Some 'aggressive' tool for ID

Pukka Bundook · 22nd January 2018, 02:13 PM

Fernando,

In England we used a "Hay Spade" rather than a hay -knife.
A hay -spade had a more or less spade shaped working end, (the shape of a spade in cards (ace of Spades)) with a shaft off-set so one didn't cut off ones feet in use. It had a long "t" shaped handle on the top.
I used one quite a lot back home, but not for cutting hay-stacks!
Cutting packed manure in calf sheds, to cutting through the thick beds of reed roots growing in water courses, then dragging them to shore with a cromb, or bent -tined fork. all fun and tiring!

fernando · 22nd January 2018, 03:35 PM

Thank you Richard,
I am not a member of the farming species, but i can imagine your fun in performing such exercises. Still in this case i ignore if there are equivalent tools over here.
But, speaking of (translating) names, i find the term 'spade' (pá) closer to the implement you describe, whereas calling 'knife' (faca) a three feet long thing ... go figure

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22nd January 2018, 02:13 PM	#1
Pukka Bundook Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 803	Fernando, In England we used a "Hay Spade" rather than a hay -knife. A hay -spade had a more or less spade shaped working end, (the shape of a spade in cards (ace of Spades)) with a shaft off-set so one didn't cut off ones feet in use. It had a long "t" shaped handle on the top. I used one quite a lot back home, but not for cutting hay-stacks! Cutting packed manure in calf sheds, to cutting through the thick beds of reed roots growing in water courses, then dragging them to shore with a cromb, or bent -tined fork. all fun and tiring!

22nd January 2018, 03:35 PM	#2
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Thank you Richard, I am not a member of the farming species, but i can imagine your fun in performing such exercises. Still in this case i ignore if there are equivalent tools over here. But, speaking of (translating) names, i find the term 'spade' (pá) closer to the implement you describe, whereas calling 'knife' (faca) a three feet long thing ... go figure .