What are these used for

[The Fife Plooman 632]

Hi all

Bought these items at local rally what are they  

   

[nigel 1,876]

first one are tree loppers, used in kent for many years to prune the thick stuff out of fruit trees, the second pic is very like something that was used in hop gardens down ere

[sten 84]

I think the 2nd picture could be a grubber

[nigel 1,876]

I think the 2nd picture could be a grubber

yep i agree could not think of its name

[Stormin 4,458]

I've a couple of sets of loppers. Handy things to have.

[The Fife Plooman 632]

Hi all

The first item are loppers the second item came from the same farm

I am lead to believe this was used for getting turnips out of the ground when there was hard frost both came from a farm in the north of Scotland

   

[ranger 373]

Toenail clippers for those of us with beer bellies or bad backs ?

[DevonianRedneck 86]

2nd one looks like a dashel lifter to me

[The Fife Plooman 632]

Hi 

I have to ask 

What is a dashel lifter

 

George S

[DevonianRedneck 86]

you know, for lifting dashels! dashels a thistle, must be a regional term, my grandfather used to use one to remove the dashels and the docks from our pasture fields, cause sprays expensive and manual labour's free!  you place the tongs in around the root and lever back on the handle, that way you get the whole plant and it dosnt grow back.

Edited February 18, 2016 by DevonianRedneck