Oh okay! Sounds like a plan to me OG!!!! I will most certainly let you know what happens. I am also investigating ways of harvesting the pecans as well as shelling them. This is 6 acres & there are 80 pecan trees on what I approximate to be 4 ac.; the trees are 30 years old. As soon as I can get to it (busy day tomorrow) I will take some photos. The trees may be too close together from what I read. The previous owner had & left for us this thing which he said picked up too much trash along with the pecans so he just ended up getting on his hands & knees & picking them up.
http://www.nutwizard.com/?gcli...
Well, I could tell you THAT thing is worthless for 80 trees!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sheesh!
So I'm looking at these:
http://baganut.com/nut-harvest...
I don't want to go too expensive yet until we find out this thing really does make money. I mean, if we're just going to get $500 yr. then I'm not going to put a lot of money & effort in it you know?
So the previous owner said he picked them up then took them (close by) to a commercial pecan grower & was charged 35 cents per lb. to crack them. Then he brought them home & shelled them BY HAND! Or SOME of them. He said don't take less than $1 lb. for unshelled & we could get up to $8 lb for shelled all from the same commercial grower. Well, I'm thinking why should I pay him 35 cents a lb. to crack them? Early on I did a real quickie search & I think we can get an electric cracker/sheller for not too much investment. Still have to check that out.
Needless to say, I have a lot of research yet to do. I would like to find a pecan grower forum so I could get the real low down.
LMK what you find out on your end please.
