Agroshield
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That's a yard broom.
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That's a yard broom.
Maybe,I’m still sweeping the floor with it though.
James1979
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I wonder if that’s a blacksmiths choppy thing? Hold it on the steel and hit it. Can’t remember the name now
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Is it called a fuller? The short handle sledge hammer makes me think they're blacksmith tools.
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Not today but a while ago, it is the one I used for clearing ditches and hedging to earn pocket money as a teenager, a Yorkshire Bill Hook from Yorkshire.
@The_Yellow_Ardvark and others, where can I buy a new 14" (?) handle, what is left of the existing handle is around 28x 38mm where it enters the metal of the head.
There is a seller on Ebay that lists what I think would be suitable item no. 264499566360 but as two of my messages re that item have been ignored I doubt I will be giving them any of my money even if it is suitable.
@The_Yellow_Ardvark and others, where can I buy a new 14" (?) handle, what is left of the existing handle is around 28x 38mm where it enters the metal of the head.
There is a seller on Ebay that lists what I think would be suitable item no. 264499566360 but as two of my messages re that item have been ignored I doubt I will be giving them any of my money even if it is suitable.
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Yes I think it is.
KemppiFrog
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This:
Motor Standard. Came from the same place as my tractor, for free (sort of, I fixed his ride on mower the other day) This is big, stands three feet tall and has a 2T engine of about 15hp. Harrow included with the plough. Unused for over 20 yrs, but all there. Other neighbour cheerilly told me about the guy in the village who selected reverse by mistake on a similar one and it chewed him up...
Now I need a straw hat and dog to look the part.
Motor Standard. Came from the same place as my tractor, for free (sort of, I fixed his ride on mower the other day) This is big, stands three feet tall and has a 2T engine of about 15hp. Harrow included with the plough. Unused for over 20 yrs, but all there. Other neighbour cheerilly told me about the guy in the village who selected reverse by mistake on a similar one and it chewed him up...
Now I need a straw hat and dog to look the part.
This sort of thing is a lot more fun when you have put a seat on wheels behind it.
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Down it Portugal, few of my neighbours had cars or tractors, so just hooked a trailer behind the rotorvator and set off with the produce to market. Not too swift, but reliable.
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Could do with one of those on my sister allotment
James1979
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I think your picture is correct. I’ve seen wooden handle ones also. Alec Steele uses them.
These are his own brand ones:
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Especially if the co pilot is Felicity Kendal.
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A Fuller as I understand it makes a shape, like a round or something. If it's a bladed tool it's a hot cut, like a big cold chisel for cutting hot steel by striking either the tool or the steel onto the tool.
