Hay Derrick

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Hay Derricks were common in small farming communities in the Western US back in the early 1900s. With hay balers and tractors they started to disappear with only a few remaining as a reminder of the past. Now, just for fun, a good statics and strength of materials problem for engineering students. My dairy farming ancestors will be interested in finally doing a static analysis of a 300 lb load placed on the end of the derrick. Later, a dynamic analysis will be conducted to simulate a similar load dropped off the hay wagon and restrained by the derrick.