Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-05-29
A Novel Demon stration.

The tests OF the Triumph gang pillow
took place last Monday afternoon on
O. B. Glarum g farm, as advertised in
the TRIBUNE. The farmers who were
present may consider their time we'll
spent there, for Mr.. Kizer gave them
good many pointers and practical
advice about plows in general, which
it would otherwise take years of dis
cOuraging experience to discover.
The skeptical curiosity seekers who
came to ''see in order to believe'' that
had their curiosity satisfied.
Mr., Kizer demonstrated by actual
tests with a dynamometer and meas
urements of the depth and width cut,
which ought to satisfy all who saw it
done, that the Triumph gang drew
lighter than two walking plows cutting
same burrows. Following is the re-
suit of the test between the Triumph
gang pillow, % in, and a steel beam
walking pillow, Il in:
Triumph Walkg
% TaSth Of Of f fsrEow cut cut inches
Square inches Of earth turned 1865 7o.6
D Draft # to do the work. lbs 1850 s4o.o
computed on above basis... 38 4.S
Based on the above showing, # the Tri-
| umph gang had turned furrow 2Sx6 inches,
s%Hasd re IT w %o thd
same work aor with two walking. plows it re-
umph gang. 1853 lbs. Also, if two walking
gang, viz, 28.9x6.S inches. which equals 1885,
S%nar re infhes hit it would have 943
SoPs saslfSs z IT, 1p Rer
ohnsen wiilmar, and f 4 A. R1xd aP sve "a
Ground: Dry, sandy lean.
After these preliminary COMPARE
sons, the horses were unhitched, and
the announcement made that two men
would be hitched up in their place.
Interest waxed warmer, and the most
| skeptical were the most anxious to see
every act in the proceedings, some re-
marks having been heard that there
must be some trick about it. Every
thing was done in fair manner, how
ever. 1t was with some pity for the
apparently unfortunate men that the
reporter saw straps and sundry para
phernalia brought forth. An iron
evener, about two feet in length, with
long leather straps fastened in each
end, was put on in place of the four
horse one. Iron soles, somewhat re-
sembling sandals, but with iron pegs
about an inch long fastened under
them, were strapped on the feet of Mr..
Spates, who was with Mr.. Kizer. Nels
Munson. one of those present, but who
had no connection whatever with the
company, readily consented to be har-
messed up also, and he was shod in
the same manner. Wide web straps
were then passed over their shoulders,
and this, when the before mentioned
straps were buckled into the shoulder
straps, completed the harness. To en-
able them to walk on all tours with
out STOPPING over too much, the men
had in each hand a piece of wood
about foot long, on the end of which
was fastened fiat iron with pegs SIM
liar to those in the "sandals." The
men meekly bent down to their task,
and when Mr.. Kizer asked for two
men to ride on the backs of the al
ready apparently overloaded ones,
and asked third to get into the seat
on the pillow, thoughts of cruelty, etc.,
presented themselves. Not for long,
however. The word was given to start.
The straps frightened, the pillow began
to move, and to the intense amusement
of the spectators, the Triumph tri-
umphantly did its work as we'll as
when horses were the motive power.
The men did not seem to make any es-
lpecially great effort, but pulled the
Igang, cutting full sized burrows, a
distance of about four rods, amid the
shouts and cheers of the spectators.