Horse-Drawn 6-Disc Harrow
Posted by: brwhiz
N 39° 53.190 W 087° 18.251
16S E 473992 N 4415204
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: WMHHEF
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.
Disc harrows are used to eliminate weeds and break up the soil surface immediately before planting. The angle of the arms could be adjusted to increase the amount of 'bite' by each disc is cases were more aggressive turning of the soil was required.