Hey Linda I'm cosidering pressure washer fleshing. I remember Breakthrough Magazine had an article on the subject, and I seem to remember the recomended pressure to be 2500 psi. Can you and or anyone else comment?
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When we were at Richards seminar he told us we needed a pressure washer with at least 3200 psi.We have one with 3600 psi and use every bit of it...with a turbo tip by the way.This is what we use for the big stuff....lower psi for the thinner skinned things.You're actually using it like a water scalpel,holding the spray at an angle.You CAN cut holes,in your hides and yourself,lol.It takes very little practice...use a hunk of waste hide for the first try.You will be properly amazed.even freezer burned spots clean easily.tart at a lower pressure and raise it until everything cleans off easily.
Thankyou Linda.
Does it remove all of the membrane too?
One more bit of experience to add to the discussion. If you want to be really effective the flow rate can also make a substantial difference in the effectiveness of fleshing. Definately use a washer that has at least 3500 psi. I also recommend that it have at least 4 gallons per minute of flow. When your trying to remove thick, heavy amounts of tissue the greater flow helps push the tissue out of the way so that the stream of water can cut more efficiently. We have good luck with a 4000 psi/ 4gpm pressure washer. These can be expensive but for bison, moose, cow (bovine) skins they are worth the extra expense.
One more bit of experience to add to the discussion. If you want to be really effective the flow rate can also make a substantial difference in the effectiveness of fleshing. Definately use a washer that has at least 3500 psi. I also recommend that it have at least 4 gallons per minute of flow. When your trying to remove thick, heavy amounts of tissue the greater flow helps push the tissue out of the way so that the stream of water can cut more efficiently. We have good luck with a 4000 psi/ 4gpm pressure washer. These can be expensive but for bison, moose, cow (bovine) skins they are worth the extra expense.