Hay knife
identifier
ID 803
morphology
morphology
craft
holotype
MOT V 88.0666 (hooizaag) L=90cm WD=11,5cm WT=1800gr
holotype
MOT V 91.0715 (hooimes) L=45cm WD=25cm WT=1500gr
alias
hay chopper (syn.)
alias
silage knife (syn.)
description
The hay knife has a 50 to 100 cm long blade with cut, which can be serrated; when teeth are present, it is called a hay saw. Both the knife and the saw serve to cut compressed hay, but also manure or silage forage, into pieces with a vertical movement. [MOT]
