and otherwise Treating Land and for other Purposes.
Year: 1888

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I, DAVID HARKES, of Mere, near Knutsford, in the county of Chester, Agri-
cultural Implement Maker do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to an improved implement chiefly designed for harrowing,
crushing or pulverizing and levelling land and for spreading manure.
My improved implement comprises a number of transverse rows of bars or plates
which are toothed or serrated on one edge.
These rows of bars are connected together at suitable distances apart by draw-bars
which extend from the back to the front of the implement, the said draw-bars, at their
front ends, being constructed or fitted so that they may be readily attached to a
whipple-tree.
The said draw-bars are each formed in sections joined together so that the
implement can be rolled up, and each row of toothed bars is also formed in sections
to allow the implement to readily adapt itself to the inequalities of the ground.
The toothed sections are preferably connected together by the draw-bars which are
passed through holes in the overlapping ends of adjacent toothed sections.
The said holes in the toothed sections are made larger than the draw-bars so that
the said toothed sections will lie at an angle to the ground. Pins passed through
the draw-bars on either side of each row of toothed plates serve to limit the
inclination. The said pins also serve to maintain the several rows of toothed plates
in their proper positions relatively to the draw-bars.
If desired, both edges of the rows of plates may be toothed instead of one only, as
hereinbefore described.
I prefer however to have one edge plain for levelling, the harrow being then
worked upon its back.
Small holes are formed in the ends of the plates so that they can be made rigid, if
required.
The harrow can be drawn from either end so that when the teeth become dull on
one side they can be worked on the other side.
Dated the 12th day of May 1888.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: An Improved Implement for Harrowing, Crushing, or Pulverizing
and otherwise Treating Land and for other Purposes.
I, DAVID HARKES, of Mere, near Knutsford, in the County of Chester, Agri-
cultural Implement Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
My invention relates to an improved implement chiefly designed for harrowing,
crushing or pulverizing and levelling land and for spreading manure.
My improved implement comprises a number of transverse bars or plates which are
toothed or serrated on one edge.
These bars are connected together at suitable distances apart by draw-bars which
extend from the back to the front of the implement, the said draw-bars, at their front
ends, being constructed or fitted so that they may be readily attached to a whipple-
tree.
To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe the same with
reference to the accompanying drawing, in which,
Figure 1 is a plan of an implement constructed according to my invention.
Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same.
Figure 3 is a section on the line a, a Figure 2.
Figure 4 is a view of one of the toothed or serrated bars or plates, detached.
a, a are the plates, and b, bare the teeth or serrations formed upon their lower
edges
e, c are the draw-bars which extend from end to end of the implement and d is a
whippletree which can be connected to the said draw-bars at either end.
The said draw-bars are each formed in sections joined together by bolts e, e so that
the implement can be rolled up and each toothed plate is also formed in sections to
allow the implement to readily adapt itself to the irregularities of the ground.
The toothed sections are preferably connected together by the draw-bars which are
passed through holes ; Figure 4, in the overlapping ends of adjacent toothed
sections, as shown at g, g, Figures 1 and 3.
The said holes, fare preferably made larger than the draw-bars, so that the said
toothed sections will be at an angle to the ground as shown in Figure 2. Pins h, h
passed through the draw-bars on either side of the toothed plates serve to limit the
inclination. The said pins also serve to maintain the several toothed plates in their
proper positions relatively to the draw-bars.
In some cases the holes f, fare made to fit the draw-bars so that the plates b, b will
be rigid thereon.
If desired, both edges of the rows of plates may be toothed instead of one only as
hereinbefore described.
I prefer however to have one edge plain for levelling, the implement being then
worked upon its back,

page_text: The implement can be drawn from either end so that when the teeth become dull on
one side they can be worked on the other side. In some cases I find it advantageous
to employ a series of loose teeth or sections which are rivetted or otherwise secured to
the plate; and if desired the teeth may be formed to carry loose points the shape of
which may be varied according to requirements or the nature of the work..
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:
(1) An implement for harrowing, crushing or pulverizing and otherwise treating
land and for other purposes, comprising a series of plates having teeth formed upon
or attached to them and connected at suitable distances apart by draw-bars or their
equivalents, substantially as described.
(2) The improved implement hereinbefore described and illustrated in the acccom-
panying drawing for harrowing, crushing pulverizing and otherwise treating land and
for other purposes.