Hay Baler
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brwhiz
N 37° 41.292 W 113° 03.773
12S E 318110 N 4173223
This piece of Old Agricultural Equipment is on display in the outdoor exhibit yard of the Frontier Homestead State Park Museum in Cedar City.
Waymark Code: WMJ2P6
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 09/12/2013
Views: 2
This is one of the earliest versions of a hay baler or hay press. It was powered by a horse and fed by hand. Grooved slabs of wood would be fed in to separate bales and operators on either side of the baler would pass binding wires around the bales utilizing the grooves in the slabs. The wires kept the hay compressed into bales.
Use or Purpose of Equipment: Compressing hay into bales
Approximate age: 100 years
Still in Use?: No
Location:
Frontier Homestead State Park Museum
Fee for Access: yes
Manufacturer and model: Not listed
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