TURF CUTTING AND ROLLING
Year: 1884

page_text: FREDERICK TOM DRUMMOND Gardener Coton Hall Bridgnorth Shropshire do
hereby declare the nature of my invention for TURF CUTTING AND ROLLING to
be as follows:-
Its principal features are to supersede the old and slow system of lifting turfs
with the spade By lifting turfs I mean the cutting up of Lawn-tennis, Cricket
or gentlemens grass plots for the purpose of levelling, lowering, or raising, the
ground under them The cutters marked A on drawings are arranged to cut out
the sides of turf. The bottom blade C cuts the underside of turf from /, inch to
2 inch in thickness The knives D fixed in pullies E cut the length of turf either
4 feet 2 feet or in 1 foot lengths. The knives are moveable so can be arranged to cut
any of the foregoing lengths. The rolling part of the machine is only attached
when cutting 4 feet lengths to be rolled The rolling box is self-acting, the pressure
plate F. picks up end of turf presses it against (inside) sliding plate G the onward
motion rolling the turf, and as it increases in bulk, pushes back sliding plate into
socket H Spindle of sliding plate coming in .contact with arm I put in motion
lever J. forcing back pressure plate F pulling down guard K to prevent turf being
unrolled when coil spring in socket H. forces back sliding plate to meet the next
turf The spring L forces down arm I closèing pressure plate F. The machine can
be worked with a Poney.

page_text: FREDERICK TOM DRUMMOND Coton Hall Bridgnorth Shropshire Gardener do
hereby declare the nature of my invention for CUTTING AND ROLLING TURF, and
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement to be as follows:-
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The feature of my Invention is to supersede the old and slow system of lifting E
turfs by hand and spade. What I mean by lifting turf is the cutting up of Lawn-
tenns, Cricket or gentlemen's pleasure grounds generally, for the purpose of
levelling, raising, or lowering, of the ground under the turf."
The Frame-work of the Machine is of cast iron 3 inches deep, and "/" inchs
thick, from No 1 to 2, and from 2 to end of handle, is wrought iron, jointed at 21
by an over-lap shouldered and held firm with bolt and nut.
Drum N, is of cast iron, and is of sufficient weight to press the Knives D.
through the cut turf.
Drawing Gear A, is of wrought iron with 5 holes drilled on each side so that
the horse gearing can be put to any hole for the purpose of regulating the draught 1
on the Cutting blade C.
Cutting Blade C, is of worked or hammered steel, an unequal triangle in form
with vertical sides brought to a fine edge, to cut the width, the Knife is held in
position with ears slotted, working in guides, so that the thickness of turf can be
regulated by them.
Knives D, fixed on Drum N, are also steel, and are arranged to cut the turf in
lengths in 1 foot, 2 foot, or 4 foot lengths, these Knives are also fitted with ears
working in slotted Arms O, of Drum N, and can be held at the depth required to
cut through, by a bolt screwed through Arms O.
Arms O are cast with Drum N, and are 2
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by 1½ inches, The Drum is 2
1 foot long, 4 feet in circumference, with a 3 inch bush, drilled to take a 2 inch
Spindle, working in Ears P.
The Ears P, are of iron, working in guides, and held in position with bolt and
nut, passing through frame 1 and 2.
The Rolling part of Machine commencing with sides F, is thin plate iron 3
20 inches long, and 10 inches high, kept in position with upright and angle
stays M. M. passing through cross stays H. H.
The upper end of stays M. M. are threaded, and a nut screwed on top side of
stays H. H. to ease the weight of Box off rollera L.
✓.
Rollers L are of turned wood, working on iron spindle, screwed through each
side of box.
Rolling Frame K. is of wrought iron, 9 inches in the curve, and and 1 foot in
width, made from iron 11½" by 5 inches. The Rollers working on Frame, are
of hard turned wood, 4 in number, varying in thickness from 1, inch, up to
2 inches. The spindles in Rollers, are iron runing in eyes screwed into frame. 4
The Knife rivetted on bottom of Rolling frame, is steel, 2 inches wide brought to
a fine edge, and is pitched so as to cut a bevel ended turf, so as to accelarate the
turf quick passage over the Rollers.
To put the Rolling Frame in motion a quick pull, (towards the person guiding
the machine) at the lever J (when the machine is working,) depresses Arms I 4
forcing Knife on Rolling frame, through turf (cut previous with blade C.) allowing

page_text: a notch on lever to drop on stay H. holds frame in position and causes turf to slide
over Rollers. The end of turf naturally falling, is doubled under the turf and
commences to roll, when a sufficient lenght has been rolled, lever J is releived, off
stay, the Rolling frame naturally rises over the rolled turf, and the first motion is
again repeated.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
The turf cutting and rolling machine as hereinbefore described and illustrated in
the drawing.
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