What Is It

lol A harrow get your coat now and tell me what does a harrow do.

@Marcyaz Please check my comment above. There's an explanation on what a harrow does.

@Marcyaz from what my husband says a harrow levels out soil. A tiller breaks up the soil.

@ElusiveButterfly Good to know as I know nothing about those types of machines.

@ElusiveButterfly I wonder what the difference is between a harrow and a tiller?

@celticeagle Yep used for plowing or tilling or something, still not sure what.

@Marcyaz ...Used for both.

@41Comberdale Road Why don't we all put up post of a photo of some odd things and ask what they are, good idea.

@AbbyGreenhill What is he difference between a tiller and a harrow?

@AbbyGreenhill You're not the only one. lol

@Marcyaz I don't know what a harrow is.

@fishtiger58 I think it probably has been sitting out in the rain and got all rusty and is old but I guess it is a harrow.

@Marcyaz I should probably know what a harrow is but I don't lol.

@GardenGerty I live in farm country to but just moved here recently and I have no idea what the farm equipment is called except for a few items.

@scheng1 I wonder if one is broke down then they would buy a used one wouldn't they?

Thanks my friend so now we know it is a harrow.

@LadyDuck Well that just means I still don't know what it is. lol I just looked up harrow and that is what it looks like thanks.

@jaboUK It seems to be a harrow as others have said it is.

@Marilynda1225 I looked it up and it does look like a harrow.

@VivaLaDani13 I still am not sure what it is except that it is some type of farm equipment. lol

@Daljinder The farmers here roatate their crops so the soil is usable year after year. Thanks for the explanation.

@Marcyaz @VivaLaDani13 I see that others have named the equuipment but didn't describe its use. This equipment is used to turn the soil, loosen it and smoothing it. Turning of soil is one of the steps in the process of preparing the soil for plantation of crops. Turning of soil is necessary for following purposes: 1. Loosening the soil so the roots can have easy and enough space to spread and breath. 2. As previous crop planted here has used up some nutrients of the soil, farmers leave the soil for sometime to let it replenish the nutrients. But sometimes the gap between crop plantation cannot be possible. In such case manure and fertilisers do the trick helping soil replenish lost nutrients. Turning of soil helps here. 3. Loose soil makes it easy for watering of soil. Loose soil absorb water better than hard soil. 4. It is also used to create proper rows for crops to grow. 5. It helps easily plant seeds. As the equipment works on digging rows with its large iron teeth/ claws, the seeds are simultaneously dropped in the rows at equal space through an equipment attached to it. I think this is it. I can't remember more. I do know this because I had to explain the whole chapter on Preparation of soil to one of my student. LOL!

@JohnRoberts Okay seems it is a harrow whatever that does, I think you are saying it is like a plow.

@Marcyaz my old farmboy!

@ElusiveButterfly Thanks your husband must be home now and said that is what it is, that is very interesting.

@jstory07 Seems to be a picture of a harrow whatever that does on the soil.

@marlina Interesting a tiller huh I will have to look that up online.

@sueznewz2 Thanks, I do enjoy taking photos of things, just about anything that looks old to me.