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Canon Image Challenge | all galleries >> CIC 216: Shake, Rattle & Roll >> Eligible > 17 Retired
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Paul

17 Retired

Retired Just like me!
This farm implement should qualify for all 3 of the challenge requirements back when it was being used on the farm.
I ran across this on a wonderful hiking trail at Clinton lake overlooking the lake.


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Canon Image Challenge15-Apr-2021 21:36
When we first came upon this I hollered out to the hiking party to stop I want to take a picture. I was bringing up the rear and the 5 others walked right past it without even a 2nd glance. My first thoughts were it was a hay rake but as I studied it closer I realized that’s not what it was and before I could fully analyze it the party was making it known they were getting a little impatient and wanted to get moving again. I’ll figure it out later from the photos because I knew we had about 2 miles to go and the sun was dropping fast.

I am a experienced hiker and objected earlier in the hike that it might not be wise to continue all the way around since we started about 5:00 but was ignored by the others. We made it back to the campsite just as the sun was going down. Foolish foolish foolish. I was the only one with water and no one including me had a light. I was getting somewhat concerned until we-popped over the final ridge into the parking lot at the trailhead. Then we had to prepare dinner in the dark. Paul
Canon Image Challenge15-Apr-2021 13:26
Those longer metal tines look like they will break down the soil that has been turned with a plow. As this moves right to left in the photo, those rotating tines will break up the large clumps of dirt , smoothing it out before seed is planted.

Jim
Canon Image Challenge15-Apr-2021 10:38
This definitely looks like it ticks all the boxes. Nice find.
I'm having a problem working out what it does though. Is it a rake, seed sower, soil aerator?

Mick
Canon Image Challenge15-Apr-2021 02:54
This brings back some fond memories.
I used to ride a device like this as we helped our neighbor rake and bale his hay field behind our house.

It certainly shook and rattled as it rolled along.

Jim
Canon Image Challenge13-Apr-2021 08:35
Yep, it does look like it would do all three....all at the same time! I like your B&W treatment also. Traveller