Hey everyone,I am fascinated with farm equipment, and it all started with the piece pictured above. It's a hay rake, and if you see one on a farmer's property that probably means they grow alfalfa, clover or timothy. Every piece of farm equipment is very specifically designed to carry out one task, and some are designed to be attached to different parts of a tractor so that multiple things can happen in one pass. Most can function just fine when rusty, and all of them are basically skeletonized for making easy repairs to the moving parts. What you see is what you get. Next time you're driving around the country, see if you can spot a rotary hoe throwing dirt everywhere, a cultivator digging deep, or a seed planter with its discs and bins. Farming is a 7-day/week job, so you can see these cool machines in the field on weekends too!
Speaking of weekends, have a good one!
Ben, this is interesting, I have never seen anything like this. I will keep my eyes open as we are driving around the countryside.
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I just spotted one of those last week out in front of a farm supply store. I wondered what it would be used for. Thanks Ben.
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