I'm an unemployed, special education teacher and have this in my possession and would like to know if I am correct and believing it to be a hay trolley? I would also like to know the value of it.
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Yes, that is what you have there. I looked on Ebay for Louden Hay Trolley Junior. There are several listings for this model, and their asking prices are from $39 to over $300 for the listings I looked at. Hay trolleys hung on overhead rails from the small wheels, with the larger pulley wheel down, and a cable would hang bales or bundles of hay below for transport using a whole system of cables through the barn that were pulled by horses or a tractor.
Thanks for sharing a bit of old farm equipment !!!
There appears to be 2 models - junior & senior models.
I believe yours is the junior model and both models seem to be plentiful but of course, there will also be different models of each based on age.
You might look at eBay listings and see if you can find your exact model (based on the numbers/names shown on your trolley).
You can place a watch on any listing if you'd like to see if it sells.
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eBay has a link to their sold listings so check out what people are paying:
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It looks like several have sold for about $60.
You might want to think about listing it for sale on sites like Craigslist, USA4Sale or Facebook Marketplace.
You can start your price higher - $75-100 and best offer considered. According to how heavy this is you might want to think about listing it a pick up only.
You can always lower the price if no one makes an offer.
William Louden was born in 1841 and at the age of 23 was very sick and could not work in the fields so instead he created different types of machinery to help work on the farm and make it easier to do the work. He uses to sit and watch people move hay by hand from the wagon to the barn. So he invented a tool he first called a hay carrier. This would move the hay from the wagon to the barn using a system of ropes, pullies, and a trolly. He invented a large number of these and installed them in barns around Lauderdale.
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