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05-04-2010, 04:46 PM
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Restoring an old harrow.
A neighbor offered me a 12-foot wide harrow for taking it away. I also got 4"teeth" to install in the gaps in the 3 rows of spring teeth. The harrow is set up for 3 rows 4 feet wide of teeth and each of the 3 "gangs of 4 feet" has its own depth control handle.
I finally drilled the holes in the base of the teeth to fit the brackets on the frame to mount the teeth. I used a ratchet and twisted off a few of the rusty bolts. A trip to the hardware store got replacement bolts. The harrow (some locals call it a "drag") ,set deep, did a wonderful job tilling both of our gardens. The neighbor thinks the drag is about 90 years old and was horse-drawn in the Early Days. Well, it still works great and someone else will use it 90 years from now. Adam
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05-04-2010, 05:30 PM
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Good for you, I hate to see a perfectly functional piece of equipment go to waste just because it is "old". How about including some pics?
GoodOlBoy
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05-05-2010, 05:46 AM
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Adam
Must have been a harrowing experience! jplonghunter
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05-05-2010, 06:06 PM
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jplonghunter,
LOL! You are a wit. We have a scanner function on the printer and a new digital camera. I am an old guy, BUT I will do a lot of reading and post some pictures here soon. Adam
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