't disintegrate. I will film it. The rocks in Wales fall mainly on the swails! No need to respond but are you aware of the mic problem on you vid?
Yeah I think the mic is on its way out again. I go through them so much, the prob is you never know until its too late. Im looking into getting some wireless mics so i can hook a transceiver on my back and job done
UK Here We Grow , I have done camera work for my sins. For simplicity I would opt for a recording device and use a laveler mic! A clapper board too. Synced in post it is a simple way of doing what you need with less batts. If your mic needs batts, I would Change them.
Here's a possibly dumb question, but why does the soil only exit through the far end into the abrrel and not come flying out the entrance as well? Much appreaciated!
Fabulous machine. I remember watching you use it in your polytunnel a couple of years back. You're quite the engineer, Tony. What chance a downloadable Sketchup file?
The device I’m making is for harvesting the composting worms that I raise and sell along with the worm cast that is separated and sifted at the same time. Should work very well and efficient I plan to run this by 12v input and motor (treadmill motor & controller) along with a battery bank 🏦 . I like the design of your set up, portable and lightweight. However my contraption will be longer.
I could do one no prob...probably faster than you just did...just need to ask my dad to help me (and by help me, I mean that he plans it all out, and I perform the menial tasks)
WOW. I need this. I'm using the front part of a old fan to filter the crap from my soil. This is wicked. btw. Isn't it better to use treated wood? So it doesn't rot?? Is the cylindrical thing placed at an angle so the crap falls out? Where did you buy the parts from?
All the parts came from Ebay. The cylinder in placed in the frame straight so it tracks correct on the wheels, But the rear is then raised by adding the wheels to move the unit which creates the slope needed. I used what timber I had rather than purchasing treated. It was needed quickly and had otherthings to spend my funds on
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Where are the measurements???
I built one from your video and then moved. This will be the second one the first woe was great and saved lots of work, thanks
Glad it helped!
Back in 1992, I put ALL the top 12" of soil from a 50' x 15' garden through a 24"x15" hand riddle on a frame. Made for superb growing conditions after removing more than a ton of stone & built me a lot of muscle...
Thankfully the soil in my present garden is dark, largely stone free & much easier to work with.
wow a lot of work. This would have made that job easier for sure
Great application of "down in the dirt".
Great idea i could have used this just lately, i have sieved all the gravel at the bottom of the garden and got 7 wheel barrows of soil out of it, One change you may want to make is put your plywood boards on the inside the frame and it will stop the soil landing and laying on the bottom frame board.
Hi yes, I did that in the old one, but its much more work to cut them to the inside due to wheel support and that little bit of soil sitting on the 2x2 timber in negligible so decided the extra work wasn't worth it. Also by having them outside when painted the rain is less likely to get caught up when it got a cover on the top. Thanks for the suggestion though and it will be relevant for those who make their own that may want to implement that :)
This is brilliant!!! I’m going to show my husband and see if we can build one! We’re both 62 and it’s getting harder for me to sift soil and compost and such by hand.
Its pretty easy to build. Do it over a week or so. the frame is easy and so is the drum. just got to get hold of a good motor and your laughing. once you have one you will never want to be without it. I sieved 5 tons of compost in an hour with it
It must be UK ...I do have the same power extension cord... only mine is black with orange... and the toilet exhaust pipes are outside 😁..I don't have a big garden..I do grow tomatoes and running beans...I do have about 6..7 square meter...I managed to sift half just with a small sifter by hand.. I'm thinking to build a small manual rotary sifter to finish the other half.. Great work mate 👍
Built one of these almost 10 years ago, still works great, new drive belt, re-screened, and replaced a few casters, but no problems otherwise. It is called a "Trommel", mine uses a washing machine motor and bicycle rims with 1/2" x 1/2" wire screen. Have even loaned it out to a few neighbors, they couldn't believe was a Labor Saver it is.
Yes BigDog. I had one years ago too, if you look back in the older videos around 9 years ago you will see it I called it a trommel then too. but the reason I called it a soil sifter this time is that it got searched more in youtube and google than trommel did :) sorry for the late reply :)
Uk, No worries, I was merely pointing out another name for this contraption. They are used on a large scale in mining and milling operations. And hey, whatever name gets the most searches ! ! !
great video, id recommend either putting a tarp underneath or put a board underneath to catch the soil more than having to shovel again just a thought.
I am impressed! Now I want one!
Thumbs up for your vid. I use a homemade flat screen, 13 mm, that I prop at an angle and shovel dirt or compost over. Watching this makes it very obvious that I need to build this. Thanks for the excellent videos.
