McCormick-Deering International Harvester No. 7 Sickle Mower
Posted by: brwhiz
N 39° 53.183 W 087° 18.248
16S E 473996 N 4415191
This piece of Old Agricultural Equipment is on display in an improvised quasi-museum called Patton's Corner along a well-traveled route used by tourists to visit the covered bridges for which Parke County is famous.
Waymark Code: WMHHE5
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 07/11/2013
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A local farmer, probably with the last name of Patton, has become a magnet for all of the old agricultural implements and tools that other farmers in the area want to clear off their land. So he has improvised this display for passing tourists to stop and view.
This is the second No. 7 mower at this site. This machine also has the International (IH) logo on the gearbox cover.
A sickle is used to cut grass or hay to be used as feed for livestock. After being cut by the sickle the material was allowed to dry naturally before being gathered and stacked for storage.