[SEL] What is it?

[Peter Lowe]

Should be able to get spares made from any spring making shop.
Peter, Oz





> 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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