[Ken Scharabok]

I suspect you would blast off hide also. As mentioned, perhaps lower the water temperature and then use it only as a substitute for a scalding bath - with still scraping the hair. For one thing it should take off all of the dirt on the hog.

Ken S. in WC TN

 

[Ken Scharabok]

An old time way to heat a large quanitity of water is to heat large rocks and then drop them in the water. It can make water boil. Of course, you have to have some method of taking the rocks out afterwards.

Ken S. in WC TN

 

[Ken Scharabok]

After helping to hot water bath clean four hogs after Thanksgiving, I rather like the concept of using a high pressure washer as bascially a steam cleaner. The wane can be held far enough away to soak/spray the carcass without blasting off the skin. It just might flush off a lot of the hair by itself, leaving spot cleaning for scraping. This would avoid the cumbersome dipping method.

Ken S. in WC TN