[SEL] What is it?

[cgandree at mchsi.com]

George,
That is a pickup spring for a older hay rake.  Got an old Case hay rake that 
takes that style of spring and almost impossible to find new any more.  The 
rake was built back in the mid 1800's and on steel wheels normally pulled by 
horses but I still use mine with a tractor for windrowing hay.
regards,
Curt Andree


----------------------  Original Message:  ---------------------
From:    "George Best" <George at irontrader.com>
To:      "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Subject: [SEL] What is it?
Date:    Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:03:39 +0000

> When you're walking around during a swap meet looking at engine parts often 
> the vendor doens't know what the part fits, just knows it an old engine 
> part.
> Knowing what the part fits can make the part much more valuable, especially 
> if it is something you can use.
> 
> I've loaded a picture at this address:
> 
> www.irontrader.com/graphics/spring.jpg
> 
> To some people it would look like a spring off an implement or something. 
> While it really is a spring off an engine and I think would be hard to find 
> a replacement.
> 
> If you have one of these engines you probably know what the spring is for, 
> if you don't take a guess. ;-)
> 
> George
> 
> ps  I know what the spring fits.  Just thought it might be an interesting 
> diversion to post pictures of unusual parts and see if people can guess what 
> it fits. 
> 
> 
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