Build one Doug you will love it
Yeah man, I'm loving that invention - works so well and the soil stays in for a decent amount of time which means you don't get any good soil ending up in the barrow.
Groovy
Cheers Richard. Certainly helps sort real rough ground. great for sorting compost too :)
Awesome idea. Just went to the hardware store and and starting it today
Awesome how did it turn out?
Okay, so now I have soil sieve envy! Great video Tony and yes we could do with soil sieve.
lol Soil Sieve envy love that :)
I think this is a must, would save my back and make it so much easier.
You certainly have to look after your back as a gardener. I have personal experience of that and why i build contraptions like this to make life easier
UK Here We Grow I'm building tables to keep my pots seed trays etc on to save bending as you get older you need all the help you can get
Thats a great Idea David. Anything that saves bending is a good thing. Once i use the sieve to remove most of the stone on the plot i will be building a few raised beds for carrot and parsnips and also one for my herb garden
Best design I have seen so far. Thank you
Great design. Thanks for sharing. Love to make one soon
Good build. Top tip. Always bend your thumb into your palm when using a crosscut
That was awesome! Looks to work extremely well!
Thank you! Cheers!
I got sick of small hand held sieves so I cut out the bottom of an old wheelbarrow and replaced with welded mesh. Works an absolute treat but still back break rocking back n forth. I’m definitely considering building one of these!!! Good work 👍🏻
You will never look back if you do. I have used them for years and really takes the work out of it
u move the whole barrow back and forth? oh god haha :p my sifters made with filler wood and i just grease 4 corners and it slides on top of the wheel barrow like an air hockey puck lol i can do it 1 haded if i want
Yes but your limited to lifting that on and off each time the barrow is full and when you have real rough soil or compost this will go through a barrow full in a couple seconds
Works like a dream
Nice build and makes sense if you have a lot of earth to sort
Great video Tony. I remember your old one and the amount of work it done. This is the best sifter I have seen anyone build. I've recently got behind the real science of making good compost. I built a 3 bay compost area the first 2 bays are for building up the pile and then turning it between the 2 several times before it is sifted into the last bay which after a period of maturing coir, seaweed, rock dust and vermiculite or perlite is added. (tip here as vermiculite is expensive, Jewson and other builders merchants sell micafill for stove flue insulation. 100 ltr bag for 30 quid. its exactly the same stuff). I was always a bit dubious of the claims people made about making good compost in 6-8 weeks but it's really possible. A compost thermometer is key for when to turn it. around every 7-10 days in my case. turn it 4 times then it's done. It's like compost from the shop. my only problem is I'm still sifting it by hand with a standard round sieve. I did have a plan to build a much larger sieve on wheels in a frame which would help but the whole point of my plot is using all the best proven modern techniques and ruthless efficiency. so no weeding, no watering. everything automated but done extremely cheaply. This would be perfect to put over my final compost bay and save me a huge amount of work. I don't have mains power on my plot so I'd have to do it with a battery drill or dc motor but the rest the same. Thanks for the ideas!
This will be used at the allotment too, for compost sieving but bare in mind it can be run off an extremely small generator I could also add a smaller motor if i want to run dc or just add an invertor now and job done no generator needed
UK Here We Grow yeah good idea. I did pick up an inverter for solar and wind which will be going in somepoint in the future, too busy at most finishing a passive solar greenhouse. i could use that. suitcase generator would be good, I have been needing an escuse to get one for a little while. cheers mate.
Now you have an excuse, u can always blame me lol
BRILLIANT!! I am going to try making one. THANKS!!
Great video, Tony! Can't wait to start on this project! I've been hand-sifting my homemade compost for years. I aim for 150-200 gallons of finished compost every season and this will be a massive time (and back!) saver.
Oh it will save the back, Thats for sure
i would love one of those........make life so much easier, nice one Tony
Thanks Gary. Yeah certainly speeds up a laborious job thats for sure. I have loads of stone in my plot so much so I havent grown carrots for a few years time to deal with that issue
I just watched your other video and was thinking of ways to improve on it, then came across this one. The first one is always the hardest. This is a well thought out improvement and great machine. Congratulations, that's a fantastic job. I can't wait to build one! Thanks for sharing.
Great video. You have inspired me.
I'm so glad!
