[AT] Question on a hay Rake

[Larry Goss]

BINGO!  That's identical to the JD rake we had on the farm.  Notice that the steel brace on one side of the tongue is bent?  That's NOT supposed to happen, but obviously does.

Larry


----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve W." <falcon at telenet.net>
Date: Monday, April 5, 2010 10:14
Subject: Re: [AT] Question on a hay Rake
To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>

> Indiana Robinson wrote:
> > The seat looks completely out of place for three reasons. One 
> is that
> > it is obviously a late 1940's - early 1050's vintage rake and horses
> > were gone from here by then. Two, is the nosebleed height of 
> the seat
> > which borders on silly and three, is that NONE of the controls are
> > where they can be operated from the seat. That seat spring 
> looks more
> > like one off of a sickle mower. The rake looks more like a farmer
> > conversion from tractor rake to horse rake than a horse rake 
> converted> to tractor use. It may also have just been added for 
> a passenger
> > (dangerous).
> > A few things about it look like Co-op, a few like New Idea and 
> a few
> > like David Bradley. Gene must be right. It must be IHC. :-) 
> Everybody> copied IHC.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> The seat is in the stowed position. The original tongue would have
> dropped down then the seat flipped up/back into position. Then the
> person driving the horses sits between the control handles.
> 
> This how it would look
> http://rjoauction.com/sitebuilderImages/hd%20jd%20hay%20rake.jpg
> 
> -- 
> Steve W.
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