[AT] Question on a hay Rake

[Steve W.]

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

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Steve W.
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