I have been thinking about a 2 x 2 frame; glad I came across yours. I will put my sheet of plywood on the inside of the frame so I don't have to clean the dirt off the lower cross member. Also, for the ends, I will use a locking gate hinge on each end of the lower and upper 2 x 2s so I can disassemble for easier storage; large lot, but minimal storage space. Great job; they work like a charm. Because my frame will be less sturdy, I will use pieces of 2 x 2 at a 45 degree angle to strengthen the side frames. Likely it will be mounted on saw horses; I really like your setup with wheels, but lack of space means set up and take down each time. I live in Oregon and the whole front yard needs sifting. Great job, great visuals helped tremendously. Thanks!
Thanks, Tim. Glad it was of interest. I built one around 6 years ago and picked up some ideas from that. the cross members wasn't an issue as its only 2x2 so won't hold a lot of soil and by placing it on the outside it was less intricate cuts so makes it easier for someone to follow the build. They really do make a hard job much quicker and easier. :)
Awesome mate!
Hello Tony, you inspired me whem you did your first video and hopefully I will have mine ready to sieve my two year old leaf mould in the fall. That should last another 5 years.
🌱Happy Gardening my friend, Terry.
Very Nice Terry. I was wondering how that project was going as hadnt seen an update on your build. This one will have some work to do and i will be using it to sieve compost too
Nice bit of ingenuity!
Cheers man :)
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Love it, I want one and I want it now, I wish our large local hardware chain sold them.
Yeah Paul they would be great if you could buy them but this thing is a beast and works the same as my old one
Nicely made auto riddle sieve there UKHWG
Thanks Eugene. Works a treat
So usefull! Very nice! Thank you!
Tony you're a genius. What a great idea, you make it look so easy. At the moment, unfortunately, I don't have the use for a sifter like this but if I did I would absolutely love something like this to help me in the garden.
Sef
Hi Sef, yes this wont be for everyone, but its also very good for sifting compost leaving the rough behind so it can be re composted
Brilliant Tony ,
Thanks Chris, will be getting all that stone out of the plots when my mums beds are done
Thanks for the update build. This makes me excited to work on my trommel build.
Oh great be sure to let me know how it goes
Brilliant Tony!
Steve
Thanks Steve glad it was of interest :)
Thank you 🤩
Great job on the soil sifter I've just bought electric one today there great saves lots of work
Yes they are brill. The one before this one did so much work
I like your device. I use 3 different sized sieves (horizontally) ( 1", 1/2" and 1/4"). To move them about, I attached bicycle wheels.
Thank you for an interesting video ... Your device might be my spring time project. Again, thanks.
Dennis well worth a build mate, and they are so handy to have
looks fantastic tony
Cheers, Don. Thanks for your comment :)
I wish someone would build one on our allotment and hire it out!
Why not do it as an allotment project. let the site fund it and the members build it. A couple hours and it be done. Everyone can use it then for a nominal fee
Thanks for the vid - also Woah! Really like your pond!
The pond was a refurbished from an old square concrete pond that was there 30 years ago. I have a 3 part series on that refurb.. Here is part 1 ua-cam.com/video/Q5sHsmtKYzs/v-deo.html
Definitely could do with 1 of these, great little machine, I've just spent the last week or so digging and hand picking a ton of smaller rocks, big sandstone rocks, full and half house bricks, loads of weeds, plastic and even a few high heel shoes lol out of the garden of my new house. Ive got 2 areas each about 30m2 so I've seeded 1 area with grass seed and the other is for loads of lovely veg. These video's are coming in incredibly handy as ive never really grew any veg before, although my dad used to have an allotment ive never had green fingers. This lockdown though, got to keep busy somehow and I'm quite enjoying it. After digging all of the lawn side though and half of the veg side i had had enough of picking rubble out (and i had a HUGE pile of it) i decided to do the other half of the veg side as "no dig" so it will be interesting to see the difference between the areas.
One of these would have been very handy for you john, it would have gone through it very easily and the crap just falls out the end of it
Hi Tony. Absolutely brilliant. I've been waiting for this for a while :-)
Glad it was of interest and you enjoyed it.
Nicely done, this looks great!
Thanks Mike appreciate it
👍👍👍 that's a beast
Absolutely incredible.. Love this idea.. 👌👌👍👍👏👏
Thank you so much 😊 This wors so well Ive used them for years
I've seen videos of someone driving a sand sifter/rake on a beach. It is probably very expensive but if you have a large area to cover, may worth renting if you can find one. Or, make something that can be dragged by a small tractor.
