I&J / Jake Blank
I&J / Jake Blank is an American manufacturer of mowing and ploughing systems for agricultural work with horses. The company headquarters is located in Lancaster County in the State of Pennsylvania. I & J / Jake Blank has focused on the production of horse-drawn mowing systems and ploughs since 1986 and is now the leading manufacturer of such horses-drawn systems. The company, which is represented by 70 dealers in the United States, also supplies customers in Europe and Australia. The reasons for the use of I & J / Jake Blank horse-drawn mowing systems vary depending on the farm applications. In the United States, the majority of I & J / Jake Blank horse-drawn systems users are members of the Amish community, a religious group that prefers mowing and ploughing with working horses over the use of motorized equipment. In Europe horse-drawn mowing systems are used especially on such farms high value is placed on natural farming. Ecologically oriented businesses that want to use resource-efficient and natural mowing, have turned in recent years to horse-drawn mowing systems, which are manufactured by I & J / Jake Blank. Mowing systems from this manufacturer make efficient and at the same time gentle mowing possible with work horses. To make horse-drawn systems profitable and without overburdening the horses, mowing systems must be designed for this application according to specific criteria. With horse-drawn mowing systems one must consider that the pulling force of horses is weaker and more intermittent than of motorized drives. Lightweight and clog-free operation is therefore of particular importance in this area. For this reason at I & J / Jake Blank the cutting systems from Ennepetaler Schneid- und Mähtechnik are used. Bidux double knives from ESM work very smoothly and without vibration and ensure a clean cut. The low energy consumption that is necessary to drive this horse-drawn equipment with ESM knives, ensures that the horses are not overburdened and the animals' pull is efficiently utilised. As with all ESM cutting works, exclusively professional and robust components that guarantee high cutting force and low maintenance are installed in the horse-drawn system.
Horse drawn precission cutting double-knife mower
- Cutting System Double Blade „ bidux“ 120. ****