tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post5333306903719784366..comments2024-03-09T13:49:36.566-06:00Comments on Prairie Bluestem: Horse-drawn Hay RakeGenevieve Netzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-41945690169783305262020-12-16T20:56:45.857-06:002020-12-16T20:56:45.857-06:00I'm 81 now and did hay raking with horses with...I'm 81 now and did hay raking with horses with a dump rake I was probably 15.16 17 going towards the farm I had to hold the horse back to slow down going away from farm that just plodded along My mother made a stool out of the rake seat I still have it this was in NDAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12046112006608902470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-23372793670441000492020-06-24T13:58:16.238-05:002020-06-24T13:58:16.238-05:00I just pulled out my Daddy's old rake, I can r...I just pulled out my Daddy's old rake, I can remember riding it. I love the good old dayscountryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08951463193179167865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-81092288299839824542020-03-30T21:41:40.939-05:002020-03-30T21:41:40.939-05:00I just found 3 of these on my land down in W.V. Th...I just found 3 of these on my land down in W.V. Thanks for sharingAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087778667958734681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-30235205913948313722016-09-27T16:33:33.284-05:002016-09-27T16:33:33.284-05:00My family used one of these in Central New York in...My family used one of these in Central New York in the 1950's.<br />I can see from the photo that this horse drawn dump rake had it wooden tongue shortened to use with a tractor. That is what we did- this machinery was cheap.<br />We put our hay in loose for many years until we bought a New Holland baler- pre PTO with the large Wisconsin engine!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01878106726948148071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-9020834777998763362012-05-08T00:33:58.019-05:002012-05-08T00:33:58.019-05:00Cool.
When I was growing up in ne. we had inlaws ...Cool. <br />When I was growing up in ne. we had inlaws & outlaws that had stuff like this sitting around; never saw it being used but my dad & mom knew all about it.<br />aside - just saw your fb entry.<br /><br />-zaneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-78808220505663552772008-05-14T23:36:00.000-05:002008-05-14T23:36:00.000-05:00Hi, Mrs. Mom. I suppose at first, they thought the...Hi, Mrs. Mom. I suppose at first, they thought they should keep the horse-drawn equipment "just in case." Later, when they knew they'd never use it again, they couldn't sell it. No one wanted it. <BR/><BR/>Now, people want an antique piece of farm equipment to park in their front yards for decoration. <BR/><BR/>Some people collect antique farm equipment. Runaway Imagination posted some interesting <A HREF="http://runawayimagination.blogspot.com/2008/05/antique-farm-implements.html" REL="nofollow">photos of his cousin's collection of horse-drawn machinery</A>.Genevieve Netzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-62635081966023208382008-05-13T00:46:00.000-05:002008-05-13T00:46:00.000-05:00This reminds me of my family farm. All the old equ...This reminds me of my family farm. All the old equipment was lined up on the hillside as a reminder of days past. <BR/><BR/>I wish I had some photos of the old farm... I miss our life as it was back in the day... <BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing this post!Mrs. Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08692031438620638309noreply@blogger.com