fleshing a deer cape using a pressure washer

[#1 headhunter]

 I am wanting to buy a pressure washer to learn to flesh deer capes. I have always used the old fashioned method with a knife and a fleshing beam. Does anyone know how big of one I need ? I've read the posts where there seems to be different ideas. I don't want to buy one to small, or to big. I was thinking about a 2500 psi. Any help would be appreciated . thanks

[tmoos111]

I bought a 3000 psi troybuilt with a turbo nozzel and it works great! i think u would be better off going to a 3000 psi jmo

[michaelf]

I think you will be ok with a 2500. I have a 2400 and it works just fine.

[solway]

hope this helps someone . to convert psi into bar just divide the psi by 14.54 .so 2500 psi pressure washer is the same as a 170 bar pressure washer .

[cwt]

i just did one with2600 and worked great on a deer

[gooch]

We have been using a 2500psi for almost 5 years now and never had any problems. This is with the turbo tip on WT, hogs are alot more difficult. You should be fine with a 2500.

[#1 headhunter]

 Well, I bit the bullet and bought a pressure washer. I tried it yesterday on a alberta whitetail cape. I got a 2600 psi at Homedepot and the turbo tip. I had already fleshed the face and ears before I put in freezer, so I did from ears down. It worked good. I took a little more time than what most people had said, but that I didn't mind. It only takes a minute to get the catch of it. I will be doing a lot more with it. I didn't blow any holes with it, but it was a pretty heavy cape. IT may still need a little thinning below ear area wherte the cape is the thickest, but it sure makes a clean hide. I didn't do all the goggles and other heavy boots, etc. I had on shorts and crocs, with no problem. So far after the first one, I am pleased.  It also removes all the blood and turns hide into a pretty white color.

[tbone30]

After u pressure wash a deer do u tan or spray tan .Just didn't know if the cape would still be able to be salted and spray tanned or if it would need to be sent to a tannery

[#1 headhunter]

 I hung it up and let it drip dry some , then got a towel and got whatever water I could off of it. Then you could go about tanning, whatever method you normally use. You have to be a little more careful letting it drip dry some with the temperatures now  that have warmed up. I got it back to where it was when I skinned it, just without the meat and blood. A pretty clean fleshed  cape. I am gpoing to try a southern cape tomorrow. I will let you know what that does.

[LightsOut]

Boy, this pressure washer thing is ware out. this subject is splattered all over this form.

[Greg Livbucks]

Boy, this pressure washer thing is ware out. this subject is splattered all over this form.

Because everybody wants the better mousetrap....Big power tools MUST mean that the job is done better, faster, more efficient etc.
Well, some will tell you that's the case here and some would argue otherwise, that fleshing only takes a few minutes done the old...RIGHT way. I think it could be a toss-up because for what you gain, there is always some sort of cost.
Enough people like it though, so it must have some merit.

[Lenny]

You could find about every question and answers to the pressure washing if you would look back just a little. It has come up time and time again.

[Plaisance]

i use a 2550 and it works great.