Hay Grab

1939
Overview

This is a 1930s horse operated Hay Grab that was used by the Lord family on their farm in Group 44 Ambergate.

Historical information

Hay Grabs were used locally during the 1920s and 1930s before the advent of stationary balers. The farmer would cut the meadow grass with a mower, which would leave the freshly cut meadow grass in windrows, where it would be left to dry. A Dump Rake would then be used to create small hay stacks in the field. The farmer would then manually pitchfork the hay from the field stacks onto a wagon which was then driven to the main hay stack, which was generally undercover. The Hay Grab was hung from a horizontal pole, attached to horse driven pulleys and used to transfer the dried hay from the wagon into the hay stack.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-124-2022.15
Item type
Material
Contextual Information

Farmers in all eras have produced hay from their meadows to provide food for their stock over the dry summer months when meadow feed was not available.

Year
1939
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
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Hay Grab
Hay Grab
Thomas Price with his first hay mower using two horses called Lady and Dolly.
Local farmer Thomas Price with his first hay mower using two horses called Lady and Dolly. Photo 3635 from the BHS Photo Archive
The Johnson family carting and stacking hay at Group 15 Hithergreen circa 1934-35.
The Johnson family carting and stacking hay at Group 15 Hithergreen circa 1934-35. Photo 2305 from the BHS Photo Archive

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