Question on old hay rake

E R · Mar 9, 2011

I have nine old farm plowing tools I got from my Grandfather old farm he use years ago. A few parts missing on most all of them.

One is A hay rake, I see J D. on it. I see A sprocket gear on inside of right wheel. See it on close up photo.

Question, does anyone know what this sprocket could have posible been use for on A horse drawn rake? Just on right side.
It does not connect to anything.

E R

Goose · Mar 9, 2011

There was probably a hookup to the foot pedal with a hook that grabbed the sprocket to lift the tines and dump the accumulated hay.

LenND · Mar 9, 2011

I agree with Goose. It was used to trip the rake when it got full.

E R · Mar 10, 2011

Yes, that had to be the answer. I did not think of that. There had to be A way to dump the hay, that is it. A few parts may be missing.

Thanks to Goose & Len .
E R

GVSII · Mar 10, 2011

(quoted from post at 18:53:09 03/09/11) I have nine old farm plowing tools I got from my Grandfather old farm he use years ago. A few parts missing on most all of them.

One is A hay rake, I see J D. on it. I see A sprocket gear on inside of right wheel. See it on close up photo.

Question, does anyone know what this sprocket could have posible been use for on A horse drawn rake? Just on right side.
It does not connect to anything.

E R

Everytime I see one of those dump rakes I think of a time when a friend and I decided to finish off a hay field useing a dump rake and a john deere M. He is driveing the M and I'm on the rake. Windrows looked like a snake trail.

LenND · Mar 10, 2011

I hate to admit it but I raked quite a few acres on one like that with a team of horses. And the air conditioner didn't work worth a darn. LOL

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