Hay Lifters
Posted by: 
brwhiz
N 39° 53.190 W 087° 18.253
16S E 473989 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: WMHHEX
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.
The group of suspended devices in the photos was used to lift hay to the upper story of a barn, either in loose or baled form. The tines were opened and dropped into the loose hay or attached to a bale which was then lifted up and into the barn where it was released. Just like those crane claws you see in the amusement devices where you try to grab a toy or other prize. With these hay lifting devices you always won!