Old Threshing Machine

[IluvABbeef]

Dad and Grandpa's looking to get rid of this old machine, been on Grandpa's place for a loooooong time, if anyone's interested PM me.

Btw, it don't work no more. But can be salvaged for parts.

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[Bez>]

I have been on the feeding end of those machines many times in my younger day.

I graduated to that position from "belt tender".

Bez>

 

[Earl Thigpen]

Just curious, what did it thrash, grains (Sorgum, Hygear, Maize) or was it peanuts? Or none of the above?

What a beaut, eh?

 

[MikeC]

Scrap prices are at an all time high.

7 1/2 cents per lb here. ;-)

 

[IluvABbeef]

Just curious, what did it thrash, grains (Sorgum, Hygear, Maize) or was it peanuts? Or none of the above?

What a beaut, eh?

I'm not sure, but it was probably some sort of cereal grain like barley, before the combine ever came to be on the farm that used that machine.

yeah, sure is. ;-)

 

[Bez>]

Just curious, what did it thrash, grains (Sorgum, Hygear, Maize) or was it peanuts? Or none of the above?

What a beaut, eh?

Wheat and barley are the two main crops from that era and area.

Bez>

 

[shorty]

I don't know if there are any amish in your area, but amish around here still use them.