Please can you tell me what this is, what is was pulled with, the approximate year, what it was used for? Thank you so much.
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This is a set of disks. They were pulled by a tractor or work animal, such as horse, mule, or ox. After the initial plowing that ripped a furrow into the ground, these disks were dragged over the plowed area to break up the big clods of soil. Most times, a set of drags were then dragged over the area to further break up the soil and ready the ground for planting. The drags were a set of half-round tines side-by-side, with a lever/handle that could change the depth they went into the soil. Disks are still in use today for readying the land for planting crops. They've been around for a very long time. Hope that answers your question.
I believe this is a vintage Disc Plough (smooth round discs) and was used to break up hard soil and was usually followed by similar type of equipment called Disc Harrow that had notched disc blades.
Quotes from farm equipment sites:
"The Usage Difference: Disc plough is used to till the uncultivated land and disc harrow is used to till the disc plow turned land. If the ground has been turned with a dis plow, the disc harrow can be used."
"In a nutshell; disc plough is used to create wider ridges on the field than a disc Harrow. A disc plough can have up to 6 discs on it at one time, whereas a disc Harrow can have up to 54.
I believe your pictures show disc plough that could have been used with farm animals or a tractor.
Here are some pictures of similar equipment:
they are calling this a 'disc harrow' in error as it is a disc plough but very good pictures.
chatstractors.com/
This picture is like your pictured equipment but it is a disc harrow and your pics show a disc plough.
www.mclemoreauction.com/
Dates and brand names are difficult to find as these were in use for many years and many are still used on small farms.
You might try asking your question on one of these sites as questions are usually answered by knowledgeable collectors or farm people.
www.yesterdaystractors.com/
www.tractorbynet.com/
These are tilling attachments for plowing land for planting. They attach to a tractor and is pulled thru the soil!
Oh, and the flat part over the disks are where extra weights could be added, to aid in keeping the disks close to the ground to do a better job of breaking up the soil.
On the back of a tractor, this is put on after the soil has been plowed. The soil when plowed will leave a large clump of earth that makes it difficult to plant the grain.
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