A What Is It Quiz by bmac62
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Renderosity farmers please hold off and give the Renderosity city-slickers a chance:-)
I live near farms but have to put myself in the city-slicker category. This took me a little while to figure out but I got it.
One place I looked, it was simply labeled, "the scariest machine I've ever seen". LOL
Have fun,
Bill
Comments (39)
PD154
Thresher?...Reaper?...Either way up, it a cool shot Bill
West_coaster07
Great capture of this.....and yes I do know what it is...smiles
goodoleboy
All kinds of things run through my mind, and they have nothing to do with farms. Okay, I'll give it a go: a thrasher, thresher, collector, cotton seed separater, a cultivator, even though the wheels are high off the ground. Whatever it is, it must have something to do with disturbing the status quo of plants and/or soil. Or, maybe it beats the heck out of foraging and predatory insects.
tizjezzme
I say a cultivator, made out of old fashioned bicycle wheels/rims/spokes :)
Richardphotos
I have seen these many times around Texas/Okla. but no idea what they are for. excellent find
MrsRatbag
I'd vote cultivator, but I'm tempted to say it's a homemade instrument for making modern art (each wheel dipped into a different color, and then the machine turned on and aimed at a huge canvas on the wall, a la Jackson Pollock)
GBCalls
Lol- I must keep quiet then...as I have lived in farm country all my life. A common sight here.
kenmo
Wow....what is it? Scary indeed...!!!
RIGO40
great work here...5+++++++++++++++
rrubens23
Its a hay rake
orig_buggy
are u in iowa??? ...lol..
CavalierLady
If my Dad were alive, he could answer that question in a heartbeat. Turns the mown hay over so it can air out and dry more evenly is my guess.
npauling
We had one of these when I lived on the farm it is a hay rake. Great capture.
flavia49
Fantastic shot!!! Well, just stones and water here in Venice (Italy), so no answer!
sandra46
fantastic shot. I think it's a machine to take hay to a binder machine. I don't know the names in farmers' language ;D)
sschweiger
Someone said it first...it is a hay rake. I'm a farm boy. I've used one just about like it. It's hay season around here right now.
beachzz
I have no idea, but I know I'll stay out of its way!! Great shot of some nasty looking machinery!!
bimm3d
wonderful photo!! :)
auntietk
I'm so glad people are already knowing the answer, because of course you gave it away to me earlier today when we were talking about what you were photographing! I was going to be good and not "guess" anyway. :D Denise's answer is best. I love the idea of dipping these in paint and letting them whirl!
bmac62
YES...TODAY SEEMED TO BE HAY DAY HERE. About half the respondents above have given the correct answer or obviously know what it is...A HAY RAKE. I, as a city slicker, growing up near farm country knew what it did but had trouble naming it. After field grass is cut/mowed, this gizmo comes along and turns the new mown hay over and leaves it in rows to dry before the baler or press comes along and bales it into the old fashioned rectangular blocks or the modern, huge rolls.
cfulton
You are all wrong... 'tis a thingymagifta to keep the crows away from the crops, invented by the scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz when he got tired of constantly cleaning his clothing. Great quiz and reading of the replies! Clive (Suburban Worrier)
Meisiekind
Hey - when I looked at the image before I started reading the comments, I thought it was a rake of sorts... I fell better than with the Turbo prop aircraft of yesterday... blush Fantastic image Bill and very scary looking! :)
Buffalo1
Hay rake? NOT! It is a whirling death machine left over from a "space aliens attack" movie of the 1950s. (A guy who grew up next to a steel mill knows more than you would think!)
lyron
Great capture!!
durleybeachbum
Great to find out ate last! I have a pic of a derelict one of these from Brenda's farm, and kept forgetting to ask her what it was. I LOVE Denise's answer!
bazza
Very nice capture for all the city slickers ;-)
stick
I don't know the real name for it but I would say a hay rake.
THROBBE
Wow Bill, that's one heck of a machine. Looks like it's as scary to operate as it looks! LOL!
skipper62
I'm a city slicker but it's a whip-a-diddle. At least that's what I call it. It whips up the hay after it has been cut to dry it out and make it easier for the baling machine to gather it up. At least that's what I think it is. Of course it would make a good crowd control device in some far off riot torn country.
MagikUnicorn
Stunning discovery ;-)