MOWER OF SOMETHING

[HP 28-50]

On the side of the shed at home we had a piece of something that reminded my young mind of half leaf rake. I never had enough interest to ask pa what it was. Thirty years later I drove by one on the side of the old granary on a very modern daiy farm. The attachment is a flat stock about 6' long with 8 to 10 flat bars of decreasing length perpendicular to the stock. When I quized some of my more vintage siblings I discovered that it is a windrower for a cicle mower. Later I ran across an old neighbor that recalled cutting grain with one. His job was to walk behind the JD #7 with the fork to help the cut grain off the windrower and into a row. That sounds like it was alot more fun than catchin' frogs or fishing. Has anyone out there worked with these?

 

[JMS/.MN]

Yes- cutting flax with six foot mower, about 1952. Windrow was picked up by Model 60 AC combine with flax roll, on a WC.

 

[Loren in MN]

Implement photos to the left shows a Case #5 horse mower with a windrower attached. I have a couple of 'em.

 

[RayP(MI)]

Swather?