Horizontal Skinners 8/04
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#1 This horizontal skinner pulls the hide from the carcass. Horizontal mast is 10 feet of 1 and 1/2 inch outside diameter square tubing Square tubing for sliding brackets is 1 3/4" outside diameter. Metal thickness of the sliding bracket material will determine how tight the sliding brackets fit on the mast. When buying material, fit to match. |
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Hide Hookup Open animal, place leg fur and flank fur in the nooses and pull tight to close the loops. |
Winch and horizontal mast setup I used square tubing and flat stock to construct winch bracket. |
Angle Iron bracket attached to bench to hook up hind legs |
Hide and leg hookups
1/8 " cable, double ferrule, large fender washer and stop button. These components form a slip-type noose. |
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| Bench attachment spline to horizontal mast | Horizontal Mast Leg | Finished product |
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#2 This horizontal skinner pulls the carcass from the hide
uses same winch system as above |
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Hind leg hookups Same components to build noose as above. Eye bolt swivels to allow turning of carcass to skin around the head. |
T-bar - different view T-bracket keeps the carcass up off the mast to give it room to be turned. |
Hide Clamping device This device is pinned to the mast so it doesn't move.
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Carcass board sliding bracket This board holds the carcasses and will slide to any position. |
The board is bolted to a strip of metal running lengthwise. The piece of metal is welded to the 1 3/4" square tubing and fits like a sleeve over the main mast. | Horizontal Mast Leg |
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FINISHED PRODUCT |
