zmuda44
Member
Hi everyone, first post here besides my welcome post, so I apologize if this is the wrong forum.
I am using the barley crusher with this drill http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=295379-79992-DR350FD&lpage=none and I seem to be having a problem.
Basically, the speed of the drill is intermediate depending on how hard you press the trigger and if I squeeze the trigger at low rpms it doesn't have enough torque to even spin the rollers until i squeeze it practically all the way, at which time the whole entire crusher, base and hopper practically start shaking, the grain is flying all around down down at the mill and uncrushed grain is able to squeeze in through the sides, etc.
My question is this, does my drill just not have enough torque at low speeds, or is my crusher abnormally hard to spin. It spins freely w/out the grain and I have it set to the factory setting and even measured it with spark plug feelers and the setting is .39". To be honest with you, the only reason why I switched to the drill is because it was so hard to spin that I couldn't use the hand crank w/out the handle itself just spinning around the top of the crank.
Sorry for the long post, but I searched the forums and couldn't really find anyone with this problem. The barley crusher seems like it's almost set it forget it, but my grain is just incredibly hard to crush.
Thanks.
I am using the barley crusher with this drill http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=295379-79992-DR350FD&lpage=none and I seem to be having a problem.
Basically, the speed of the drill is intermediate depending on how hard you press the trigger and if I squeeze the trigger at low rpms it doesn't have enough torque to even spin the rollers until i squeeze it practically all the way, at which time the whole entire crusher, base and hopper practically start shaking, the grain is flying all around down down at the mill and uncrushed grain is able to squeeze in through the sides, etc.
My question is this, does my drill just not have enough torque at low speeds, or is my crusher abnormally hard to spin. It spins freely w/out the grain and I have it set to the factory setting and even measured it with spark plug feelers and the setting is .39". To be honest with you, the only reason why I switched to the drill is because it was so hard to spin that I couldn't use the hand crank w/out the handle itself just spinning around the top of the crank.
Sorry for the long post, but I searched the forums and couldn't really find anyone with this problem. The barley crusher seems like it's almost set it forget it, but my grain is just incredibly hard to crush.
Thanks.