Posted by: burleytog     Hay rake?   

hay rake[ch8194] noun

a farm implement used to rake hay from a swath into a windrow.

burleytog- I think you might be right in that it is part of a harrow.

I'm pretty sure that is a cultivator. It's adjustable for the width of the row being cultivated. It would follow right behind the wheel of a tractor like the cultivators in this picture:

Posted by: burleytog Hay rake?

hay rake[ch8194] noun

a farm implement used to rake hay from a swath into a windrow.

burleytog- I think you might be right in that it is part of a harrow.

I'm intimately familiar with hay rakes.  And that, sir, is no hay rake.

Doesn't anyone have an old copy of the Redneck Almanac that would have a picture of it? ;D

I just went back out and was able to lift it out of the ground.

There were spots for wheels, but no wheels.

The rods that were in the ground were curved and shaped a little like a hand shovel.

I would have gotten a picture, but I don't have a flash on my phone.

Just thought I'd let you guys know.

it is definitely a harrow, they come in endless shapes, sizes and styles.

It probably is some type of farm equipment, but now I'm wondering how it ended up in the middle of the woods. :-?

What is now woods could have been open farmland just 30 years ago.

My father's farm is now a complete pine forest. And that's only in 15 years. Pretty damned depressing.