I need to know what this is for 25$. Please help me.
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This is an old piece is a part of a antique Tiller/cultivator. It is used as a attachment that was pulled to grade and break up soil for gardening -www.ebay.com/
I believe you have a modified vintage tiller/rake that was pulled by a tractor as there is no seat for it to have been pulled by a horse or mule.
I believe it was probably made from another tiller or rake to be used for a special project. Maybe hand made from parts of other machinery.
I believe it was turned into a small hay rake as the tines are too far apart for tilling. It is also too light weight for tilling.
Many people do not know the different in a tiller and a cultivator.
The purpose of a tiller is to break up hard and compact soil, whereas a garden cultivator is used to mix up soil that is already loose and stir in compost or fertilizer so that it is ready for planting.
Here is vintage cultivator:
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You can see from this old tiller how the tines are much closer together and almost straight so your picture looks like it was a handmade hay rake.
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Possibly a horsedrawn hayrack. The piece laying against it looks like a mowing scythe.
I know this photo has been on here a while but I wanted to share with you some information my husband found. There is a photo in Mother Earth News Feb./March magazine of an item that looks similar to the item in your photo. According to that article, the item is a cradle scythe. Here's a link to a photo online of a cradle scythe
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