[AT] Pitchforks - new vs. old.

[Jim and Lyn Evans]

I bet the old one had much smoother tines also.  I hate to say it, but
probably the new one was made in China.  A cheap copy with no thought at all
of why the original was designed the way it was.

Jim 

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Gene Waugh
Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 7:35 AM
To: 'Antique tractor email discussion group'
Subject: RE: [AT] Pitchforks - new vs. old.

I bet too, farmer, that this is looking at the difference between a forging
and a fork simply welded up from steel rod---I too will take a look; I am
suspecting that we will find both types in the stores---cheaper (welded) and
more expensive (forged).  In any case, this was really an interesting
observation.


Gene

Farmer wrote....

With the old fork it was much more pleasant work. The difference??? the new
fork had good sturdy tines but they were straight in diameter from the back
to almost the end then the ends were sharpened down to a point. 
Basically a straight rod with sharpened ends bent to a curve. The sharpened
part was only about an inch of the tine. My old fork on the other hand had
tines that were tapered the full length of the tine. They were quite heavy
at the back then tapered smoothly to the point. 

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