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55 50 Ron 07-08-2012 10:09:15 209.131.230.254 Report to Moderator	Another implement that we don't know what it's called or what it does. The tank is a barrel on it's side and there is a hose that attaches to the tank and carries liquid (fertilizer or weed spray??) to a nozzle arrangement that appears to run in the dirt. There is seating for three, one on the tank and two behind. Very wide front wheel. Fenders on the large rear wheels that projected rearward. Very puzzling!!. [Reply]   [No Email]
Bill46 07-09-2012 04:58:04 69.174.87.108 Report to Moderator	Re: Another item to identify, please. in reply to 55 50 Ron, 07-08-2012 10:09:15   Man, I rode a million miles on those things... [Reply]  [No Email]
Diydave 07-08-2012 15:59:23 96.244.153.137 Report to Moderator	Re: Another item to identify, please. in reply to 55 50 Ron, 07-08-2012 10:09:15   It's a TOBACCO transplanter! Them planters built everything worthwhile, in the state of MD! Paid off a lot of farms, built a lot of barns, paid a lot of taxes. Now taxes are higher than ever, and nobody can figure a way out! [Reply]  [No Email]
55 50 Ron 07-08-2012 13:30:36 209.131.230.254 Report to Moderator	Re: Another item to identify, please. in reply to 55 50 Ron, 07-08-2012 10:09:15   Thanks for all the great information from a great bunch of people. These are implements located at the Minnesota Agricultural Interpretive Center near Waseca, MN. Commonly called "Farmamerica". It's purpose is to preserve and teach agricultural history to anyone interested in learning. Our Fall Fair will be Sept 8 and 9. We would sure like to have you be an attendee at this Fair. There is a web site for anyone interested. www.farmamerica.org [Reply]  [No Email]
paul 07-08-2012 14:15:35 66.60.222.48 Report to Moderator	Re: Another item to identify, please. in reply to 55 50 Ron, 07-08-2012 13:30:36   So close to me (New Ulm) and I'd never seen anything like that packer deal. I at least guessed the transplanter right. And then figured the big heavy wheels must be a row packer, put the dirt back down on each side. But never seen anything like it. --->Paul [Reply]  [No Email]
Duner Wi 07-08-2012 14:08:09 216.226.80.242 Report to Moderator	Re: Another item to identify, please. in reply to 55 50 Ron, 07-08-2012 13:30:36   We used it for potatoes as well. The shoes for covering were removed after planting and stored in an oily gunny sack to keep them from rusting. [Reply]  [No Email]
TomH in Pa 07-08-2012 12:39:19 67.235.13.230 Report to Moderator	Re: Another item to identify, please. in reply to 55 50 Ron, 07-08-2012 10:09:15   Amish still use them [Reply]  [No Email]
Allan In NE 07-08-2012 11:11:57 148.66.98.174 Report to Moderator	Re: Another item to identify, please. in reply to 55 50 Ron, 07-08-2012 10:09:15   They were used to plant trees out here. Water in the barrel. First implement is the soil compressor. Allan [Reply]  [No Email]
Bill(Wis) 07-08-2012 16:40:16 184.75.123.14 Report to Moderator	Re: Another item to identify, please. in reply to Allan In NE, 07-08-2012 11:11:57   You have trees out there? (;>)) [Reply]  [No Email]
bradley martin 07-08-2012 10:38:42 216.209.148.155 Report to Moderator	Re: Another item to identify, please. in reply to 55 50 Ron, 07-08-2012 10:09:15   Cowman 's got it. A transplanter for tobacco, tomatoes, peppers, etc., whre the seedlings are ransplanted from a greenhouse or cold frame to the field...... the person seated on the tank drove the horses, the 2 on the rear set the plants in the groove and most had a valve arrangement that dumped a shot of water every so many inches and the people setting the oplants put them where the water had been put. Earlier ones had a wooden tank. [Reply]  [No Email]
WGWKy2 07-08-2012 10:34:10 98.23.59.190 Report to Moderator	Re: Another item to identify, please. in reply to 55 50 Ron, 07-08-2012 10:09:15   Yep, Bemis brand I think Tobacco or Tomato setter, missing a few parts. [Reply]  [No Email]
JDseller 07-08-2012 10:32:33 208.126.196.144 Report to Moderator	Re: Another item to identify, please. in reply to 55 50 Ron, 07-08-2012 10:09:15   This is a transplanter of some kind. It would plant seedlings. Two people would ride in the back and place them in the shoe that runs in the dirt. The tank is for water. There usually is a trip valve to put the water in just the spot where the plant is going. The rear facing fenders are to keep the people that are riding in the back for tangling in the wheels. Plus they would have been holding seedlings in their laps. The tool with the heavy wheels is to pack the soil on each side of a row of transplanted seedlings. The transplanter machine could have been used on a variety of plants. Where are these located??? I have seen them used on tomatoes, cabbage, tobacco,and many others. I also have seen heavier planters to plant tree seedlings. [Reply]  [No Email]
JMS/.MN 07-08-2012 10:24:52 209.237.107.155 Report to Moderator	Re: Another item to identify, please. in reply to 55 50 Ron, 07-08-2012 10:09:15   Could be from the local fire department, used to put out a running grass fire! [Reply]  [No Email]
Nebraska Cowman 07-08-2012 10:24:40 66.252.115.26 Report to Moderator	Re: Another item to identify, please. in reply to 55 50 Ron, 07-08-2012 10:09:15   not puzzling at all. It's a transplanter. Plain water in the tank for helping the new plants get a start in life. I suspect the other machine went with it to firm the soil beside the plants. [Reply]  [No Email]