He Restores Two-Wheeled, Horse-Pulled Harrow Carts

He Restores Two-Wheeled, Horse-Pulled Harrow Carts TILLAGE EUIPMENT Plows 26-4-35 I recently began collecting and restoring old walk-behind, horse-drawn, one-bottom plows. These plows were used in the late 1800's and early 1900's when homesteaders first came to Saskatchewan. My grandfather used two oxen and a one-bottom plow to break 30 acres in 1898 when he came to Canada. These plows are getting hard to find and restored models sell for up to $400 apiece. I have two Massey Harris models, two Deere models, and an Oliver. I buy the plows at auctions, clean off the rust, and install new wooden handles. I also collect and restore two-wheel, horse-pulled harrow carts built in the early 1900's. The carts are equipped with a single seat and are designed to hitch on behind a harrow. I rebuild the wooden parts on the carts, and repair any metal parts as necessary. I have two models, a Deere and a Massey Harris. Restored Deere models sell for $75 to $300. I restored an old water cart equipped with a 50-gal. oak barrel. Most of those carts were homemade in the 1920's or æ30's by people who didn't have a wagon and had to haul their own water as best they could. Sometimes they used wheels off old hay rakes. (Pete Peters, Box 166, Osler, Sask., Canada S0K 3A0 ph 306 239-2045)

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