Waw this is amazing! Wish I had one of these, currently digging and hand sifting what feels like 60% stone to soil ratio land at the moment 🥵 hard work but necessary as want to grow some veggies this year 💪🏼 will get there. Welsh soil is nutritious but very stoney where I am 🤦🏼♀️
I know all about welsh soil Anna :)
@@simplifygardening haha I did pick up on that accent 🏴 new to gardening so this year is trial and error - just subscribed 😊
@@annagriffiths717 Thats awesome news your starting to garden. There is plenty of videos here for you to get through. Welcome to the channel :)
Fantastic. I'm making one this spring. Thanks.
Let me know how you do
its too bad the trommel doesn't have space underneath for a wheelbarrow to catch your beutiful screened soil. mounting the motor on the top is GENIUS! no dirt falling into and wrecking the motor. great video!
Yeah i thought about it but it would make it very cumbersome
I NEED one of these.... just bought a house, been in the garden ripping out tree stumps and have a load of rocky, weedy soil in the main bed area...
This would sort it liam
Wonderful! Thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it! Sorry for the late reply
Very nice.
Thank you! Cheers!
Good device and a good tune too Tony...
Just needs an automatic shovel to load it too... LOL.
Cheers pal
yeah a mini digger and a loading shoot :)
Well... I've got the "Mini Digger!"... Bradley is his name, and he's been battering his brother all over Calella all week. LOl
lol nice. I just finished building a new channel banner artwork for the channel. let me know what u think
u got an email or r u on fb mate
Then add an old treadmill as a conveyor belt to move the dirt around ;-)
thats awesome man i wish we could buy fromthe store lol
would be much easier lol
Tony your filming game is so high at the moment I'm really enjoying your videos more than usual (not that I haven't before haha) can't wait to see all the harvesting videos as the season goes on. We had our first picking of beans today, can't wait to have some mash thick streaky bacon and fresh beans and a slab of butter 😂
Thanks Kath, I am glad your enjoying all the extra editing work I am doing
UK Here We Grow it really does make a difference to veiwers. Although I also enjoy your mega old videos probably filmed on your old Sony errikson or something haha. You are well on your way to 1millions subscribers haha
Awe thanks Kath I really appreciate that :) means a lot to me
Great video my new friend ! This video is what I been looking for .
Its been working hard this week my folks finally used it to do the bed i was playing around in. The soil looks amazing now
That is so clever!
Thanks Bev. Glad it was of interest to you. This will be used at the plot a lot over the coming months as I need to sort the rocks in my soil
I would love one
Brilliant! Well done!
Thanks
Excellent.
Thank you! Cheers!
Great clip Tony, Yes your right I could use one of them for my new allotment I wish I had your skill, so I got a small sieve that I use HaHa Rome was not built in a day. Andy.
Your right Rome wasnt built in a day, but my sieve was :D if you can cut a bot of wood and operate a drill you can build this
great idea, I have been looking for something like this, subscribed
awesome welcome to the channel sorry about the late reply, YT didnt notify me of a load of comments
Great video Tony, definitely building one of these :)
Thanks Ali. it certainly takes the back breaking work out of the job
What’s your take on coating your wood with linseed oil to protect it from the elements? It dries, impregnates the wood, might be worth doing on this.
yes good tips I am sorry for the late reply, YT didnt tell me about your comment. I just found it
Love your video, thanks. Will be giving it a go.
Hi, Thanks, Toni. I am really glad it was of interest to you
Nice job!
Thanks
great well done
Thanks Steve
Loved the blues-techno music. I've never heard anything like that before. Any chance you can reply with the music info. Great build! Thanks.
Yes I can. Hi I forget the name of the artist, but the music is called digging in the dirt, You can find it on epedemic sounds
Surprised you didn't use treated timber for longevity. The extra price is still worth paying. Looks excellent. I was going to build one because of stones on my plot but power is an issue. Plus now I am No Dig convert.....👍
I had the timber left over. and have a waterproof sealer for it
hi do you have plans for the trommel , measurements of everything would be great
You can use a round plastic laundry basket with small holes to sift soil.
I’m definitely going to build one. Now I’ll have to start looking around for an electric motor and pulley setup. What size motor did you use and what’s the RPM? I think I’ll put a lip on the inlet side to keep the material from falling back out. Nice video and idea. Thank you.
They are brilliant
Smart
One? I’d have two lol 👍🏼👍🏼
You and me both!
Bravo
Awesome update thank you for sharing and blessings
Thanks Linda :)
G'Day from Aus. I was thinking that it might be better to have it set up so that you could place a wheel barrow underneath to catch the soil, It would mean, that you could then move the soil to any part of your garden. Just a thought.
