IMPROVEMENTS IN HAYMAKERS
Year: 1884

page_text: I, EDWARD CHRISTOPHER BLACKSTONE of Rutland Iron Works, Stamford in the
County of Lincoln Agricultural Implement Maker do hereby declare the nature
of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN HAYMAKERS to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to more effectually separate and distribute the
clots of grass, to make the draught easier, and also to leave the crop more lightly
distributed, than with haymakers of the ordinary construction.
In ordinary haymakers, all the tines on a bar come into action at one time, and
take up a large clot of grass, which may thus, comparatively speaking, be said to
be thrown bodily to the rear in a Jump, instead of being properly separated.
The work is also intermittent, that is to say, it comes with a series of jerks or
shocks on the draught animal, as the tines on each bar come into contact with the
crop.
This is consequent upon the fact that the fork or tine bars are placed parallel
with the axle of the implement, so that there is a considerable space between each
tine bar.
Now in order to avoid these inconveniences, I arrange the fork or tine bars
diagonally to the axle, in such a manner that they will, so to speak, be a
continuation the one of the other.
By this means the teeth or tines will follow one another into action, instead of
acting all at one time as in the old form of haymaker. The action of the implement
will thus be continuous instead of intermittent and the shocks or jerks on the
draught animal will be avoided.
The grass, instead of being taken up in clots, will be taken up gradually, and
therefore will be more lightly distributed than heretofore.

page_text: I, EDWARD CHRISTOPHER BLACKSTONE of Rutland Iron Works, Stamford, in the
County of Lincoln, Agricultural Implement Maker do hereby declare the nature
of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN HAYMAKERS and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:-
The object of this invention is to more effectually separate and distribute the
clots of grass, to make the draught casier and also to leave the crop more lightly
distributed than with hay-makers of the ordinary construction.
In ordinary hay-makers all the tines on a bar come into action at one time and
take up a large clot of grass, which may thus, comparatively speaking, be said to
be thrown bodily to the rear in a lump, instead of being properly separated.
The work is also intermittent, that is to say, it comes with a series of jerks or
shocks on the draught animal as the tines on each bar come into contact with tho
crop.
This is consequent upon the fact that the fork or tine bars are placed parallel
with the axle of the implement at a considerable distance apart.
Now in order to avoid these inconveniencies, I arrange the fork or tine bars
diagonally to the axle in such a manner that they will, so to speak, be a
continuation the one of the other or will form a kind of spiral round the axle.
By this means the teeth or tines on each bar will follow one another into action,
instead of acting all at one time, as in the old form of hay-maker. The action of
the implement will thus be continuous instead of intermittent, and the shocks or
jerks on the draught animal will be avoided.
The grass, instead of being taken up in clots, will be taken up gradually, and
therefore will be more lightly distributed than heretofore.
In the accompanying drawing, I have shown at Fig. 1 a partial side elevation of
so much of a lay-maker as is necessary to explain my invention, Fig. 2 being a
back view.
A is the tine bar axle or barrel which is mounted, and receives motion in the
usual manner. Bare the radius irons or arms which are secured to the axle A in
any convenient manner, and carry at their outer ends the tine bars C. These tine
bars Care secured in position diagonally to the axle A, as clearly seen in Fig. 2, so
that the tines or forks on each bar come into action one after the other, instead of
all at once, as usual.
The tine bars Ċ may be secured to the radius arms B in any well known manner,
so that the forks may be turned back when the implement is travelling.
A convenient mode of securing the tine bars C to the radius arms B is shown at
Figs. 3, 4 and 5 and consists of lugs a two of which are firmly secured to each
bar C and are pierced to receive bolts b, by which they are connected to two of the
arms B. The bar C is fixed in position by means of a semicircular slotted plate c,
which is conveniently secured to the bar and a thumb nut and bolt d. The bolts b
form the centres on which the bars C may be turned over so that when so turned
the tines point towards the axle as shown at X in Fig. 1, in which position the
bars will be fixed by tightening the thumb nuts d.
The object of my invention may be attained by placing the tines or forks at
suitable distances apart round the peripheries of a series of wheels or rings
conveniently mounted on the tiue bar axle in number sufficient to make up the

page_text: width of the implement such wheels or rings being so set that the tines on one
shall have a slight lead or be slightly in advance of those on the other and each
row of tines be diagonal to the axle.
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:-
Arranging the tines or forks of hay-makers in such a manner that each row of
such tines or forks shall be diagonal to the tine bar axle or barrel as and for the
purpose set forth.
Dated this 6th day of December 1884.
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.