First Pressing - The Learning continues

7 Days to the Cleve Field Days
On Saturday (29/7) we pressed our first canola. The yield was low, but everything worked together. The smaller diesel engine (7 HP) was not up to the task of running the press but the larger (10 HP) one was able to keep going when the feed hopper was full.
The press screw is running too fast,
So back to the drawing board. An Idler shaft and extra belts will give a slower screw rotation. And the extra gearing may make the smaller engine cope with the load.
(I could not upload my images, so sorry, no pictures today)