Что Я Такое? / What Am I?

[steampunkkaja]

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English

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Я сделан из железа. За последние пятьдесят лет, по крайней мере, и, вероятно, ближе к ста, я сидел на земле, ржавея и видя, как вокруг меня растут деревья. Оставался я нетронутым, пока однажды этот мерзавец Кая наконец не подобрал меня, через пройдя мимо меня больше раз, чем я могу сосчитать. Я бы рассказал вам больше об истории земли, которую я называл домом в течение прошлого столетия, но я бы предпочел не давать ответ так легко... что я такое?

I am made of iron. For the past fifty years at least, and probably closer to a hundred, I sat on the ground, rusting away and watching trees grow up all around me. I remained undisturbed, until one day, that git Kaja finally picked me up, after walking past me more times than I can count. I would have told you more of the history of the land I called home for the past century, but I'd rather not simply give away the answer. What am I?

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[steampunkkaja]

Ну, пост выплачен, и никто успешно не ответил на вызов (@jacobtothe приблизился), итак, вот ответ, @qwerrie, @bashadow, @taliakerch, @may2015.

Well, the post paid out and no-one successfully answered the challenge (@jacobtothe got close), so here's the answer, @qwerrie, @bashadow, @taliakerch, @may2015.

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The object in question is one of the guard tines off of a sicklebar, which is a very old type of field mower - examples such as this predate tractors, and so were horse-drawn.

Объект, о котором идёт речь, представляет собой один из защитных зубьев из сегментно-пальцевой косилки (английский "сиклбар", или серп-полоса), который является очень старым типом полевой косилки - такие примеры, как этот, предшествовали тракторам, и поэтому были запряжены лошадьми.

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[qwerrie]

guard tines?? strange. I cant imagine what it is "guarding" at all. thanks for the answer, thought 😎

[steampunkkaja]

They protect the blades from stones sticking up out of the ground, which is how they usually get broken. It's a lot easier to repair or replace a broken tine than broken blades. For that reason, sicklebars are favoured in areas like the one where I live, since the soil is nothing but stones, and even if you pick them all out, frost heave keeps shifting more to the surface every year.

[qwerrie]

a spear?..

[steampunkkaja]

No, but I can see why you'd guess that.

[qwerrie]

I tried 🤸

[jacobtothe]

It looks like a tine from a farming implement, perhaps a harrow?

[steampunkkaja]

It's not from a harrow, but you're on the right track.

[jacobtothe]

Seed drill? Their tines look even more like that one you have, now that I have poked around at pictures of farm equipment.

[steampunkkaja]

Nope - try a later stage of cultivation.

[jacobtothe]

Well, it's smaller than what I've seen on reapers and combine harvesters and the like, but I suppose that depends on the crop the tool is designed for.