Hay-turner.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Nov., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 4th Sept., 1896-Accepted, 10th Oct., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Hay-turner.
GEORGE RICHARD DOWNER, Drayton Manor Chichester, Sussex Farmer
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
--
This relates to a machine for turning hay in the swath or after the hay-tedder
has scattered the hay. The turning of the hay is accomplished by means of teeth
somewhat similar to those used in the well known horse rakes. The teeth are
attached to a frame work with a wheel at each side, which is to be drawn by a
horse.
The machine will turn over at one time two or more swaths of hay. Each
swath is turned by a set of teeth, which teeth are fastened to a frame-work, about
3 inches apart and side by side. But the second tooth projects 5 inches, or more,
or less behind the first tooth. The third tooth projects 5 in. more or less behind
the second one. The fourth tooth projects 5 in. more or less behind the 3rd tooth.
The 5th tooth projects 5 in. more or less behind the 4th one. The 6th tooth
projects 5 in. more or less behind 5th one. The 7th tooth projects 5 in. more or
less behind the 6th one. The 8th tooth projects 5 in. more or less behind the
The 9th tooth projects 5 in. more or less behind the 8th one, and so on
with the other teeth if others are necessary.
7th one.
Thus the points of the teeth do not travel abreast of one another but along the
ground in a diagonal line, which has the effect of turning over the hay.
A handle or lever lifts the teeth off the ground for travelling and a lever
may be introduced for enabling the driver to alter at will the position of the
teeth.
The machine may be made to be drawn or pushed by a man, in which case there
would be only one set of teeth and would only turn over one swath at a time.
I wish it to be understood that the arrangement or construction of this machine
may be added to or modified without departing from my invention.
Dated this 4th day of November 1895.
I, GEORGE RICHARD DOWNER, of Drayton Manor, Chichester, in the County
of Sussex, Farmer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
mauner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :--
This invention relates to a machine for turning hay either in the swath or after
the hay-tedder has scattered it.
In carrying out my invention I provide one or more rows or series of teeth or
tines somewhat similar to those used in the well-known horse-rakes. These teeth
are pivoted on a frame mounted on travelling wheels and adapted to be drawn by a
horse or moved by hand, the said row or rows of teeth being arranged in a line or
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page_text: lines at an angle to the line of travel of the machine. Suitable means are provided
for lifting the tines or teeth off the ground when required.
To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe the same by
reference to the accompanying drawings, in which :-
Figure 1 is a plan view of a machine for turning hay constructed according to
my invention, the said machine being provided with two rows or series of teeth or
tines:
Figure 2 is a sectional side elevation of the same, the section being taken on the
line 2-2 of Figure 1.
a, a shew the frame of the machine, and b, b the travelling wheels upon which it
is mounted. c is the axle of the travelling wheels, the ends of which are cranked
at d, d in a well known manner so that the frame can be adjusted relatively, with
the ground, handles e, e formed in one with the said cranked portions being provided
working over notched quadrants f, to enable this adjustment to be effected.
g, g are the shafts for the horse. h, h are the teeth or tines which are similar in
shape to those used in the well known horse rakes, each row of tines being arranged
in a line at an angle of not more than 35 degrees to the line of travel of the machine
as I find in practice that at a greater angle the tines tend to collect rather than
turn the hay. Each tine is pivoted at 7, the pivots being carried on the angular
bars a', a' of the frame a.
By the herein described arrangement of the tines the travel of the machine
forwards will cause the said tines to turn over the hay, the series of tines being
arranged at such a distance apart that each series will operate upon a swath. Each
row or series of tines rests upon a bar i the said bars being jointed at their ends to
levers, mounted upon shafts k, respectively, the shaft being provided with
a hand lever whereby the levers ; can be moved to lift or lower tho bars i, i, and
consequently the tines, as required.
To assist in this movement of the tines, additional bars m, m are employed, one
of which is jointed to the lever while the other is jointed to a corresponding
lever n at one end, the other end of the bars being jointed to levers j, j connected
to the levers. The lever / works over a notched quadrant o to enable it to bo
locked when the tines are in their raised or lowered positions. p, p are balance
weights on the shaft k which serve to assist the operator when raising the tines by
the lever l.
In practice I find that when turning the hay, there is a tendency of the hay to
clog the leading tine of each series. To obviate this I provide a spider wheel g
arranged at the side of the said tine and adapted to rotate in the direction of the
arrow, Figure 2, whereby the hay in front of the said tine will be thrown off.
These spider wheels are advantageously driven from one of the travelling wheels b
by means of gear wheels r and sand chain wheels t and u, the wheel being
attached to the boss of the travelling wheel while the wheels is adapted to turn on
the end of the axle c and carries the chain wheel t, the other chain wheel u being
attached to the spider wheel. The two spider wheels are mounted upon a
shaft carried in brackets to beneath the frame a of the machine. a is the driver's
scat.
Although I have described two rows or series of tines as being arranged upon
the machine, I may use only one series or more than two and instead of arranging
the tines to turn the swaths to the right as shewn in the drawing they may be
arranged to turn them to the left.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A hay turner consisting of the parts constructed, arranged and operating
substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated
in the accompanying

page_text: 2. A. hay turner having the teeth or tines arranged at an angle such as
herein before described to the line of travel of the machine for the purpose
specified.
Dated the 4th day of September 1896.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.