ORIGINAL: hossdaniels
Yes, but I'm lucky. My family has a monster 220v grinder that we use to grind hogs. If I had to use those $300 P.O.S. grinders that basspro sells, I would have to let someone else do it. A friend of mine bought one(3/4 hpI think)and it took him two hours to grind2 deer(hams/shoulders)! Might as well do it by hand, I told him to throw his deer in the freezer and we will grindthem all togetherthe season is over. We can grind 600 lbs/hr easily. Takes longer toset up/clean than it does grinding. I eat the loins plain, they dont need much help.
Man when I was a kid my dad would put at least two deer a year in the freezer and all we had was a old hand crank grinder. We had a bench that we would clamp it to and I would sit on it an crank it till on arm got tired and then I would switch arms! I would never pay someone else to procees my deer. If I had the land and the means to do it I would raise and butcher my own pork and beef as well.