I haven't started harvest this year. My plants are much smaller this season, I hope to get 6-8lbs...but I have pulled 18lbs out of a carport in the past. No way to hang 14'ers whole. We cut branches and hung them to dry. Stored the branches in storage tubs until we could trim it. It took us a month to trim.....but this year I bought a trimming machine, so everything will get bucked off the stem & run thru wet. I will dry in wire trays I bought at Home Depot.......
DoubleJJ the machine is a dream brother!
I've hung 5 quick cure drying racks FULL in 4 days just buckin and running it through the machine.
Occasionally from tilting it to "work the load" you will need to tighten the side bolts so you don't surprise yourself by dumping the whole fan top from coming unhinged.
Also I found it much easier and got best results not even using the drop chute but instead tilting the load into the catch bin.
It's worked so well in fact that my trim partner and I find ourselves waiting around for the rest of the "work" to ripen!
Kudos to you sir for the heads up on this super affordable trimmer!
If I were paying $200/lb to get my crop hand trimmed I'd have spent $3000 for what I've already pulled off my dry racks!!!!