tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989485064120418854.post6473937831263244301..comments2023-08-23T13:30:39.978+02:00Comments on Based in Villigen: The right tool: die HaspelZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03348318649247181165noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989485064120418854.post-64209745693046772012008-08-31T19:50:00.000+02:002008-08-31T19:50:00.000+02:00Darn it...I missed this one!Darn it...I missed this one!Chuckeroonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06933397626094422959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989485064120418854.post-1551262543619456802008-08-27T11:15:00.000+02:002008-08-27T11:15:00.000+02:00Insider: I'll be in touch.I saw the definition of ...Insider: I'll be in touch.<BR/><BR/>I saw the definition of Haspel on leo, but didn't quite understand how it applies to this tool.<BR/><BR/>Julie: The tires must be to provide a bumper for the vehicles so they don't bang into the pillars.<BR/><BR/>I like your comparison with the banksia!<BR/><BR/>Lavender: I would guess that you didn't have a lot of cyclists and pedestrians going through and beside your Oklahoma fields?Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03348318649247181165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989485064120418854.post-43139359670596066952008-08-27T08:01:00.000+02:002008-08-27T08:01:00.000+02:00well, Local Insider has a perfectly reasonable exp...well, Local Insider has a perfectly reasonable explanation for the machine...as a farm girl I should know, but I don't think we had these when I lived in Oklahoma.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989485064120418854.post-78327612626322171962008-08-26T22:00:00.000+02:002008-08-26T22:00:00.000+02:00As soon as I saw this on the portal I thought "Bob...As soon as I saw this on the portal I thought "Bob the builder". I love toolsheds.<BR/><BR/>In addition to the organised rack, here we have the pile of tyres and the dribbles of rust. Lovely ... <BR/><BR/>As for the machine: to me it looks like a banksia that has shed its flower petals.<BR/><BR/>I do like the image ...Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03334765584939911058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989485064120418854.post-54737666494807996932008-08-26T19:01:00.000+02:002008-08-26T19:01:00.000+02:00Easy, Tset: it's a rotating brush which they use t...Easy, Tset: it's a rotating brush which they use to clean the sideroads along their fields after ploughing and sowing. The tractors leave dirt on the cycling roads and they're supposed to clean up (being an avid racing bike rider with small tyres, I'd hope they did it a bit more often ...).<BR/><BR/>And the "Haspel" is a bobbin / decoiler / capstan for either a hose or a rope.<BR/><BR/>Postcard? Yes, please - don't post it, bring it over ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com