I&J / Jake Blank

I&J / Jake Blank is an American manufacturer of mowing and ploughing systems for agricultural work with horses. The company is based in Lancaster County in the US state of Pennsylvania. I&J / Jake Blank has concentrated on the production of horse-drawn mowers and ploughs since 1986 and is now the leading manufacturer of such horse-drawn systems. The company, which is represented by 70 dealers in the USA, also supplies customers in Europe and Australia.

Horse-drawn mowers from I&J / Jake Blank

The reasons for using I&J / Jake Blank horse-drawn mowers vary depending on the type of farming operation. In the United States, the majority of users of I&J / Jake Blank horse-drawn systems are members of the Amish, a religious group that prefers mowing and ploughing with working horses to the use of motorised equipment. In Europe, horse-drawn mowers from I&J / Jake Blank are used in particular by farms that attach particular importance to natural land management. In recent years, ecologically orientated farms that want to operate resource-saving and natural mowing have favoured trailed mowers manufactured by I&J / Jake Blank. Mowing systems from I&J / Jake Blank enable efficient and gentle mowing with working horses. In order to make the use of horse-drawn mowers productive and to load the horses appropriately, mowing systems for this area of application must be designed according to specific criteria. Horse-drawn mowers must take into account that the tractive force of horses is weaker and more intermittent than with motorised drives.