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Bringing the sheep home in the fall
Manzanares flock - Robin Collier photo
Feed end of scouring train
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Boiler, which feeds 4 large hot water storage tanks
through a heat exchanger
A Non-Profit Educational Center
for Sustainable Agriculture
Demonstration Flocks & Gardens
OrganicWool, Yarn and Natural Dyes
Wool Washing, Spinning & Natural Dyeing
Living Traditions of the Upper Rio Grande,
Pecos & Colorado River Watersheds
Fiber Scouring Train Now for Sale
This is a 4 bowl Sargents small scale wool washing plant with all required associated related equipment including fiber scale, fiber picker, wool drying racks, compressor, 3 phase converter, propane boiler, heat exchanger, hot water storage tanks, final water heaters, packing bags, detergents and all associated electrical, plumbing, spare parts and supplies, lanolin settling tanks & pumps, centrifuges, drying racks, and assortment of scouring supplies.This train was built by Sargents in the 1950’s as a demonstration and teaching machine for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It was operated in Alamosa, CO for a number of years, and then in Los Ojos, NM. It has been broken down into components and stored in Taos, NM.
It can process about 60 to 120 lbs per hours depending on fiber, water temperatures and operator's skills. It lacks a mechanized feeder, which would improve speed and reduce labor costs. Purchase would include basic instruction in assembly & operation.
Contact Robin Collier at
1-800-ONLY SUN or email robincollier@newmex.com for more information or an appointment to view the equipment.
1. Squeeze roller pressure controls 2. First wash bowl with rakes 3. Lanolin settling & extraction tanks designed by Sandia National Labs
View at end of Scouring Train
Last wash bowl showing conveyor out of Squeeze Roller
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