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Title: Strange iron object Post by: artkat on March 27, 2017, 10:09:26 PM Any thoughts on this unusual looking iron item found approx 8 inches deep on area of pasture.
It is approx 6 inches long and has a fine point at one end and hole at the other. Looks too fine to be linked to plowing, but I could be totally wrong. Thanks in advance Adrian Title: Re: Strange iron object Post by: glyn on March 28, 2017, 06:37:27 AM It's the point off a mowing machine, a bar about 5 feet long would have a row of
These attached at the front. A knife with triangular shaped sections would be inside the Row of points. The knife moved back and forth to cut the grass. Originally horse drawn Then pulled by tractors, went out of fashion about 1975, when movers had high speed Rotating disk cutters. The triangle points are a common find, they were held on by 2 Rivets which often sheared off. Happy hunting Glyn Title: Re: Strange iron object Post by: artkat on March 28, 2017, 09:47:04 AM Cheers Glyn thanks for the ID.
Title: Re: Strange iron object Post by: Chris1 on March 28, 2017, 08:20:05 PM That's answered that then I've had one of these for 12 months thought it was modern scrap but couldn't bring myself to throwing it as I didn't know what it was cheers guys
Title: Re: Strange iron object Post by: simond on March 29, 2017, 06:10:50 PM Yep I got one too. I only kept it cos it's a cool shape :)
Title: Re: Strange iron object Post by: Radnor Bandit (Ian) on March 29, 2017, 09:20:45 PM Yup would agree it's a cutter off an Allen Scythe. Had a motorised one a few years ago and the cutter bar was about 3' long X 2 bars = lots of teeth to lose..as Glyn says It works in a similar way to a garden hedge cutter.
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