Rebel 846 Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 I'm not sure if there are any lads on here into antique farm machinery, I came across this in the haggard of an old farm house. Anyone got an idea what it was used for? Thanks, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dytkos 17,973 Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Its a crusher of some sort for pulping crops of some description. Sorry that doesn't help much, I'm sure at the back of my mind I know more but fecked if I can remember Cheers, D. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Would it be for pulping beet For animal feed. atb j. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Truther 1,579 Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Beet pulper with the top box/chute missing maybe? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 It would be nice if it was sand blasted and painted for a lawn ornament. atb j. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mad4it 695 Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 it a beet crusher, the hoppers missing yes it would look nice sand blasted and painted for a garden ornament. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dytkos 17,973 Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Would it be for pulping beet For animal feed. atb j. Spot on mate, I've remembered, theres's one ouitside the local pub LOL Cheers, D. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Love looking at the old horse drawn farm machinery. Would like to have them around the house for ornaments. Pity a lot of these things went to the scrap heap. atb j. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jigsaw 11,902 Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 so thats why you were asking me about hammerite paint you old sly dog lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Never mind the hammer [BANNED TEXT] jig lead paint all the way. Have a horse cart here that my grandfather made in the 50s and he painted it with lead paint. It's still like brand new. Pity it's banned. atb j Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rebel 846 Posted March 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 so thats why you were asking me about hammerite paint you old sly dog lol Haha, no that would be way beyond my capabilities. This is what I was asking you about, I might just about manage this? A pot/bastible and hanger, I'm going to make a bit of a garden feature out of it and put a few plants in it. Well thats the plan anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rebel 846 Posted March 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 it a beet crusher, the hoppers missing yes it would look nice sand blasted and painted for a garden ornament. I'm not into this kind of thing, but when I saw it, I thought the same thing, it would make a great garden ornament. Beet crusher seems to be the general consensus, however below is the type of beet/turnip crusher that would have been normally used in this area and you would see a lot of them around. The pictures above looks like a more sophisticated machine. The man that owns the land now, thought it was used for crushing/shredding furze for feed/bedding? https://www.google.ie/search?q=antique+beet+pulper&biw=1138&bih=526&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=EHEDVeHpGevjywPsh4KABA&ved=0CDUQsAQ#tbm=isch&q=antique+beet+crusher&imgdii=_&imgrc=__3FUsOk1tEu2M%253A%3BDCZMnlFvzFTcgM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.agriculturalmuseumbrook.org.uk%252Fgraphics%252FRoot%252520chopper.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.wildfood.info%252Fviewtopic.php%253Ff%253D51%2526t%253D5241%3B548%3B592 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neal 1,930 Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 I thought it was a foot scraper for M.Ps and RSPCA officials. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mad4it 695 Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 I thought it was a foot scraper for M.Ps and RSPCA officials. head custer for the above. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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