US361814A - Hay stacker and loader - Google Patents

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H. L. DEWING. HAY STACKER AND LOADER.

No. 361,814. Patented Apr. 26, 1887.

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HUBERT L. DEWING, OF VALLEY CENTRE, KANSAS.

HAY STACKER AND LOADER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 361,814, dated April 26, 1887.

Application filed May 18, 1886. Serial No. 202,591. (No moth-l.)

To all whom, it ntay concern:

Be it known that I, HUBERT L. DEWING, of Valley Centre, in the county of Sedgwick and State of Kansas, have invented a new and use ful Improvement in Hay Stackers and Loaders, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is aside elevation of my improved hay stacker and loader, parts being broken away and'showing the carrier in position to receive hay. Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation of the-upper part of the same,showing the carrier in position to discharge hay. Fig. 3 is a plan View of the machine. Fig. 4. is a rear elevation of the same. 7

The object of this invention is to provide hay stackers and loaders constructed in such a manner that the hay can be readily drawn upon the carrier, can be elevated readily, and

can be dropped closer to or farther from the rear side of the machine, as may be required.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of various parts of the machine, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

A are the runners, which are connected by cross bars B and inclined braces C, the said runners, cross-bars, and braces forming the base-frame of .the machine.

To the forward ends of the runners A are attached the lower ends of the inclined bars D, which are connected by cross-bars E, and have cleats F attached to their inner sides to form ways for the carrier to move up and down upon the said inclined bars, cross-bars, and cleats forming the inclined frame.

To the inclined bars D, near their upper ends,are attached the upper ends of two bars, G, the lower ends of which'are attached to the rear ends of therunners A, and which are connected by cross-bars H and inclined braces I, the said vertical bars, cross bars, and braces forming the vertical frame.

The carrier is formed of a series of front teeth, J, and a series of rear teeth, K, placed at or nearly at right angles to each other, and connected at or near their adjacent ends by cross-bars L. Two of the rear teeth, K, are so placed as to rest and slide upon the cleats F, the friction being relieved by small wheels M, pivoted inslots in the said teeth and rolling upon the said cleats. Two of the front teeth, J, are so placed as to be opposite theinclined bars D, and havethe lower sides of their rear ends or heels N rounded off, so that the said heels will enter recesses in the forward edges of the lower ends of the inclined bars D and engage with the shoulders Oof the said recesses and serve as stops to prevent the carrier from backing when the hay is being drawn upon it and when draft is first applied to the hoisting-ropes, and also to serve as fulcrums to tip the carrier rearward when draft is applied to the hoisting-ropes,bringing the frictionwheels of the rear teeth into contact with the cleats F and bringing the carrier into position to carry the hay up the inclined frame.

P are the hoistingropes, which are attached at one end to the upper ends of the inclined bars D, pass down along the said inclined bars, and pass around pulleys Q, pivoted to the middle parts of the two front teeth, J, that are placed opposite the said inclined bars D, and to keepers R, attached to the said teeth. J. The teeth to which the pulleys Qare pivoted arestrengthened by inclined braces S, attached to them and to the adjacent rear teeth, K. From the pulleys Q thehoisting-ropes P pass up along the inclined bars D, and over pulleys T. pivoted to the upper ends of the said inclined bars and to keepers U, attached to the said ends. From. the pulleys T the hoisting-ropes P pass down at the rear of the machine and around pulleys V, pivoted to the lower cross-bar, H, and to keepers W,-attached to the said crossbar. From the pulleys V the hoisting-ropes P pass out at the side of the machine, and to their ends is attached the whiffletree X, to which the draft is applied.

The cleats F terminate at a little distance below the upper ends of the bars D, and'at the upper ends of the said cleats are placed wheels Y, pivoted to the inclined bars D and to keepers Z, attached to the cleats F, to lessen the friction as the carrier is tilted to discharge the hay.

As the carrier is tilted to discharge the hay the rear fingers, K, that traveled up the cleats F, come in contact with stop-arms a, attached to the upper ends of the inclined bars b, the

lower ends of which are secured to the vertical bars G by bolts 0. The inclined bars 6 are. strengthened in position by the brace-bars d, attached at their outer ends to the upper ends of the said inclined bars I), and at their inner ends to the vertical bars G. Several holes are formed in the lower parts of the inclined bars I), to receive the bolts 0, so that the said bars I) can be readily adjusted to lower or raise the stop-arms a, and thus cause the hay to be deposited closer to or farther from the vertical frame of the machine.

To the runners A, a little in the rear of their centers, are attached the lower ends 'of two upright bars, e, the upper ends of which are attached to the inclined bars D. The lower parts of the upright bars 6 are slotted vertically to receive the axlef of the wheels 9. To the end parts of the axle f are attached the ends of short ropes or chains h, the other ends of which are attached to the runners A.

Through the axle f are formedtransverse perforations,in which are placed sliding levers 2', so that by operating the levers i the axle f can be turned to wind the ropes h upon it, and thus raise the rear part of the machine from the ground and allow it to be readily drawn from place to place by a single horse. The leverst' are locked in place for holding the machine-frame in its raised position by sliding the levers i so that their ends will rest against and be held by a cross bar, B, of the base-frame.

To the front crossbar, B, or other convenient part of the base-frame are attached the ends of a draw rope or chain, j, to the center of which is secured the whifiletreek, to which the draft is applied.

In using the machine, the hay is drawn upon the front fingers, J, of the carrier by the gath' erer in the ordinary manner. As the hoisting-ropes l? are drawn upon, the heels N of the front fingers of the carrier engage with the shoulders O of the recesses in the inclined bars D and tilt the said carrier, bringing the rear fingers of the said carrier down upon the cleats F. As the draft upon the hoisting-ropes is continued the carrier travels up the inclined frame until it projects so far beyond the upper ends of the cleats F as to be tilted by the weight of the hay, and then the hay slides off the fingers K to the stack or load. Theinclination of the teeth K is regulated by the stop-arms a, and the advance of the carrier is stopped by the rod Z, attached to the side pairs of fingers K, coming in contact with the upper sides of the upper ends of the inclined bars D. As the hoistingropes P are slackened the carrier slides down the inclined frameinto position to again scribed, whereby the said carrier is held from sliding back when the hay is being drawn upon it and the draft-strain is first applied to the hoisting-ropes, as set forth.

2. In a hay stacker and leader, the combination,with the base-frame, the vertical frame, I

the carrier, and the hoisti'ngrope, of the inclined bars I), having their lower ends adj ustably secured to the uprights G of the vertical frame and provided with the stop-arms a at their upper ends, and the braces 01, secured to the bars I) and uprights G, substantially as herein shown and described.

3. In a hay stacker and leader, the combi nation, with the runners A and the inclined bars D, of the upright bars 6, having slots in their lower parts, the-wheels g. the axlef, having transverse perforations, the levers t, inserted in the said perforations, and the ropes h, connecting the said runners and axle, substantially as herein shown and described, whereby a part of the weight of the machine can be readily thrown upon the said wheels and axle to facilitate transportation, as set forth.

HUBERT L. DEWING.

Witnesses:

IRWIN BEACH, I. O. THoMrsoN.

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