Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-01
OF VARIOUS MACHINES.

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VICTOR.
Weight, $40 lbs.
Length of cutter bar, #.
Size of drive wheels, 324 in.
Retail price, 800
Claims-Large drive wheels; crank
and joint same centre; no friction by
change of position; pole being indepen-
dant of machine by joint no weight on
horses neck; draft direct from machine
instead of upon pole; driver being high
from ground; can see Instructions,
better, &c.
Test by dynamometer-D from
pole; width cut 2-12 #; time so
seconds; draft 175 lbs. ; average guam
tity of grass on ground.
GRANITE STATE.
Weight, $40 lbs.
Length of cutter bar, 4 it.
Size of drive wheels, 80 in.
Retail price, 500
Claims-Ease of raising cutter bar and
ability to raise at each end; frame ell
in one piece few bolts pinions large;
centre no weight on horses necks it
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procity motion; avoids shaking motion;
tion small shafts, steele; boxes all babit-
ed; never throws its driver.
Test by dynamOmeter-Draf from
pole; width cut fl. ; time 80 seconds;
draft 1873 lbs. average amount OF grass
upon ground.
The Granite State cut the grass closer
in this test than the average, which
probably affected its draft somewhat.
ST. ALBANs BUCKEYE.
Weight, CPS lbs.
Length of cutter bar. A it.
Drive wheels, 293 in.
Retail price, 800
Claims-Double jointed cutter bar;
adapts itself to uneven surface; folding
of cutter bar; simplicity; bang up good
machine; too well known to need
further description.
Test by dynamometer-Dr from
pole; width cut fit. in. ; time %
seconds Draft 1917 lbs. average guam
tity of grass on ground.
WOODS NEW IRON MOWER.
Weight, 1926 lbs.
Length of cutter bar, II #.
Drive wheels, 293 in.
Retail price, 800
CIaims-Centre draft; frame in one
piece; very few bolts; easy access to
oil or repairs gears in drive wheels :;
takes up motion more reapidly; not so
liable to clog; only two joints in pitman
to veal; composition boxes easily and
cheaply replaced simplicity and
strength combined easily and cheaply
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furnished choan and denots Kent nrar
nurcbosnrs of machines
Test Inv dvnan1omo+cr-I draft.
width cnt 4 II, 81 in. time 33 seconds.
draft 1921 lbs, AVERAGE onantifv of
Grass ON Ground
NE" MODEL BUCKEYE,
Weight, so lbs
Length of cutter bar 4 it,
Size Of drive wheels, 30 in.
hetau price, @I0J
ClaimsTSimpHcity; axle long drive
Wneels 90 not run on cut grass; Two
JoIntS OF cutter bar; no grass running
when thrown out Tor transportation.
/ width cut It, time ~ seconds draft
1866 lbs. less than average quantity OF
grass on ground.
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for driver and team. Init tbraw it's driver
in coming in contact with an obstr1ction
brt without ininrv to tLe machine
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WelgnJ (SlVen py eAhlDItoT) OOJ lbs.
Lengta OF cutter D4r' 4 H.
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me crawford was h0t hrouShI 10Y
Waru 10 oe WeigAea' or 10r the ciogglhS
Jest VI tle uIaIV TEST. Inc coullll!.eet
nave no report 10 MAKE except IhaI IL Is
new invention and does not seem TO oe
so perfected as to 90 its work well and
easily
WOODEN FRAME BUCKEYE.
| Weight, GO lbs.
Length of cutter bar, 4 #.
SIZE OF drive Wheea, 81 m
heta'! price @lOO'
ClaImS same as 81. Adams BfcheIG,'
Test by Dynamometer, draft from poll,
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1873 IDS, average amount OF grass Oh
ground.
WARRIOR.
WEIGHT $50 lbs
Length of cnttcr har. 4 f. q in.
Size of drive wheels rs in
Retail nrice 500
CIoims-CIose Guards. cfvo more cnt.
tinC cdnn Shorter crank roIIinr motion
Of 2,1tti3| har ft+in% jnyar for o1torino
din ar ELEVATION Of @37ards l,nife head,