This Cultivator was dragged by a horse along the ground. The spring teeth dug out weeds. Oval nameplate on main frame ""Massey Harris. May have been on a local orchard. C1930 by Massey Harris in Canada. 80 x 260 x 50 high. Steel. Typical piece of equipment used on orchards. Unit has been cleaned with rust removed and painted in similar colour to original by DTHS team of restorers in 2010. It is now in good condition for static display. Donated probably 1980's. Machinery Shed Item No. 16. (DJ2097)
Spring Tooth Cultivator
This Spring Tooth Cultivator was made by Massey Harris in Canada about 1930 and was distributed exclusively in Australia by H.V. McKay Pty. Ltd., of Sunshine, later to be known as H.V. McKay Massey Harris Pty. Ltd.
Spring Tooth Cultivators have lightweight spring teeth that flick out shallow rooted weeds without damaging growing plants and can therefore be operated directly over planted rows in an early stage, ridding the field of many weeds as they emerge.
The unit was dragged over the ground by a horse and the hand-operated lever controlled the depth of cultivation.
Machinery Shed Item 16 Poster
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