Horse-drawn International Harvester Big-6 Sickle
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brwhiz
N 44° 20.877 W 106° 41.977
13T E 364533 N 4911924
This piece of Old Agricultural Equipment is on display in a small park next to the Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum at 100 Fort Street in downtown Buffalo, Wyoming.
Waymark Code: WMHY5V
Location: Wyoming, United States
Date Posted: 08/26/2013
Views: 3
Sickles were used to cut grass, alfalfa, or other crops to be gathered as hay and fed to livestock. The power to drive the oscillating sickle blade was derived from gears that transfered power from the sickle's large wheels.
Use or Purpose of Equipment: Cutting crops or mowing grass/weeds
Approximate age: 120 years
Manufacturer and model: International Harvester Big-6
Still in Use?: No
Location:
Park next to Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum
Fee for Access: no
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