I like MOST trees!

From what I understand you roll it over the items and the pressure allows items into the center.
Like raking - not pulled with mower or tractor.
 
After you get them collected you need a huller. :biggrin: The hulls drop into a trash box and the nuts travel out the chute into the nut box. Hulls about a grocery bag of nuts in about 5 minutes. Takes 3 passes on average depending on moisture content of the hull material.
 

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Hello! Im sorry to hear about your problem but I feel your pain. I have the same problem. I've been told that mine are hickory nuts that fall from my trees but they look the same as yours. I just bought the property a few months ago, so all of this is new to me. I have slipped a few times while walking over them, but my main problem is when I try to cut grass near them with my zero turn I can hear the nuts cracking and damaging my blades I'm sure. I guess I need to buy a jack so I can look under the mower and see if the blades have been damaged. Also, as I'm sure you know, they make your lawn look messy and wet. I have a 5 acre lot, so I'm not looking forward to raking! Lol!
 
I also have a walnut tree in the yard, next my house and drive way. there used to be 2 trees next to each other. As luck would have it, lightening took down one of them about 12 years ago. The squirrel problem I had migrated into my attic. they used my attic to store their nuts! Even chased me out of it. Peanuts, a shotgun, new roof and soffit cured that problem. Major wind storm blew walnuts out of tree and onto the hood of my Blazer! Looked like hail damage. I really hate this tree...
 
lidnr2 said:
I also have a walnut tree in the yard, next my house and drive way. there used to be 2 trees next to each other. As luck would have it, lightening took down one of them about 12 years ago. The squirrel problem I had migrated into my attic. they used my attic to store their nuts! Even chased me out of it. Peanuts, a shotgun, new roof and soffit cured that problem. Major wind storm blew walnuts out of tree and onto the hood of my Blazer! Looked like hail damage. I really hate this tree...
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I feel your pain! :redface:
 
SandburRanch, is this a commercial unit or did you make it yourself? We have mostly English Walnuts that come out of the hulls when they're mature, but do struggle with the Black & Carpathian varieties.
SandburRanch said:
After you get them collected you need a huller. :biggrin: The hulls drop into a trash box and the nuts travel out the chute into the nut box. Hulls about a grocery bag of nuts in about 5 minutes. Takes 3 passes on average depending on moisture content of the hull material.
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NewportNic said:
SandburRanch, is this a commercial unit or did you make it yourself? We have mostly English Walnuts that come out of the hulls when they're mature, but do struggle with the Black & Carpathian varieties.
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My MIL ordered it from a guy that was building them in AR about 30 years ago. She was an avid gardener and probably saw it for sale some gardening magazine.

Some would find it a little strange but it has Oak bearings. Oak bearings were common in Baldwin combine straw walkers in the mid 1900s. I wish I could find someone to give it to. I'll never use it anymore and it's just in my way.
 
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