The Somerset reporter., 1895-07-18
FROM MEADOW TO NOW.
Haying Implements That Save the Back.
Loaders and Inloaders.

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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
ont 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 its success as the implement. The
slings are well liked Perhaps this is
because the same implement may be
used i'll handling grain i'll bundles and
also in handling the corn when we wish
to get it from the field to the cutter in
filling our silos. The slings may be used
also with the loader by having the rack
made with upright pieces ut the hind
end to which To faStcn the sings. When
sings are used, it does not pay to fry to
make each draft too large. 1t is better
to make the lead into four than only
three drafts. 1t may take Il moment
longer to put ON the extra sling, but it
will take less time when unloading, as
the team can handle the smaller loads
so much more easily.
The following description is given by
Rural New Yorker of IN arrangement
in barn which has given satisfaction
The farmer has placed III the roof of his
barn over the drive floor four strong
pulleyS firmly attached to the rafters.
III each corner Of his hayrack he has
made fast "A strong ring. BY one purlin
plate he has put up IA heavy shaft in
the middle of which is drum the diam
eter of which is six times that of the
shaft. TO the shaft in 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 strong hook.
Over the drum is wound IL rope which
comes down to the floor and runs under
a 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 i'll each corner of the rack When
all is ready, the team, havinga purchase
of six to one, easily eleyates rack, load
and all to the height of the NOV, and
with proper system of ratchet and
dogs it is held there and easily rolled
off into the NOV. When this is done, by
slight pull on the drum rope the dogs
are released, and by 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 can be releas-
ed and the load held at that height,
while the ear will run back over the
NOW wherever desired. As the dumping
is done by the persons on the NOW, the
load by swinging, may be made to
reach any part of the NOW. OF course
not every barn is so made that this can
be done. There is "big beam in The
way, but no one now building barn
should fail to provide for this way Of
unloading.