What's a cyclone

37chief · Jun 23, 2015

The neighbor asked me what a cyclone was. She was reading her grand pa's diary and he mentioned a cyclone. My Dad had something he called a cyclone. As I remember it had a series of blades on the bottom half curved in one direction half the other. The blades were about 3 ft long. I think it was mainly used to cut weeds, as it didn't go very deep. Anyone seen one, or have one? Maybe just a west coast thing. Stan

todd hamilton · Jun 23, 2015

Cyclone is a large rotating storm. My grandparents used to call tornadoes cyclones.

Robin Hood · Jun 23, 2015

Lincoln-Mercury's version of the Ford Torino?

rrlund · Jun 23, 2015

We always called a broadcast seeder a cyclone seeder.

old · Jun 23, 2015

Well in your case your probable that your talking about a cyclone seeder. But a cyclone is also another term for a tornado in some areas.

Mark - IN. · Jun 23, 2015

David Pearson drove one powered by a Boss 429 (Ford's version of a Hemi).

Mark

37chief · Jun 23, 2015

This is a piece of old farm equipment it's only purpose was cutting weeds, as it has stationary blades on the bottom, and was pulled behind a tractor. Stan

Ken Macfarlane · Jun 23, 2015

Some folks call a centrifuge a cyclone.

Larry EC-OH · Jun 23, 2015

There's a lot of them at Iowa State University!

Bob in Australia · Jun 23, 2015

The weather event that is called a hurricane in the northern hemisphere, is called a cyclone in the southern hemisphere. They rotate in opposite directions.

rrlund · Jun 23, 2015

Just like flushing a toilet.
Do they really put pumps in the ones in the American Embassy so they swirl in the right direction?

Bruce from Can. · Jun 23, 2015

If you had a feed hammer mill, the bagging attachment could have a "cyclone" on it ,to catch the dust.

Brown Swiss · Jun 23, 2015

Ray Stevens sung about a Blue Cyclone!

Bob in Australia · Jun 23, 2015

Could be, can't say for sure, never had the pleasure of being in the American Embassy (LOL)

Fatjay · Jun 23, 2015

(quoted from post at 16:38:05 06/23/15) This is a piece of old farm equipment it's only purpose was cutting weeds, as it has stationary blades on the bottom, and was pulled behind a tractor. Stan

It sounds like a brush hog, except the stationary blades. How would a stationary blade pulled behind a tractor cut anything? A rotary mower would have a similar appearance to a cyclone.

Maybe something like this?

Leroy · Jun 23, 2015

Was years they were called a cyclone and then tornado name came out. And the feed grinder and seeder and so on came to be called a cuclone because of the air wirling the same way as in the storm.

buickanddeere · Jun 23, 2015

A Tornado that spins the opposite direction in the southern hemisphere.

robgIN · Jun 23, 2015

an all time favorite !

donjr · Jun 23, 2015

Late model letter series John Deere.....

DeltaRed · Jun 23, 2015

Family of scorpions

gwstang · Jun 23, 2015

(quoted from post at 14:12:30 06/23/15) The weather event that is called a hurricane in the northern hemisphere, is called a cyclone in the southern hemisphere. They rotate in opposite directions.

Those were called a Typhoon when I was stationed on Okinawa. Is it different in Australia from the Far East- Japan, Okinawa, Philippines etc.?

37chief · Jun 23, 2015

Dry farming out here. Nothing green since march. This was used on dry soft ground to cut weeds. From the replays I guess this was not used east of the rockies. Stan

Bob in Australia · Jun 23, 2015

I think that hurricane and typhoon are the same thing, both in the northern hemisphere and rotate counterclockwise.

Again we call them cyclones here, and they rotate clockwise.

tomturkey · Jun 23, 2015

Finally someone got it right....lol...Go Clones gobble

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