IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR CUTTING AND ELEVATING SILAGE
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
I, WILLIAM CARSON TOONE of the Wiltshire Foundry Warminster in the
county of Wilts, Engineer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR CUTTING AND ELEVATING SILAGE to be as
follows:-
This invention has for its object the combination with a machine for cutting
Silage of an Elevater which delivers the same into a Silo or other receptacle at any
height required.
This is effected by attaching an Elevater to the frame of one of my Improved
Patent Steam Power Chaff Cuttera in such a manner that the cut Silage drops into
the lower end of the Elevater which consists of a trough inside of which an endless
travelling web is placed to carry up the Silage. The lower end of this Elevater is
bung on two centres through which the spindle works which drives the web; this
enables the upper end of Elevater to be raised, or lowered, during work, if required,
by means of chains or ropes, ratchet wheels and handles.
The upper end can be arranged to deliver the Silage in either of the following
ways
1at direct into a Silo or Wagon.
2nd into a shoot to which Sacks may be hung for Bagging.
3rd a worm and trough can be connected by means of which the Silage can be
delivered on either side at right angles.

page_text: OFFCITATION.
I, WILLIAM CARSON TOONE, of the Wiltshire Foundry, Warminster in the
county of Wilts, Engineer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR CUTTING AND ELEVATING SILAGE, and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :—
This invention has for its object the combination with a machine for cutting
Silage, or Ensilage, of an elevator which delivers the same into a Silo, or other
receptacle at any height required. This is effected by attaching an elevator to one
of "Carson and Toone's Improved patent Steam-power Chaff-cutters" in such a
manner that the cut Ensilage drops into the lower end of the elevator, which
consists of a trough, inside of which an endless travelling web, or chain is placed to
carry up the Ensilage.
The lower end of this elevator is hung on two centres, through which the spindle.
works which drives the web, or chain; this enables the upper end of the elevator
to be raised, or lowered during work, if required, by means of chains or ropes,
ratchet wheels and handle.
The upper end can be arranged to deliver the Ensilage in either of the following
ways:-
1st direct into a Silo, or wagon.
2nd into a shoot, to which sacks may be hung for bagging.
3rd a worm and trough can be connected, by means of which the Ensilage can be
delivered on either side at right angles.
In the accompanying Drawing:-
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of such a combined Chaff or Ensilage-cutter, and
elevator.
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2 is a sectional plan of same.
3 is a longitudinal vertical section of bottom part of elevator, to an enlarged
scale.
4 is a horizontal section of same, through centre of bottom elevator pulley.
The same letters apply to the same parts in either figure.
This machine when travelling has the upper half of the elevator turned down
from the hinge at the point marked I, and resting upon the top of the machine
framing. Unlike all other machines, (which have either a separate carraige for the
elevator, or supports to carry it) the only preparation necessary-previous to work
is the opening out to its full length of the elevator when its operation is as
follows:-
The grass, or other material to be converted is fed by hand in the usual manner
into the box A, is thence drawn in and forced by the feed rollers B through the
mouth C. These rollers are driven by the gearing D which is so arranged that it feeds
a certain length, (variable at pleasure) through the mouth in each interval of cutting,
which is done by the knives E fixed upon the fly-wheel F which is hung upon the
main shaft G, and driven by means of a belt running upon the driving pulley H.

page_text: The mouth, fly-wheel, and knives are contained within the one casing L which
opens above the lower end K of the elevator J, and the grass when cut falls upon
the carriers M of the belt or chain of the elevator which (driven by the crossed
belt N, and the pulleys O) carries the cut grass to the top P of the elevator, where
it is discharged either direct into the Silo, or wagon, into sacks for bagging, or if
necessary a worm or screw-conveyor running in a trough can be attached which
receiving the cut grass from the top of the elevator, carries it further on in a hori-
zontal position, at any angle required.
The casing R of the lower end K of the elevator is of iron and at its centres S it
rests upon and is fixed to the lower framing T of the machine. These centres S are
bored to form bearings for the spindle V of the pulley U which carries the chain, or
web W upon which are fixed the conveyors X which carry the grass upwards.
The centres of the lower elevator pulley U, and that of the casing R of the lower
end of the elevator being in the same line enables the body of the elevator to be
raised, or lowered while the machine is working by means of the chains, or
ropes Y, which are wound and retained by the handle and ratchet-wheel Z. When
travelling, or entering a doorway the upper half P of the elevator casing J can be
turned down by means of hinges placed for that purpose at the point marked I, and
when so turned down, such upper part P rests upon the top framing, thus forming
a conveniently portable machine, well balanced upon the travelling wheels.
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
1st An elevator for Ensilago or chaff, which while its lower end is supported by
and moving on centres has its upper end resting on chains, and capable of being
raised or lowered by means of a ratchet-wheel and handle, substantially as herein-
before described.
2nd The combination of a chaff, or Ensilage cutting machine with an elevator
fixed upon and moving with the frame of such cutter, substantially as heroinbefore
described.
3rd The combination of a chaff or Ensilage cutting machine with an elevator,
the lower spindle of which passes through the centres of the casing of the lower
part of the elevator, thereby enabling the upper end of such elevator to be raised,
or lowered during work, substantially in the manner, and for the purpose horein-
before described.
Dated shi ODAL