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There is proposed A portable rice huller(l) comprising the following; A feed hopper{ I a), a frame having ground support means (2,3) to support the frame on the ground, a pair 6f pedestals, namely a front pedestal (2A) and a rear pedestal (3 A), a sitting arrangements) provided on the said frame above the said rear pedestal, the front pedestal being provided with the rice huller, the rear pedestal having accommodated thereto a freely rotatable small crank (8 ) mounted on ball bearings and -operated by a pair -of pedals ( 9a),.( 9b ) providcd.at a level below the seat, the front pedestal (2A) having accommodated thereto (inside the butter), a freely rotatable bigger crank (10) having been mounted on an axle (11) and operable connected to the said smaller crank, there being provided a freely rotatable central-shaft (17) mounted inside the huller hopper on-ball bearings- (-16) provided outside the hopper, tide outer end of the said shaft extending beyond the said ball bearings and provided with a free .wheel (18) adopted to be operated by the said bigger crank, a large fly wheel (19) being provided after the free wheel with, one or more angular flap/s (20) to provide a current of air when the fly wheel rotates, the inner-end of the said shaft octendi ogbey oiKL the baffle bearings having been formed of three sections, foamy,