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Pressing question.
We just bought a house (built as a hotel, early 1870's) that includes a piece of an overgrown apple orchard. This started the Idea. Talking to local hunters in the fall I heard they bait their deer with apples they buy from a local orchard for $2 per feed bag full, and the orchard sells pickup truck loads for $50. Anyone with Ideas for a home made press?
50 bucks a load is a great price! I have a real press, so I don't need to make one, but I've often thought that the easiest way to press apples would be somehow to put them between big metal plates or strong plywood, or even a bunch of planks laid side by side and run over them with your truck. You could put a big piece of plastic sheeting underneath and raise up the edges to catch the juice. If you were on a grade, you could dig a hole on the downslope end for your bucket. good luck!
Damn Highlander, I thought I was a redneck! 
I am likley to buy a log splitter before I buy a pickup, but both can be borrowed. I googled it, and came up with a whole bunch of designs. I also found this link saying there is no need to press them.:
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/suttonelms/apple12.html
This is the only page I could find that talks about freezing them instead of pressing. I am reluctant to try that one, but perhaps.
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