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Journal of Agriculture. 



[8 June, 1907. 



The exact positions of these are of great importance. With this descrip- 

 tion and the drawings, little difficulty should be experienced in manufac- 

 turing a buckscraper to give satisfaction. Too much stress cannot be 

 laid upon the necessity for strict adherence to the figured dimensions. 



The 6 and 8 feet sizes figured are not nearly so suitable for grading 

 work as that just given, being more adapted for channel cleaning, low 

 formations, &c. They consist simply of a steel plate without ends or 

 back in the larger and with a back only in the smaller. The general 

 mode of construction is clearly shown in the figures. 



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EIGHT FEET SIZE. 



SECTIONAL VIEW. 



It would take almost as long to describe fully the use of the buck- 

 scraper as it would to learn its actual use in the field. Two plates are 

 given showing the scraper being filled and distributing or levelling. For 

 filling the driver holds the handle slightly raised until the scraper is full, 

 its capacity being about \ a cubic yard. If the load is to be gradually 

 distributed, the handle is lifted as required, the earth being more or less 

 quickly deposited over the surface. If wanted in one spot, the scraper 

 is tipped over in one action, the rope on the handle being used to pull 

 it back into working position again. The manipulation is more easily 

 learnt than explained. It is not difficult and the user quickly becomes 

 proud of the excellence of the work done by the scraper. 