G'Day Les. Yes your right and a wheelbarrow will fit under it . I had to reduce the pannel slighlty to allow for it :)
Don't suppose you still have this by any chance?😅 I'm part of a group in Caerphilly and we could use something like this
I remember the old one you made ,brilliant piece of kit and quite a simple design. Great video,I can see you took a lof time editing it..I woudn't be surprised if people are asking you to make them one Tony. What do you do with the waste from it?
Its maily stone the weed can be rotted down but stone can be used to fix paths or used in bottoms of raised beds as drainage for herbs and stuff
Could do with one of those for my veg plot, it has no power so would need to run off the cars battery or cig lighter tho.
Was going to do it by hand this year, but the bad back ain't up to it.
Do you not get people local asking if they can hire it?
I'd happily pay to hire if someone local had one.
Hi the video of the first one you saw me use a few years ago was run off a generator as will this one be as i have tons of stone in my plot too i want them out lol. everyone wanted to use the old one, i only made this one yesterday
Great idea. May we know what is the specification of the motor you used. Thanks for sharing.
It’s. 1/2 hp 2225rpm geared down
Thank you so much and Happy holiday…🙏
I do need one, but I made (half way through ) a larger version using blue water containers, top and bottom off, hole-sawed over most surface area, the first with 1 inch holes, then another barrel left plain, and the third barrel with 2 inch holes. This 3 barrel tube is bolted together. I am yet to make the frame but I think I will only need to use some 4" poles spiked in the ground and some wheels, so not permanent, then a motor. This will separate my shale from my rocks and my rocks from my boulders!
Yes i have seen similar designs before. they seem to work well too
UK Here We Grow. I will let you know. I am hoping that my frame won't disintegrate. I will film it. The rocks in Wales fall mainly on the swails! No need to respond but are you aware of the mic problem on you vid?
Yeah I think the mic is on its way out again. I go through them so much, the prob is you never know until its too late. Im looking into getting some wireless mics so i can hook a transceiver on my back and job done
UK Here We Grow , I have done camera work for my sins. For simplicity I would opt for a recording device and use a laveler mic! A clapper board too. Synced in post it is a simple way of doing what you need with less batts. If your mic needs batts, I would Change them.
I use a zoom h4n and a lav mic, but i think the connecting on the jack is dodgy I always use fresh batteries . Thanks for the tips though :)
Nice!!👍👍🍺
Thank you! Cheers!
Here's a possibly dumb question, but why does the soil only exit through the far end into the abrrel and not come flying out the entrance as well? Much appreaciated!
The wheels at the rear create a slight incline so the drum is not level its slightly leaning forward forcing the soil to run downhill with gravity
That is amazing, what was the total cost ?
Sharing!
Annie you are a star, Thank you again :)
It seems simple enough
This is fantasctic, you very on mccloskey!
Am i right in thinking the drum is ever so slightly sloped to help the rubble leave the drum?
The drum is level in the frame, but the rear 2 legs are raised the diamater of the wheel which is enough to get it to move through
very neat but i have heavy ass rocks so need a really heavy duty screen.
Kevin just wrap it in a thicker gauge of steel if thats the case
so many of these videos but explanation is bad. What size belt are you using?
Fabulous machine. I remember watching you use it in your polytunnel a couple of years back. You're quite the engineer, Tony. What chance a downloadable Sketchup file?
I maybe able to put something together when im not so busy. But atm im run off my feet.
The device I’m making is for harvesting the composting worms that I raise and sell along with the worm cast that is separated and sifted at the same time. Should work very well and efficient I plan to run this by 12v input and motor (treadmill motor & controller) along with a battery bank 🏦 . I like the design of your set up, portable and lightweight. However my contraption will be longer.
Yes it will need to be much longer for worm collection but the principle is the same maybe a slower speed though around 15 rpm
I could do one no prob...probably faster than you just did...just need to ask my dad to help me (and by help me, I mean that he plans it all out, and I perform the menial tasks)
That be great go make one you will be glad you did :)
WOW. I need this. I'm using the front part of a old fan to filter the crap from my soil.
This is wicked.
btw. Isn't it better to use treated wood? So it doesn't rot??
Is the cylindrical thing placed at an angle so the crap falls out?
Where did you buy the parts from?
All the parts came from Ebay. The cylinder in placed in the frame straight so it tracks correct on the wheels, But the rear is then raised by adding the wheels to move the unit which creates the slope needed. I used what timber I had rather than purchasing treated. It was needed quickly and had otherthings to spend my funds on