Pasture Archeology (what is this thing)

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I stumbled across this while making my way through some think underbrush on part of my land. Heavy rains have uncovered some kind of,,,something,, in this creekbed. I am slowly digging it out. Anyone know what it is? I would LOVE to find a picture of what it is supposed to look like. I will update my website as the adventure continues. Here is a link, once there, click on Pasture Archeology.

tedsrockets

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Reel mower.
 
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Could part of it be the knoter from a binder???:confused:
 
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Egon said:
Could part of it be the knoter from a binder???:confused:
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That is what I am thinking. I hope to find a marking on it somewhere. I don't think the entire reaper-binder is here. But then again there is some kind of structure about 10-12 feet "behind" this thing that seems to be connected. We thought it might be spare or worn out parts sitting on an old trailer. Either way, there seems to be a lot of digging needed to get it out of the ground. But hey, this is fun!
 
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actually i am thinking that is one of the old day corn choppers. They use cut the stalks then feed them into a machine that would chop them up. The cutters looked a lot like these.
 
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Corn was grown up here in North Texas but that shape of the middle "blade" makes me think it is a binder. It has groves and a hole that make it look like a sewing needle. Looks like it was made to handle twine.

Tedster
 
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Maybe a tiller ? / Can you tell if it is tractor powered or pulled by a mule ?
 
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Too early to tell how it was powered but I am willing to bet it was horse or mule drawn.
 
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Some new pictures added to my website for this project. Day 4 of the project. I put some pictures in to give you an idea of the dig site. Lots of folks looking, anyone seen one before? Still looking for a photo of this type implement. Lots of digging to go.

tedsrockets

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