Antique hayloader and the Filley Stone Barn
Jun 17, 2023 06:49:53 #
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Jun 17, 2023 08:44:57 #
Nice shot, Jack. I haven't seen one of those since I was a kid. We had an old one sitting in a corner in our barn lot.
Jun 17, 2023 08:48:12 #
Nice image. The neighboring ranch had one and found out there a pain to use. We stuck
with the beaver tail.
with the beaver tail.
Jun 17, 2023 09:43:56 #
Manglesphoto wrote:
Great Image
I take it this loader was for loose hay
I take it this loader was for loose hay
Thanks Frank. Yes, loose hay that has been windrowed.
JackM
Jun 17, 2023 09:49:46 #
Buildrt wrote:
Nice shot, I flinched a wee bit over calling the hayloader an antique since I remember them so well. 
Thankd Buildrt. Yes, I know what you mean. I see tractors made in the '50s call antiques and all the tractors I grew up on were '30s and '40s built. We bailed hay so I never worked with this type of hay loader although I can remember seeing bailers with two workers hand tying the bales. One of my grandfathers put up loose hay but, like some other farmers, used a homemade hay buck to pick it up.
JackM
Jun 17, 2023 09:50:28 #
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Jun 17, 2023 09:52:15 #
jaymatt wrote:
Nice shot, Jack. I haven't seen one of those since I was a kid. We had an old one sitting in a corner in our barn lot.
Thanks John. I never actually saw one in use. Farmers around my parts used homemade hay bucks if they put up hay stacks.
JackM
Jun 17, 2023 09:54:00 #
Bultaco wrote:
Nice image. The neighboring ranch had one and found out there a pain to use. We stuck
with the beaver tail.
with the beaver tail.
Thanks Bultaco. Never seen one in use but it looks very clumsy with lots of things to wear out.
JackM
Jun 17, 2023 16:35:30 #
Now an historical contraption, very photogenic and nicely exposed in black-and-white. Thanks for sharing.
jackm1943 wrote:
This is an antique hayloader near the historic Fil... (show quote)
Jun 17, 2023 17:51:26 #
jackm1943 wrote:
Thanks Dodie. At the time I took the picture, I didn't realize how the loader works and thought I was photographing it from the front. If I had known I was actually looking at the back of the loader, I might have shot from a different angle. I'm glad I took it as is.
JackM
JackM
Another very fine photo. Thanks for the memories although I still remember how the dust would plug me up and make me itch. If my memory is correct the front side was not as photogenic, just the underside of the ramp and the hitch to attach to the back of the wagon. I do remember standing in the front of the wagon and climbing the front standard while Dad stacked the loose hay higher and higher. By the early 1950’s we had started bailing and a relative bought it to continue using it.
Jun 17, 2023 19:16:20 #
Jun 17, 2023 22:59:15 #
anotherview wrote:
Now an historical contraption, very photogenic and nicely exposed in black-and-white. Thanks for sharing.
You're welcome anotherview, thanks for looking in.
JackM
Jun 17, 2023 23:03:40 #
clickety wrote:
Another very fine photo. Thanks for the memories although I still remember how the dust would plug me up and make me itch. If my memory is correct the front side was not as photogenic, just the underside of the ramp and the hitch to attach to the back of the wagon. I do remember standing in the front of the wagon and climbing the front standard while Dad stacked the loose hay higher and higher. By the early 1950’s we had started bailing and a relative bought it to continue using it.
Sounds like you have lots of memories. Putting up hay was the very least favorite job on the farm for me. It was usually done in the summer heat, working either in the hot sun or a stifling barn. My dad liked to bale while the alfalfa was still a little wet and the bales weighed 70-80 pounds. Ugh.
JackM
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