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Title: Do you know what this is
Post by: Bills Custom Calls on August 17, 2010, 05:22:46 PM
I stopped by a friends farm today and he showed me this little gadget Told me a little bit about it and how it was very useful in the farming industry I was wondering if anyone here knew what this was used for

(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r300/bnccont/SS850590.jpg)

(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r300/bnccont/SS850591.jpg)
Title: Re: Do you know what this is
Post by: awh on August 17, 2010, 05:26:46 PM
Some kind of fence/wire stretcher?
Title: Re: Do you know what this is
Post by: pitw on August 17, 2010, 05:49:01 PM
Most of us farmers would have used it for repairing big fishing nets :innocentwhistle:.
Title: Re: Do you know what this is
Post by: Bills Custom Calls on August 17, 2010, 06:38:35 PM
Awh Nope

Barry nope

Although it is used to tighten something
Title: Re: Do you know what this is
Post by: FinsnFur on August 17, 2010, 08:27:54 PM
Yeah it looks like it might be for tightening barb wire strands.
Title: Re: Do you know what this is
Post by: Silencer on August 17, 2010, 08:30:10 PM
somethin for a clothes line ?  lol.. just guessing
Title: Re: Do you know what this is
Post by: FinsnFur on August 17, 2010, 08:31:34 PM
How about in the 1800's when beds were actually made of ropes they used this tool to tighten the bed ropes from time to time.
In fact this is also where the phrase "sleep tight" came from. :wink:
Title: Re: Do you know what this is
Post by: Bills Custom Calls on August 17, 2010, 08:33:00 PM
You fellers are on the right track it is used to tighten rope but was used in the field
Title: Re: Do you know what this is
Post by: FinsnFur on August 17, 2010, 08:34:28 PM
ehhhh, your making [brown toilet logs] up now...cut it out. :laf:
Title: Re: Do you know what this is
Post by: Bills Custom Calls on August 17, 2010, 08:35:31 PM
No I am not Jim  :nono:
Title: Re: Do you know what this is
Post by: FinsnFur on August 17, 2010, 08:37:53 PM
I'm telling Chris :sarcas3:
Title: Re: Do you know what this is
Post by: Bills Custom Calls on August 17, 2010, 08:42:45 PM
Go ahead she will have 2 and half days to get over it  :alscalls:
Title: Re: Do you know what this is
Post by: coyotehunter_1 on August 17, 2010, 08:51:10 PM
 :wo: That device was used like a chain boomer for tightening the ropes on bundled corn and hay left in the field. The binding ropes could be adjusted as the fodder was used up, fed to the livestock. :eyebrownod:


These old fashioned fodder stacks were often called bloomers.. thus the old expression "Don't get your bloomers in a wad".  :eyebrow:














Title: Re: Do you know what this is
Post by: Bills Custom Calls on August 17, 2010, 08:53:08 PM
Ding ding ding ding We have a winner  :yoyo: :yoyo: :yoyo:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxwqjpyeVKA


Title: Re: Do you know what this is
Post by: coyotehunter_1 on August 17, 2010, 09:20:29 PM
Lucky guess :laf:
Title: Re: Do you know what this is
Post by: Bopeye on August 17, 2010, 09:31:20 PM
Lucky guess my butt. You probably used them before.  :eyebrownod:
Title: Re: Do you know what this is
Post by: FinsnFur on August 17, 2010, 09:37:54 PM
Is he making stuff up too Bopeye?
Or is he really THAT old :laf:
Title: Re: Do you know what this is
Post by: coyotehunter_1 on August 17, 2010, 09:43:21 PM
Quote from: FinsnFur on August 17, 2010, 09:37:54 PM
Is he making stuff up too Bopeye?
Or is he really THAT old :laf:

:laf: I ain't telling :laf:
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