Another item to identify, please.

55 50 Ron · Jul 8, 2012

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!!.

Nebraska Cowman · Jul 8, 2012

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.

JMS/.MN · Jul 8, 2012

Could be from the local fire department, used to put out a running grass fire!

JDseller · Jul 8, 2012

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.

Anonymous-0 · Jul 8, 2012

Yep, Bemis brand I think Tobacco or Tomato setter, missing a few parts.

bradley martin · Jul 8, 2012

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.

Allan in NE · Jul 8, 2012

They were used to plant trees out here. Water in the barrel.

First implement is the soil compressor.

Allan

TomH in PA · Jul 8, 2012

Amish still use them

55 50 Ron · Jul 8, 2012

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

Duner Wi · Jul 8, 2012

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.

paul · Jul 8, 2012

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

Anonymous-0 · Jul 8, 2012

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!

Bill(Wis) · Jul 8, 2012

You have trees out there? (;>))

Anonymous-0 · Jul 9, 2012

Man, I rode a million miles on those things...

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