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Originally Posted by corvette8n
Bailing wire was also a common farmer fix, many a T’s and A’s and flatheads are still working that way.
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Just a minor detail, perhaps, but farmers used "baling" wire, not "bailing" wire. Hay bales were commonly held together with 2 strands of wire around each bale. After the bale was fed to the cows, the wire was saved and used for repairs. "Bailing" is what you do with a bucket in a leaky boat.