Shelling/Threshing Equipment 

• IRRI-DA Thresher-Sheller
• BPRE Mobile Corn Sheller
• AMDP Peanut Sheller

IRRI-DA Thresher/ Sheller

IRRI-DA Thresher Sheller

Description: The power requirement of the thresher is a 12 hp gasoline or 10 hp diesel engine. It has a capacity of 1 - 1.5 tons per hour of rough rice. Threshing recovery is 99.5%. Adjustments can be made on the blower shutter and angle of wind boar. The unit weighs at 455 kg without the engine

Features:

• High output
• Low horsepower requirement
• Low labor requirement
• Threshing and winnowing combined
• Highly mobile
• Ease of operation

For more information contact: 

Bureau of Plant Industry, Agricultural Engineering Division, 692 San Andres St., Malate, Manila Tel no. (02) 523-6757 Fax no. (02) 524-0801

E-mail Address: buplant@yahoo.com 

The Agricultural Engineering Department, IRRI, Los Baños, Laguna Tel no. (049) 536-2701 to 05 loc. 382 Mailing address: MCPO Box 3127, 1271 Makati Tel no. (02) 845-0563, 844-3351 to 53 Fax no. (02) 891-1292, 845-0606

E-mail Address: IRRI@CGIAR.ORG 

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BPRE Mobile Sheller

BPRE Mobile Sheller

Description: The unit is powered by 5 horsepower gasoline engine with a  field capacity of 2.4 hectare per day operating at 2.5 to 4.5 km/h forward speed.

Features:

• High capacity
• Low horsepower requirement
• Low labor requirement
• Highly mobile
• Ease of operation

For more information contact: 

The Executive Director BPRE, CLSU Compound, Muñoz, Nueva Ecija Tel no. (044) 456-0213 Fax no. (044) 456-0110  E-mail Address: webmaster@bpre.gov.ph 

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AMDP Peanut Sheller 

AMDP Peanut Sheller

Description: The motor driven peanut sheller has a capacity of 120 to 130 kg per hour. It has a shelling efficiency of 97% to 99%. Power source is a 1.5hp electric motor. 

Features:

• High capacity
• High shelling efficiency
• Simple in construction, can be fabricated using locally available materials 
• Can accommodate different sizes of pods

For more information contact: 

The Program Director, Agricultural Mechanization Development Program, Institute of Agricultural Engineering, College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology, University of the Philippines Los BañosCollege, Laguna 4031 Tel Nos.: (063) 49-536-3606 or 536-2713 or 536-3291Email: amdp@laguna.net 

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