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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
I SAY TOMATO, YOU SAY...?
I would like to know what this piece of equipment is, and just how it worked. When I bought it, they told me it was a tomato planter, but didn't know anything else.
The operators rode backward. It has storage bins, apparently to hold the plants. The barrel must be for water, as it has some sort of injector connected to the barrel that must open a stopper when lifted by a lug on the drive chain.
The levers raise and lower a set of wheels in the center that, when in the down position, must cover the trench that the plants are some how set in. The levers also operate a chain with fingers attached that goes from top to bottom, and then to the ground.
-Richard Hak, 2260 Weigl Rd., Saginaw, Ml 48609; (517) 781-3005
READER CHALLENGE: DO YOU KNOW THIS TRACTOR?
This picture is from a 1925 Farm Mechanics magazine of a tractor that was introduced at that time. I thought you might be interested in using it for a mystery picture. Keep up the good work.
-John Kelly, 4504 10th Ave., Armstrong, lA 50514
DNR NEEDS HELP WITH HAY PRESS RESTORATION
As a supporter of our local Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR), I wish to hear from anyone who knows about the operation of the hay press. It was usually used near a navigable river for transporting the huge bales and was in a permanent structure such as a barn built for this purpose. Our Indiana DNR has been given a hay press, which they have dismantled piece by piece. They intend to put it back together and use it for a working demonstration. Research shows that this piece was patented in the early 1840s and there are only five known in existence. Thank you in advance for your help.
-Hugh Jackson, 3765 Totten Ford Rd.NW, Depauw, IN 47115-8252
LONGTIME COLLECTOR BUSY AT WORK
I have collected farm equipment for more than 40 years, starting with fly wheel engines. I got my Hart-Parr in 1960, and am currently rebuilding a 1913 Frick 16 hp steam engine- every bolt is out of it and I am rebuilding it one piece at a time. I have my own machine shop, tool room, etc, and have worked 40 years in industrial machine repair. It is great to see someone actively promoting the equipment that was used with the tractors and engines. Shows come into their real purpose when equipment is demonstrated doing its intended work.-David Pence, 4761 S. Co. Home Rd., Bluffton, IN 46714