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SisterPixie OP t1_ixs1alm wrote

Reply to comment by wowsosquare in My grandmother in 1940. by SisterPixie

I’m not quite sure if it’s the back of a tractor or part of a fencing type thing.

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notfromchicago t1_ixs24d5 wrote

It is some sort of pull behind farm equipment. Those levers are what controls it. Possibly a sickle mower.

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grambell789 t1_ixuhepc wrote

my money is on a harrow. sickle mower has lots of moving parts and needs to be kept very carefully in shed to keep it from rusting. harrows are often left outside. also a sickle mower had seat on far right side of machine, directly behind horse, that way sickle extended to the left and horse and non cutting part of machine wasn't trampling down hay when mowing.

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wowsosquare t1_ixs5gjn wrote

Is this some old family farm building she's in front of? She looks like a self assured young lady! What's her story?

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