Counter-rotating primary pickers for turkey processing
Enhance your turkey processing line with high-speed, continuous defeathering and hock cutting. The counter-rotating design minimizes labor, reduces bird damage, and ensures uniform results, streamlining your operations and cutting operational costs.

The SBI Counter-Rotating Primary Pickers from Prime Equipment Group offer an efficient solution for turkey processing plants focused on high-speed, automated poultry production. These machines feature a unique counter-rotating design, which allows for precise defeathering and hock cutting, ensuring optimal removal while reducing damage to the birds. Specifically engineered for continuous operation, they effectively integrate into your existing production line, handling every stage of the process from shoulder to neck. Capable of accommodating various turkey sizes due to their adjustable side banks, the pickers maintain high throughput, minimizing the need for additional labor and reducing overall scald temperatures. Designed with durable rubber gears that minimize noise and wear, they contribute to lower operational costs and increased line efficiency. With a focus on energy conservation, the pickers require minimal hydraulic power, further streamlining operational expenses. These machines can be tailored to your specific requirements, ensuring integration within your facility’s workflow.
Benefits
- Enhances processing efficiency with high-speed, continuous operation.
- Reduces labor requirements with automated defeathering and hock cutting.
- Lowers operational costs through reduced water heating needs.
- Minimizes bird damage due to adjustable side banks for various sizes.
- Promotes quieter operation with durable rubber gears, extending machinery lifespan.
- Applications
- Seafood,Meat,Turkey,Poultry
- End products
- Turkey wings,Ground turkey meat,Turkey drumsticks,Turkey thighs,Turkey breast cuts
- Steps before
- Scalding,Defeathering,Evisceration
- Steps after
- Finishing Picking,Feather,Offal Screening
- Input ingredients
- live poultry,turkey,birds
- Output ingredients
- defeathered turkey,processed poultry,picked birds
- Electrical Requirements SCT (Turkey)
- (2) 30 hp,(2) 25 hp
- (3) 4 hp for central bar
- (1) 1 hp for hydraulic box
- Hydraulic Supply
- 21 GPM
- Minimum pressure 290 psi
- Net Weight (Turkey)
- 7,716 lbs
- Side Bank Adjustability
- Fully and Independently adjustable in height and width
- Bottom Bank Feature
- Hydraulically adjustable for turkey necks and shoulders
- Noise Reduction
- Rubber gears
- Working mechanism
- Counter-rotating pickers
- Adjustability
- Independently adjustable side and bottom banks
- Operation mode
- Manual/Automated
- Temperature control
- Reduces scald temperatures
- Line speed
- High line speed compatibility
- Noise level
- Reduced with rubber gears
- Energy efficiency
- Reduced hot water costs
- Abrasion resistance
- Yes
- Cleanability
- High
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- N/A
- Density/particle size
- N/A
- Machine Footprint
- Large banks for superior coverage
- Adjustability
- Hydraulically adjustable bottom bank
- Customization
- Independently adjustable side banks for height and width
- Net Weight
- 7,716 lbs (Turkey model)
- Counter-Rotation
- Yes
- Adjustable Side Banks
- Yes,fully and independently adjustable
- Hydraulically Adjustable Bottom Bank
- Yes
- Height and Width Adjustment
- Yes
- Market info
- JBT is known for manufacturing innovative industrial machinery and solutions, particularly in the food processing and air transportation sectors, renowned for their advanced technology, reliability, and customer-focused engineered-to-order solutions tailored to specific industry needs.