Mussel Declumper/GraderSeed/Grader
M-205
Constructed using marine grade aluminum plate for the hopper, aluminum square tube framing, all other components are stainless steel, including grading drums M-207 (shown below), shaft, and declumping blades. (Hydraulic motor and hydraulic power pak available.)
Use
Declumping and grading mussels, and mussel seed.
How it is used / deployed
Mussels are dumped into the hopper. The rotation of the drums moves the mussels/mussel seed through the drums where they are sorted into select size categories.
Features / benefits
Designed with safety, productivity, ease of operation, and minimal broken product (wastage) in mind. Extra declumping bars in initial pipe for better declumping before the mussels reach the gate, therefore a much better flow of mussels is obtained into the grader, resulting in higher production. The last of the declumping knives on the shaft is adjustable which allows for more flexibility while declumping the mussels just before they reach the grading duums, resulting in a near-elimination of crushed shells, therefore a near 100% yield is obtained. (Many other mussel declumper/graders yield a high percentage of broken-shell mussels, much of the breakage occurring during final declumping and entry into the grading drum.)