This year I crushed 32 boxes using a manual crusher (no destemmer). We
could put one box in the hopper and crank it through. One persone would
crank, the other would sift through the out put and pull out the stems.
We processed 32 cases in about 2.5-3 hrs.




wrote:
> Hello,
> I have been renting a motorized machine but at $40 a pop it is
> adding up. I found a used manual crusher/destemmer for about half the
> price of a new one, but I don't know how practical it is for doing a
> 1000-1300 lbs of grapes? I do have about 4-5 helpers. What is the
> most anyone has done with one of these machines and how long did it
> take?
> Thank You,
> Alex