Horse-Powered Hydraulics Drive Ice Crean Maker

Horse-Powered Hydraulics Drive Ice Crean Maker AG WORLD 34-1-24 Using a horse to make homemade ice cream is a great attention-getter at any gathering or event. Scenic View Freezer Units started selling ice cream units powered by "hit and miss" engines a decade ago. They recently developed horse-powered units at the request of customers, according to Ervin Miller, owner of the Millersburg, Ohio, company. Amish craftsmen at Country Freezer make the 20-quart ice cream freezers with stainless steel parts and rustproof zinc alloy gears. Miller puts the freezers on small wagons and sets up a V-belt pulley to crank the machine. The horse travels in a circle turning a gearbox that drives a 600-rpm hydraulic pump, which turns the ice cream freezer. "A 20-quart (5-gal.) freezer is too big to crank by hand," Miller says. It takes about half an hour when powered by horse. A hydraulic pressure gauge indicates when the ice cream is hard enough. Horse-powered units sell for $4,950. "Hit and miss" powered units are all on one wagon and can churn two 5-gal. freezers at once. They start at $4,990 with one freezer. While he hasn't sold them for other applications, Miller says the units would also work for other uses such as powering a gristmill or apple press. Miller's business also sells dry powdered ice cream mix and restores and repairs hit and miss engines. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Scenic View Freezer Units, 5673 C.R. 59, Millersburg, Ohio 44654 (ph 330 674-2450; www.country-freezers.com).

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