* A buck rake fits on the three point linkage
* of a tractor and was invented by Paterson in
* UK and promoted by Harry Ferguson (tractors)
* who invented the three point linkage system
* about 60 years ago.
Hi,
The buck rake wasn't invented by anybody and was in wide use
before Ferguson was born. It was a traditional farm tool.
The traditional buck rake was generally made of wood on the
farm, and was fixed to a shaft that ran back between a
team. It was pushed by the horses.
A little later buck rakes were adapted to hoopies. A hoopy
is a Model T or A or similiar vintage car that has been
made into a farm tractor. Usually by added the second
transmission inline to get it geared down to field speed.
This was at a time well before modern tractors were
conceptualized.
Ford actually sold a kit to convert model T's into farm
tractors.
Hoopies were perfect for bucking hay, lots better than
horses because of good speed both forward and reverse and a
fairly comfortable seat.
Beside homemade buck rakes, apparently a few companies
eventually made and sold them starting over 150 years ago
or pre-civil war.
Here is a picture if anyone cares:
http://www.nps.gov/grko/buckrake.jpg
And here is a hoopie
http://www.brauchauto.com/images/doodle22.jpg
And here is the 3-pt buck rake Vaughan referred to:
http://www.vintagetractorspares.co.uk/Impleme
nts/Images/IMA0007.jpeg.16.jpg
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