[If] he wanted to take from them [enough for] one press or [for] two presses, Beis Shammai say: He may cut in tumah but must cover in taharah. Beis Hillel say: He may even cover in tumah. R’ Yose says: He may dig with metal spades and bring to the pressing house in tumah.

[If] a [dead] sheretz is found in the mill, only the place which it touched is tamei. If there was liquid floating, everything is tamei. If [the dead sheretz] was found on top of the leaves, they should ask the pressers [if they can] say: “We did not touch.” If dead sheretz was touching the compressed mass, even by a hair, it is tamei.

[If the dead sheretz] was found on top of chunks and it is touching the volume of an egg, it is tamei. [If] there were chunks on top of chunks, then even if it is touching the volume of an egg, only the place that it touched is tamei. [If] it was found between the wall and the olives, they are tahor. [If] it was found on the roof, the [olives in the] holder are tahor. [If] it was found in the holder, the [olives on the] roof are tamei. [If] it was found burnt on the olives, and similarly [in the case of] a singed garment, it is tahor; for all [cases concerning] tumah follow the time at which they were found.

One who locks the olive-press because of the pressers but there were [in the olive-press] vessels that were tamei midras, R’ Meir says: The olive-press is tamei. R’ Yehudah says: The olive press is tahor. R’ Shimon says: If [the vessels] are tahor for them, the olive-press is tamei; if [the vessels] are tamei for them, the olive-press is tahor. R’ Yose said: But why are [the contents of the press] tamei? Only because amei haaretz are not acquainted with [the tumah of] movement.