James T Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 ...or hay turner? Can anyone advise? The Bamford name was on the machine. This photograph was taken en route between Haweswater Reservoir and Penrith last Thursday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I would say potato looking at the construction of the tines..... if it was hay they would be of lighter construction I would think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 It's a spinner tattie digger James. If you look at the wheels they have cleats on them to give traction for driving the spinners on wet ground. That would exclude hay turning in wet weather ;D I have a Jack one lying at a friends in the "back howe". I haven't seen it for years so I must go and see what implements I have actually still got left there. I will take a picture if its still there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I have just noticed it's a two row tattie digger as well. Mine is a single row one and different tines. The two row one would have taken quite a pull for the horses. I'm assuming that this had been a horse one and then a pole added for use with a tractor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spud Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 thats cool but would cause major brusing on the potato ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 thats cool but would cause major brusing on the potato ;) Actually I don't think they caused too much damage Spud. I have used my one which has the spinners rotating from behind some 25 years ago behind my Ransomes MG2 crawler and the damage was mininal. They were certainly better than a tattie graip ??? image the damage that using one of those would have done to your back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 This is the style of the Jack of maybole tattie digger I was trying to explain above. top right hand corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I think the right hand rotor is to clear the haulms from the next drill while the LH one is the digger... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I think the right hand rotor is to clear the haulms from the next drill while the LH one is the digger... Looking at the first picture again John the spinners are different so you are probably correct. I jumped to the assumption it was a two row digger given the "double drive" on the top. Now with brain in gear I don't recall ever having seen a two row spinner tattie digger. I wonder if they were ever such implements made ??? Oh I know you are just in England John but here in Scotland we call the "haulms" tattie "shaws" ..... can you ask TT what she called them when she was in Scotland ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I've never seen a two row - the problem may be not burying pots in the amount of soil moved. I call them shaws too but figured no-one else would know what I was on about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I've never seen a two row - the problem may be not burying pots in the amount of soil moved. I call them shaws too but figured no-one else would know what I was on about Ok I'll let you off on that one John ;D All the North East "loons" Newholland2 Big A BrianIH634 would all have know what shaws were I'm sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James T Posted April 10, 2008 Author Share Posted April 10, 2008 Thanks for the information, guys. A nice machine would look nice if cleaned up a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 I think the right hand rotor is to clear the haulms from the next drill while the LH one is the digger... You are right John. I used to use one of those on the back of a Massey 65. Christ, that was 30 years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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