What is this machine?
Mar 19, 2020 15:07:05 #
alliebess
Loc: suburban Philadelphia
This old farm machine sits on the lawn beside an old stone barn in Valley Forge National Historical Park. It's behind a chain link fence so can't get many angles.
Mar 19, 2020 15:09:47 #
alliebess wrote:
This old farm machine sits on the lawn beside an old stone barn in Valley Forge National Historical Park. It's behind a chain link fence so can't get many angles.
A portable water pump perhaps?
Mar 19, 2020 15:13:25 #
With all that hose, it sure does look like some kind of a gas powered, portable pump. But then why the apparent tank that it sits on? Fuel for the engine? Seems like a lot of fuel for such a small engine.
Interesting for sure.
Interesting for sure.
Mar 19, 2020 15:14:11 #
Doc Barry wrote:
A portable water pump perhaps?
That's what I was thinking.
Mar 19, 2020 15:26:03 #
Mar 19, 2020 15:26:03 #
A very primitive fire extinguisher or fire truck? It could be hauled into place by pulling on the front handles.
Mar 19, 2020 15:32:08 #
Mar 19, 2020 15:40:49 #
Mar 19, 2020 15:43:04 #
Chromodynamics6
Loc: Beverly Hills Ca.
alliebess wrote:
This old farm machine sits on the lawn beside an old stone barn in Valley Forge National Historical Park. It's behind a chain link fence so can't get many angles.
Mar 19, 2020 15:49:55 #
alliebess
Loc: suburban Philadelphia
SuperflyTNT wrote:
Interesting that it looks like it still gets used.
To my knowledge, only farming currently done on this site is haying and that is taken care of by someone not associated with the park. This thing has sat is place for at least three years or so, since I have been walking on the farm.
Mar 19, 2020 16:10:29 #
alliebess wrote:
This old farm machine sits on the lawn beside an old stone barn in Valley Forge National Historical Park. It's behind a chain link fence so can't get many angles.
Anyone at the Valley Forge National Historical Park you can ask?
(610) 783-1099
Mar 19, 2020 16:21:45 #
Mar 19, 2020 17:22:40 #
We had a lot more modern tool like that for spraying blackberries (they are one of Australia's worst weeds), on our farm.
Mar 19, 2020 18:01:53 #
aardq wrote:
With all that hose, it sure does look like some kind of a gas powered, portable pump. But then why the apparent tank that it sits on? Fuel for the engine? Seems like a lot of fuel for such a small engine.
Interesting for sure.
Interesting for sure.
Gasoline in a wooden tank?
Mar 19, 2020 19:56:21 #
alliebess wrote:
This old farm machine sits on the lawn beside an old stone barn in Valley Forge National Historical Park. It's behind a chain link fence so can't get many angles.
A crop sprayer?
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