Found this while mowing

[BRMyers]

Was out at the farm doing more mowing, clearing, and cleaning up and came across this, which I believe to be an old hay rake. Pulled it from the brush/weeds and relocated it. Going to have to ask dad about it and see what he remembers about it.

 

[oosik]

Interesting. All I've ever found hiding in the bushes - larger rocks.

 

[CobyRupert]

Interesting. Doesn't look like it's been there long.
Those are interesting, because I think the tongue is horizontally fixed to its connection point. The rake only pivots at the drawbar pin connection and at the back tires.
I don't know what the advantage or thinking behind this is. Anyone?
It would be interesting to see how this style tracks behind a tractor, I haven't seen one used since I was too young to pay attention.

 

[BRMyers]

Interesting. Doesn't look like it's been there long.
Those are interesting, because I think the tongue is horizontally fixed to its connection point. The rake only pivots at the drawbar pin connection and at the back tires.
I don't know what the advantage or thinking behind this is. Anyone?
It would be interesting to see how this style tracks behind a tractor, I haven't seen one used since I was too young to pay attention.

The picture of it is where it was moved to. Original location, it was all overgrown, trees growing through it, wasn't sure if it was going to be able to be pulled out without getting the chainsaw out, but gentle pulling and it came.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Dad uses a rake like that.

 

[Zebrafive]

I found one too, it was over grown with trees. It had steel wheels. I never retrieved it. We have owned the property 29 years. I have not looked for it in at least ten years.

 

[Thomas]

Still looks in good shape,old dump rakes worth more.

 

[SSdoxie]

There rake bar rotation is ground driven from the front wheels. To keep rake bar rotating while turning a corner front wheels are in fixed position and rear wheels caster. This is a late model has rubber tires. Dad's John Deere model was steel wheels.

 

[Xfaxman]

That type of side delivery rake is what I grew up with: side delivery hay rake - Image Search

 

[mikescruggs]

I have a neighbor who still uses a rake like that. It works well for them.

 

[CobyRupert]

There rake bar rotation is ground driven from the front wheels. To keep rake bar rotating while turning a corner front wheels are in fixed position and rear wheels caster. This is a late model has rubber tires. Dad's John Deere model was steel wheels.

Yes, when I was a kid, we had an old side delivery rake like that with the steel wheels.

I'm also thinking it might of also had a steel "tractor" seat (pan) on it, perhaps once pulled by horses?

 

[rgr33]

Many years ago, when I used to do hay, that is very similar to the rake I used. After getting out of the livestock business, I couldn稚 sell it, so I hauled it to the local auction. Got a whole $65 for it. Never again.

Looks like a good winter restoration project, gotta find something to do in the cold and rain.

 

[BRMyers]

Another item we found, an old hay cutter.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

My dad uses a rake just like that. Yours is in better condition than his.

 

[redman135]

It looks in good condition, do the tines rotate still? They handle the hay gentley and make good fluffy rows to finish drying the hay and are very agile to use.

 

[Carl_NH]

We had the steel wheel version of this one and it raked a lot of hay behind our JD420 - I broke the rake gearing going too fast through a drain swale in the field @ 13 yrs old and my dad got the parts and the next day I tore it apart and fixed it - it was rusty but got it fixed.

Moral of the story - you break it you fix it was the way it worked on the farm.

 

[Granthol]

If you find a baler your in business. ������

Another item we found, an old hay cutter.

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[buckeyefarmer]

If you find a baler your in business. ������

Lol, good one.

 

[BRMyers]

If you find a baler your in business. ������

You joke about that, but dad is wondering what happened to the old square baler. He is thinking that it might still be in the back pasture, which we haven't even started working on clearing back there yet.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Here is our rake