Landig Lu9000

[DJLevine]

Evening all,

I have just taken delivery of a Landig Lu9000 and I did the very unmanly thing - read the instructions.

I have always hung my carcasses in the same way in the large walk in - 7 days at 2c, 5 in fur and 2 out. When reading the instructions it said to switch the fan off after 2 days and I wondered if anyone does and why you would? Fan runs constantly in the walk in and I have never had anything to make me want to turn it off. Any ideas?

 

[fallow me]

Ive left mine running with fan on for more than two weeks and had no problems, providing the coat is left on ive had no undue drying out
It probably cost a bit more to run, but i tend to have a quick turn around with deer in and out of the chiller, i also tend to run it at 5 degrees permanently

 

[Woodenbeam]

4 degrees with the fan & then fan off after 24hrs and reduce to 2 from memory………….
If I recall correctly - well that’s what I’ve been doing since taking delivery of mine.

 

[Mike L]

4c, no fan

 

[Sitka]

Mine is the smaller 7000 so it's pretty full with 2 roe and packed with 3 so any more than 1 in it and I leave the fan on for air circulation for 3 days or so at 4deg, then turn fan off , turning on again if there's any musty smell on daily checks thereafter.

 

[75]

I don’t have a landig but might be due to humidity - see my post here:
Post in thread 'Carcasses ‘going off’ , ideas?'
Carcasses ‘going off’ , ideas?

 

[75]

Idea may be to run fan for first couple of days to ensure carcass chills down consistently then knock it off to allow humidity to drop. You could get a cheap Govee temp / humidity tracker and then you’d soon be able to see what was going on with/without fan.

 

[@theroedeerguy]

Mine is the smaller 7000 so it's pretty full with 2 roe and packed with 3 so any more than 1 in it and I leave the fan on for air circulation for 3 days or so at 4deg, then turn fan off , turning on again if there's any musty smell on daily checks thereafter.

The LU7000 and the LU9000 are pretty much the same internal dimensions with both given a capacity of 4 Roe.

I’ve got an extra hanging rail in my LU7000 and have previously had 6 Roe in it at 2’C for 5 days with the fan on without any issues.

Currently got 3 Roe in it and as you can see from the photo there’s room for more.

 

[Sitka]

Perhaps it's just the way I have been hanging them....( i like a bit of air round their back legs), think I will try your single hook method....I would struggle to get another in with the 3 filling the void at the moment....

 

[@theroedeerguy]

Perhaps it's just the way I have been hanging them....( i like a bit of air round their back legs), think I will try your single hook method....I would struggle to get another in with the 3 filling the void at the moment....

I have a long hanging rail in my larder so at this time of year it’s only 3 or 4 “C most of the time and allows me to hang them on gambrels to cool down.

Once they are cooled down I put them in the Landig, although the fan works so well I doubt it really makes much odds.

The third rail definitely helps to be economical with the fridge hanging space and is available with the loading bar kit.

 

[Sitka]

I use a hanging rail but my 'larder' is an old steading which cats and rats could access so come night time it keeps me awake thinking what may be dropping down onto my lunch from the rafters! Thanks for the third rail tip, I will give it a try. I use the loading bar slotted into one of the existing rails but still have a size issue sometimes....new to this game and was taught to split the aitch bone so hanging high is not so easy.

 

[Woodenbeam]

I use a hanging rail but my 'larder' is an old steading which cats and rats could access so come night time it keeps me awake thinking what may be dropping down onto my lunch from the rafters! Thanks for the third rail tip, I will give it a try. I use the loading bar slotted into one of the existing rails but still have a size issue sometimes....new to this game and was taught to split the aitch bone so hanging high is not so easy.

That’s a squeeze

 

[VSS]

I use a hanging rail but my 'larder' is an old steading which cats and rats could access so come night time it keeps me awake thinking what may be dropping down onto my lunch from the rafters! Thanks for the third rail tip, I will give it a try. I use the loading bar slotted into one of the existing rails but still have a size issue sometimes....new to this game and was taught to split the aitch bone so hanging high is not so easy.

You would be better not to be splitting the aitch bone. Then you could use something like one of @Tim.243 's hangers to get the beast higher.
Splitting the aitch bone isn't very good for carcass quality anyway, as you end up with too much of the haunch muscle exposed during the hanging period, resulting in dry, discoloured meat.

 

[Tim.243]

I use a hanging rail but my 'larder' is an old steading which cats and rats could access so come night time it keeps me awake thinking what may be dropping down onto my lunch from the rafters! Thanks for the third rail tip, I will give it a try. I use the loading bar slotted into one of the existing rails but still have a size issue sometimes....new to this game and was taught to split the aitch bone so hanging high is not so easy.

They fit ok! the red was 121kg

 

[Sitka]

Clicked on your link Tim, will measure rail Dia and pm for an 8mm hanger for reds.