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Majorman · Nov 21, 2023

Allis Chalmers crawler with an early reaper. The reaper is the type where you sit on it with a large rake and pull the crop into bunches for workers behind to tie up into sheaves.
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Athol Carr · Nov 21, 2023

Sometimes referred to as a Dropper, operator uses a rake to lay crop on arms behind mower-bar and when a decent sized bundle on arms presses a pedal to lower the arms so that the stubble between the arms pulls the bundle of the arms.

db4600 · Nov 21, 2023

In my younger days one could find many similar attachments hanging on shed walls. Domestically there was a basket that bolted to the sickle bar. The basket had flat straps of varying length with a curl end at the end of each strap. The intent was to roll the crop into a windrow behind the mower. An old neighbor said they worked in tall meadow grass but worked best if a man walked behind with a pitchfork and set the windrow as it came off the basket.

ADB-Ia · Nov 21, 2023

We had one of those in the scrap iron pile when I was a kid. Spring steel that was very difficult to work with when trying to fit it to repair anything.

MNGB · Nov 21, 2023

Majorman was that reaper an English design have never seen one like it before
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Majorman · Nov 21, 2023

Yes, but I do not know who made it. Will do some research.

MNGB · Nov 21, 2023

Thanks Majorman, also doyou ave ay other pictures

37 chief · Nov 21, 2023

The allis Chalmers Model M is a good tractor. When I was doing disking for others that is what I used. The tractor is the right size to haul on my chevy flat bed with an 8 ft disk. The one in the picture is a narrow gage with the narrow tracks. Stan

Athol Carr · Nov 21, 2023

Here is an earlier version of the same thing, There were other makers who made an harvesting machine only, not an attachment to a mower. Also, Deutz had a similar attachement for their side-mounted mower for their F1M414 11 Hp single-cylinder diesel tractor of 1936. They had an extra seat added over the right-hand fender for the man with the rake.

Athol Carr · Nov 21, 2023

I kenw I had some photographs somewhere. Here is a Back-Delivery Reaper made by Reid & Gray Ltd, Dunedin, New Zealand, in 1886

MNGB · Nov 21, 2023

Thank you for the pictures Athol Carr I found them very interesting
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Athol Carr · Nov 21, 2023

This a catalogue picture of the Reid & Gray Back-Delivery reaper, sometimes referred to as a 'Tilter

Athol Carr · Nov 21, 2023

These were for windrowing the hay, the curved steel are rolled the hay away from the grass-board and laid it in a row behind the mower

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