Kirely Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 I was able to take measurement of a hay cart at the Ulster Folk Museum and decided to make a model of one. Parts used included, plasticard, balsa wood, wheels of a 0 gauge wagon, brass, cogs and fine chain; I have shown the method used with pictures Please excuse my first go at making a hay stack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 I do like that, different and nicely finished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
844john Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 I like that a lot too! I don't know if you've seen it but there was a series on television several years ago now following a year on the farm of a chap called John Dodd who lives at Sillywrea near Langley in Northumberland (DM434's neck of the woods). This chap still farmed entirely with Clydesdale horses and the programs follow him through the year ploughing, working land and drilling, then on to haytime and through the autumn and into winter. It would certainly be worth watching if you have an interest in heavy horses and the equipment used with them. You can still get it on DVD, its called "The Last Horsemen" and it is just nice viewing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 interesting build, found this today ,never seen one till now https://www.facebook.com/Irishfarmingvideos/videos/1385504288232087/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirely Posted August 3, 2018 Author Share Posted August 3, 2018 Thanks for passing on the information on the Last Horsemen, I had a quick look on YouTube, looks very interesting. The idea for this model actually came from a locally made video showing the hay cart in action as mentioned by Tractorman810 above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirely Posted August 3, 2018 Author Share Posted August 3, 2018 When I posted my pictures yesterday there was something about the model that did not look right to me and eventually it came to me the winching handles were too large, I was to concerned to fit the handles to the brass brackets I never thought of the scale size of them. A bit of pairing on them has helped to reduce their size and to me look more like the real thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hajo Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Looks very nice indeed! While I was on holiday, I visited a mini-show with farming models, and there was a man who built classic stuff from wood and metal as well. Very nice job again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 That’s really good and nice to see something for the horse age Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr-abich Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Woow. Looks nostalgic. Very good job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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