Have you ever used this?

[130ROY]

 

[Larry H.]

Hay Knife ?

 

[funky_g00]

yes, but only a couple times out of curiosity. I have two or three of them lying around.

 

[Tony in SD]

Yes. Saved the day a few times.

 

[Brian G. NY]

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My ol' man told me that in the days when hay was put away in the haymow (hayloft) by hand with a pitchfork there should never be a need for the hayknife as the hay could be removed forkful by forkful in the reverse order it was put in. Having said that, there was always one around at the farm. As a matter of fact, I still have it.

 

[Caryc]

I have a little newer version of it that I use once in a while.

 

[chvet73]

When I was growing up in Maryland I remember crews by the roads using the one like Cary shows.

 

[tom upton]

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Not without handles!

 

[Caryc]

When I was growing up in Maryland I remember crews by the roads using the one like Cary shows.

My scythe is for clearing small brush. Reaping scythes have a much longer blade. I forget where it was now but there is a video on the net that shows a contest between a guy using a scythe and a guy using a weed whacker. They were mowing equal patches of weeds. The stuff was like between two and three feet high. Each guy had a section about 12 feet wide by about 30 feet long. Believe it or not, the guy with the scythe beat the weed whacker. He actually beat the crap out of him.

Found the video.

https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/32s93m

 

[Jim.ME]

I have a little newer version of it that I use once in a while.

Sorry but your scythe is not a version of a hay knife, they have different functions. Here is a link to a hay knife in use.

Hay knife

 

[rustred]

The knife 130roy posted , and this scythe is used for 2 totally different jobs. The hay knife is to cut stacked loose hay from top to bottom like cutting bread. There is also the other type with knife sections on it and you push it with your foot to cut the hay. The scythe is to cut growing hay or crop.

 

[Caryc]

Sorry but your scythe is not a version of a hay knife, they have different functions. Here is a link to a hay knife in use.

Hay knife

I never said it was a hay knife. Obviously they are different tools. Thanks for the video, That's a pretty cool tool. Although I think it really should be called a hay saw.

 

[Jim.ME]

I never said it was a hay knife. Obviously they are different tools. Thanks for the video, That's a pretty cool tool. Although I think it really should be called a hay saw.

No, you didn't say you had a hay knife. My apologies, I guess I misunderstood what you posted; "I have a little newer version of it that I use once in a while." with the picture of your scythe, below that.

 

[Caryc]

No, you didn't say you had a hay knife. My apologies, I guess I misunderstood what you posted; "I have a little newer version of it that I use once in a while." with the picture of your scythe, below that.

I actually didn't know what a hay knife was. Thanks for setting me straight. It looks like a good tool that could come in handy today. Are the rounded teeth actually sharpened on that thing?

 

[Jim.ME]

I actually didn't know what a hay knife was. Thanks for setting me straight. It looks like a good tool that could come in handy today. Are the rounded teeth actually sharpened on that thing?

Yes, they are sharpened and work better if smooth, not rusty.

 

[Bill in Colo]

Used the hay knife a few times in the late fifties so we didnt disturb the top on the part of the hay stack we were not going to use.

 

[PJH]

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I've never used one, but I have inherited one. It's hanging on my shop wall. The old folks, now deceased, told me that it was used to cut into hay stacks that were stored outside of the barn. There is no one left to clarify the story.

 

[TedinNE]

Yes we stacked some clover one time. Only way we could get it out of the stck was to saw some sections. Did not have a loader inthose days.

 

[Pipestem]

Sorry but your scythe is not a version of a hay knife, they have different functions. Here is a link to a hay knife in use.

Hay knife

Never knew such a tool existed till now. Works pretty slick in that video.

 

[John Deere D]

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I have the twin to your Hay Knife....and yes in the 60's we used it.
Thanks for posting the pic.