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Rusty thing in the woods: What the heck is it?
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Interesting - no doubt a separator for something but what? Is it on 'skids' so it can be moved easily or is it stationary as though it was used in place? Anything else around there or is this it?
Alk8944
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It appears to be a "Segregator". Shovel raw dirt/sand/gravel into the hopper and as it turns and the material flows through from gravity the dirt* if any, fine sand, coarse sand, small gravel, larger gravel, and finally whatever is too large to fall through the graduated screens falls out the end.
Hopefully if they were sorting "bank run" sand/gravel it would have been washed first to remove whatever dirt was in the mix so only clean sand and gravel would be handled.
Interesting how the drive has a chain wheel, a flat pulley so it could be driven from the PTO of a tractor or pony engine, and a hand crank! I can't imagine turning that thing by hand. But if you look very closely you can see the drum is gear driven, and would have a very high gear ratio so the crank might not be that bad.
I would guess it is pre WWII, most likely the nineteen-teens or twenties.
Hopefully if they were sorting "bank run" sand/gravel it would have been washed first to remove whatever dirt was in the mix so only clean sand and gravel would be handled.
Interesting how the drive has a chain wheel, a flat pulley so it could be driven from the PTO of a tractor or pony engine, and a hand crank! I can't imagine turning that thing by hand. But if you look very closely you can see the drum is gear driven, and would have a very high gear ratio so the crank might not be that bad.
I would guess it is pre WWII, most likely the nineteen-teens or twenties.
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That is a very old stirrer upper for calling bingo #'s. It was so well designed the lottery commission adopted it, it served well for decades and pioneered the development of the current system. The ping pong ball sucker upper.
Don't believe me? Google it.
Hope this was helpful.
Bob. Aka smart ***
Don't believe me? Google it.
Hope this was helpful.
Bob. Aka smart ***
Experts refer to these as "Whatchamacallits", but they're also known as "Thingamabobs". 
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I can answer any question, but I can't guaranty the answer will be correct.
Roadtrash
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Oh, I thought someone found Rusty in the woods. My mistake.
kwselke
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It looks like a big chili pepper roaster to me, but in the woods of MA I seriously doubt that. Maybe some kind of nut roaster, or sifter to remove husks from nuts? Do they roast chestnuts over an open fire in them thar' woods?
If it looks anything like an over age base player, from Ohio, I know what/who it is.
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It couldn't be me. It's in better shape.
DeathGrip
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bigwheelzip
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It's a compost sifter.
It's gettin to where a guy can't even go out to check his flora.
Marshwheeling
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It is what I would call yard art. Put it on your front lawn. Sooner or later, the city will send you a letter directing to remove the junk.
"You mean my sculpture?"
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"You mean my sculpture?"
I don't know much about art, but I know what I like. I like the First Amendment.
It is TV gold miner Parker Schnabel's first toy, a child-size trommel.
Off-subject, but I think Parker should dump his Aussie girlfriend and marry WNBA star Shoni Schimmel.
Then she'd be...wait for it...Shoni Schimmel-Schnabel.
OK, it's a slow day...
Off-subject, but I think Parker should dump his Aussie girlfriend and marry WNBA star Shoni Schimmel.
Then she'd be...wait for it...Shoni Schimmel-Schnabel.
OK, it's a slow day...
jrm53
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I have been here 77 years and I have never seen any thing like it in our part of the country. alk8944 had the best idea. Jeff
Separator....
Separator for sure but I'd like to know what was being separated. I'd like to know the size of the mesh if nothing else.
An East Indian friend of mine saw a group of farmers working with flails to knock grain off the chaff. He showed them how to make a separator from old 55 gal drums. The next time he saw them they were beating the grain with flails.
Separator for sure but I'd like to know what was being separated. I'd like to know the size of the mesh if nothing else.
An East Indian friend of mine saw a group of farmers working with flails to knock grain off the chaff. He showed them how to make a separator from old 55 gal drums. The next time he saw them they were beating the grain with flails.
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shouldazagged
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How is Flora these days? Still with the roller derby?
Mexican Kerry
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You'd have to be aware of your surroundings if running that off a belt drive. That handle probably would do some damage! So much for letting kids these days run it....
