Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-07-12
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FROM MEADOW TO NOW.
Haying Implements That Save the Back.
Leaders and Unloaders.

Haying Implements That Save the Back.
Leaders and Unloaders.
Many hay leaders have been built,
all to perform the labor of lifting the
hay from the ground upon the load by
machinery. Some take the hay direct
ly from the swath others take it from
the windrow and deliver it upon the
hind end of the load. The devices for
unloading are more numerous than the
leaders There are forks almost with
out number, harpoon, double harpoon,
grapnell and double grapnell, etc, be
sides all the different makes of sings.
They all work we'll, but with every one
of them the operator has as much to do
with it's success as the implement. The
sings are well liked. Perhaps this is
because the same implement may be
used in handling grain in bundles and
also in handling the corn When we wish
to get it from the field to the cutter in
filling our silOs. The sings may be used
also with the loader by having the rack
made with upright pieces at the hind
end to which to fdsten the sings. When
slings are used, it does not pay to try to
make each draft too large. 1t is better
to make the load into four than only
three drafts 1t may take a moment
longer to put on the extra sling, but it
will take less time when unloading, as
the team can handle the smaller loads
30 much more easily.
The following description is given by
Rural New Yorker of an arrangement
in barn which has given satisfaction ::
The farmer has placed in the roof of his
barn over the drive floor four strong
pulleys firmly attached to the rafters.
In each corner of his hayrack he has
made fast strong ring. By one purlin
plate he has put up a heavy shaft, in
the middle Of which is drum the diam
eter of which Is six times that of the
shaft To the shaft i'll four places are
made fast four ropes, one of which runs
over each pulley and down to the proper
height to attach to its corner Of the rack
for which purpose it has a strong hook.
Over the drum is wound a rope which
comes down 20 the floor and runs under
pulley and to which the team is at
tached for elevating the load. He drives
the load upon the floor, and while the
driver removes the team and bitches to
the drum rope he hooks a rope to the
ring in each corner of the rack. When
all is ready, the team. having purchase
of six to one, easily elevates rack, load
and all to the height of the NOV, and
with a proper system Of ratchet and
dogs it is held there and easily rolled
off into the NOW. When this is done, by
a slight pull on the drum rope the dogs
are released. and Ivy Il brake applied to
the drum the rack is lowered TO its place
on the wagon. the team replaced and
all is ready for another load.
Attention is also called to the cars,
which are so made that when the sling
or fork is raised to the proper height to
pass over the NOV the car eau be releas-
ed and the load held at that height,
while the car will run back over the
NOW wherever desired. As the dumping
is done by the persons on the NOV, the
load, by swinging, may be made tC
reach any part Of the NOW. OF course
not every barn is so made that this car
/ be done There is big beam" III the
way, but no one now building a barr
should fail to provide for this way Of
/ mn LOADING