EQUIPMENT HIRE Orchard Link has equipment that members can hire for apple pressing and pasteurising. Details can be found below. If you are hiring for a school or similar then there is a risk assessment that you might find useful. Click here . To book the equipment please contact George Arnison ( presshire@orchardlink.org.uk  or tel 07759658737). We are pleased to say we can keep the costs the same as last year.  PRESSING EQUIPMENT All pressing equipment comes with the press, an electric mill to pulp the apples, various buckets and bits and pieces - in fact all the bits you need to make apple juice. A full list of equipment can be found on the links below, plus instructions for use. Please note that for insurance purposes we can only hire equipment out to paid up members of Orchard Link. The protocol is that each hirer will collect the equipment either from the previous hirer, or from George (Ugborough, near Ivybridge), depending on where it is. Because not all press hirers want to hire a pasteuriser, these need to be collected from and returned to George seperately.

OAK PRESS  This is a large and much heay press, which comes on its own trailer and needs several people to unload. It is mainly suitable for community events where there are enough people to unload and set it up. Production is around 2-3 times that of the metal press. Equipment list Instructions Hire charges : £35/day or £60 for two days (midweek); £45/day or £80 for two days (weekend)     METAL PRESS This metal press consists of a heavy steel frame on which five 'cheeses' of apple pomace wrapped in clothes are sandwiched between slatted boards. It will typically press 30-40kg of fruit (resulting in 20-25 litres of juice) per pressing, and you might expect to do around 3 pressings per hour. The Press's dimensions are approx 113cm x 54cm x71cm (weight 63kg) and together with the mill and buckets you can just squeeze it into the back of a large estate car. Orchard Link uses this press for its Pressing Days and Farmers Market events, and it is the popular with members. Equipment list Instructions Hire charges : £35/day or £60 for two days (midweek); £45/day or £80 for two days (weekend)   BASKET PRESS We have also a 20 L basket press to go with the small electric mill that we have. This consists of a circular cage of oak slats which holds the apple pomace, sat on a steel frame. We estimate it will press around 8-10kg of fruit producing say 4-5 litres of juice per pressing. The press's dimensions are 89cm x 61cm x 61cm (weight 38kg), and with the small mill and buckets should fit on the back seat of a family car. It is really aimed at those who want to try out making juice for the first time or don't have a huge amount of fruit to press. Equipment list Instructions Hire charges : £15/day (mid week); £20/day (weekend)     PASTEURISER We also have a couple of stainless steel pasteurisers - which hold 13 wine bottles at a time. Hire charges : £10 per day