US108712A - Improvement in combined stalk and weed-cutters and land-rollers - Google Patents

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I W. LESLIE. COMBINED STALK ANDW-EED CUTTER AND LAND ROLLER.

No. 108,712. v Patented 0013.25, 1870.

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Letters Patent lid-108,712, dated October 25,1870; antedeted October 15, 1870. v.

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The Schedule referred inth'esa Letters Patent and making part of the same To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM Lnsmn, of Fort Madison, in the county of Lee and in the State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improve ments inGombined Stalk and Weed-Cutter and Land- Roller; and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being bad to the accompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this specification; p

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangement of a stalk and weed-cuttor and land-roller combined, which can also be used as a corn-plow and marker. v i

'In order to enable others skilled in thelart to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a side'elevation, and

Figure 2, a bottom view of my machine;

Figure 3 is a plan view of the rollers, and

' Figure 4 is a front view of one of the plow-colters, showing the manner of attaching the same.

A A and A represent three beams or bars, place a suitablevand equal distance apart,- and connected by means of cross-bars B B, the center beam A extending beyond the other two, forming the tongue,'to

which the team is attached; or the front end of said center-bar may have a hole for the purpose of inserting the king-bolt of the running-gear of a wagon, if so desired.

Between the center-beam A and each of the sidebeams A, are placed smaller beams C 0, two in each space, at equal distances,'and running parallel with the beams A and A. I

The bars 0 O are also secured to the cross-barsB B, and their front ends are even with the front ends .of the beams A A, while their rear ends do not extend as far as the rear ends of said beams.

Upon the upper side of the beams A A and bars 0 0 is laid a platform, D.

At the rear ends of the beams A A and A, on the v under side, are placed suitable journal boxes, in which are placed two'shafts, E E, the, inner ends of said shafts meetingvin the journal-box, on the center-beam 0n the shafts E E, atsuitahle distances apart, is placed a series of circular steel plates G G,. having sharp edges.

' These plates are keyed on the shafts, or secured by flanges and set-screws or other suitable fastenings.

The circular plates G G form cutters for cutting stalks and weeds, by drawing the machine over the' ground, and if the machine or frame is not heavs enough to exert the necessary pressure, stones or weights are placed in a box, H, which is supported above-the cutters, on the rear ends of the beams AA and A.

:This box also answers for a seat for the driver,hy

placing a board or cushion in the center. A-tthefront ends of the beams A A and A, on the which are con- 7 under side, are hinged runners I I I, nectedby means of the cross-bar J The side runners I I have each, on their upper side, a recess, over which is placed a plate, a, and in this recess is placed the head of screw-bolt K, the boltpassing up through the said plate and screwed through the side-beams A A.

The-upper ends of the screw-rods K K maybe provided with cranks for turning the same, so as to raise and lowerthe runners at pleasure.'

When the machine is in operation, these runners are raised up so as to allow the cutters G G to oper ate as deep as may be necessary; but when moving from one place to another, the runners are lowered, so that the machine will rest on the same and be dragged on them along the ground. L

The shafts E E, with their cutters, may be readily removed, and a roller, L, placed on each side of the center-beam A, between said beam. andthe side-- beams; H

-Upon the side of the bars 0 G, at their rear ends, are cut recesses, which are covered with. metal plates 7). And upon the beams A and A are similar res 'cesses and plates, all being on the same line, for'at;

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These colters are pivoted each in a forked bar, N,

the upper-end of which is passed up through the recess above-mentioned, and arod, O, is passed through holes in allofthe'm above the beams, which secures :them firmly in place.

The runners I I and I being the proper distance apart, can be used to mark the rows for corn ground.

Having thus fully described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The frame, formed of the side-beams A A, center-beam A, bars 0 O, cross-bars B B, and platform D, all constructed and arranged substantially as shown and described.

2. The runners I I and I, connected by the crossbar J, in combination with the screw-rods K K, sub,- stantially as and for the purposes herein set forth. 3. The arrangem'ent,-withthe frame, constructed as herein described, and providedwith the' runners I I and 1', bar J, and screw-rods K K, rod 0,.and colters M M, all constructed tov operate substantiallyas set forth.

4. The arrangement, upon ,the rear part of the frame as constructed, of the two shafts E E, provided with circular cutters G G, and box H, said shafts being removable, as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand this 27th day of January, 1870. Witnesses: WM. LESLIE.

W. D. TAYLOR,

J. M. Gssnr.

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