A harrowing experience 2 by Faemike55
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This of course is a different view of the harrow. I took about 6 or 7 photos just because I thought that this was an absolutely fascinating machine. At this angle, you can see a couple of the tines that are used to break up the earth in preparation for planting seeds.
The following information is from wiki:
In agriculture, a set of harrows is an implement for cultivating the surface of the soil. In this way it is distinct in its effect from the plough, which is used for deeper cultivation. Harrowing is often carried out on fields to follow the rough finish left by ploughing operations. The purpose of this harrowing is generally to break up clods and lumps of soil and to provide a finer finish, a good tilth or soil structure that is suitable for seeding and planting operations. Such coarser harrowing may also be used to remove weeds and to cover seed after sowing.
Tools for harrowing are commonly called harrows (plural) as they are used as a set. There are nominally three types of harrows; disc (disk), tine and chain. Harrows were originally horse-drawn. In modern practice they are almost always tractor-mounted implements, drawn after the tractor, either trailed or mounted on the three-point linkage.
In cooler climates the most common types are the disc harrow, the chain harrow, the tine harrow or spike harrow and the spring tine harrow. Chain harrows are often used for lighter work such as levelling the tilth or covering seed, while disc harrows are typically used for heavy work, such as following ploughing to break up the sod. In addition, there are various types of power harrow, in which the cultivators are power-driven from the tractor rather than depending on its forward motion.
Tine harrows are used to refine seed-bed condition before planting, to remove small weeds in growing crops and to loosen the inter-row soils to allow for water to soak into the subsoil.
Chain harrowing may be used on pasture land to spread out dung, and to break up dead material (thatch) in the sward, and similarly in sports-ground maintenance a light chain harrowing is often used to level off the ground after heavy use, to remove and smooth out boot marks and indentations. When used on tilled land in combination with the other two types, chain harrowing rolls the remaining larger clumps of soil to the surface where the weather will break them down and prevent interference with seed germination.
All three harrow types can be used in one pass to prepare the soil for seeding. It is also common to used any combination of two harrows for a variety of tilling processes. Where harrowing provides a very fine tilth, or the soil is very light so that it might easily be wind-blown, a roller is often added as the last of the set.
Harrows may be of several types and weights, depending on the intended purpose. They almost always consist of a rigid frame to which are attached discs, teeth, linked chains or other means of cultivation, but tine and chain harrows are often only supported by a rigid towing-bar at the front of the set.
In the southern hemisphere the so-called giant discs are a specialised kind of disc harrows that can stand in for a plough in very rough country where a mouldboard plough will not handle the tree-stumps and rocks, and a disc-plough is too slow (because of its limited number of discs). Giant discs are scalloped-edged discs operated in a set, or frame, that is often weighted with concrete or steel blocks to improve penetration of the cutting edges. This sort of cultivation is normally immediately followed by broadcast fertilisation and seeding, rather than drilled or row seeding.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrow_(tool)
Comments (49)
shadownet
Nice capture!
brycek
Terrific capture Mike!!
sazzart
A true Antique. Good shot Mike
3x3
lovely capture Mike and great details x f!
lizzibell
Beautiful...
lyron
Very nice capture!!
Darkwish
Very well done!
ledwolorz
Fantastic capture.
capelito
Great capture!
UteBigSmile
Oh' yes I remember these grandpa's little helpers! Hug's Ute
adrie
Interesting and beautiful capture of this old antique harrow....excellent done.
pops
I'm so glad you explained what a harrow is because I didn't know, but I thought it was some sort of farm equipment. Wonderful photo(s)
flavia49
Extraordinary picture and very interesting explanation!! Love it!
Rainastorm
Pretty cool post there Mike...nice old piece of equipment for sure! Great capture!1
magnus073
Another great pic Mike and thanks tons for the info on it
sandra46
ONE MORE INTERSTING SHOT AND INFO!
durleybeachbum
Interesting pic.
schonee
Excellent Mike!!! Have a Super Day!
MrsRatbag
Fantastic POV and capture; what a cool old thing!
efron_241
i hope you are ok
Amosicho
Very nice capture
dianas..creations
Excellent shot....Thanks so much for the info.
allnaydi
Wonderful close-up and background info Mike. This is a really interesting design and piece of machinery.
renecyberdoc
interesting information ,but when i read it my back hurts-heheheh. rough work in the old days and still is. fascinating tool.and great shot. thanks for the info.
ladyinblack
Great closeup shot Mike!
eekdog Online Now!
cool mike, i like the pov on this one better, steve
flaviok
Excelente informação e captura meu amigo, aplausos (5)
Syltermermaid
Excellent shot Mike and thanks for sharing!!! Hugs Ute
mikeerson
You couldn't do it could you Mike? You couldn't just walk away - lol
jocko500
wonderful pov. love this old type stuff