Bucking machine with internal motor rollers

A bucking machine for removing hemp flower from a stem, comprising:

• a frame including a first side panel, a second side panel, a front panel disposed between the first and second side panels, a base, a top panel disposed between the first and second side panels above the front panel, and an electronics shelf disposed between the base and the top panel;
• a first horizontal roller disposed on the frame between the first and second side panels;
• a second horizontal roller disposed on the frame between the first and second side panels, wherein the second horizontal roller is positioned below the first horizontal roller;
• a first motor disposed inside the first horizontal roller;
• a second motor disposed inside the second horizontal roller;
• and
• a power supply disposed on the electronics shelf and configured to supply power to the first motor and the second motor.

A method of removing hemp flower from a stem, comprising:

• inserting a stem of a hemp plant into an opening in a debudding cone on a bucking machine;
• receiving the stem between a first motor roller and a second motor roller;
• rotating the first and second motor rollers in opposite directions to draw the stem into the bucking machine, wherein rotating the first and second motor rollers in opposite directions includes
• providing, from a motor controller housed within an electronics bay including an electronics shelf disposed above the first motor roller and the second motor roller, a first input signal to a first motor housed inside the first motor roller, wherein the first input signal is configured to cause the first motor to rotate the first motor roller in a first direction, and
• providing, from the motor controller, a second input signal to a second motor housed inside the second motor roller, wherein the second input signal is configured to cause the second motor to rotate the second motor roller in a second direction, wherein the first direction is opposite the second direction,
• engaging the hemp flower on the debudding cone as the stem is drawn into the bucking machine;
• and
• separating the hemp flower from the stem.