I know what it is, do you? by shirleybankfarm

I know what it is, do you?

An old farm implement used in the feeding of animals.
No, haven't a clue from what is here! Obviously it is not used any more!
April 5th, 2016  
Bep
I don't know either...
April 5th, 2016  
Never seen one of these gadgets :)
April 5th, 2016  
May be for chopping roots, we have not seen one of these, even though we have been farming
April 5th, 2016  
I'd have said a beet cutter
April 5th, 2016  
No idea. it looks quite intriguing
April 6th, 2016  
Just spotted that this is number 365. Congratulations.
April 6th, 2016  
Looks like a chaff cutter to me.Nice shot.
April 6th, 2016  
@maggiemae @gijsje @hermann @snowy @anniesue @onewing @onewing @peterlgrave Thank you all for playing along with my bit of fun. It is in fact a root chopper so Dianna and Annie-Sue well done. How it worked is the long handle on the right is lifted up and the root - swede, turnip or beet -is put in the centre where the 'slats' are. There is a plate attached to the handle where the slats are and when the handle is lowered the plate pushes the root through the slats/ blades and chopping it into pieces to be fed to the animals. I have posted a picture of this from a different point of view which might make it easier to understand. http://365project.org/shirleybankfarm/365
April 6th, 2016  
It looks more like some type of torture device. haha.
April 6th, 2016  
@deborah63 It would be Debbie if you got your fingers squashed.
April 6th, 2016  
No idea, lovely mystery shot
April 7th, 2016  
@tonydebont It is a root chopper . How it worked is the long handle on the right is lifted up and the root - swede, turnip or beet -is put in the centre where the 'slats' are. There is a plate attached to the handle where the slats are and when the handle is lowered the plate pushes the root through the slats/ blades and chopping it into pieces to be fed to the animals. You will maybe able to tell a little better from my picture I have posted on the 6th April. Here is the link http://365project.org/shirleybankfarm/365
April 7th, 2016  
@shirleybankfarm Silly old me, should have read ALL the previous comments. 8-(
April 7th, 2016  
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