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roads, banks, and shallow channels it is the most efficient tool I know of. 

 Made in steel it costs ^7, and in wood jQ6. 



The buckscraper is worked with four horses coupled in pairs to facili- 

 tate slewing. Usually two men are required, one to drive the team and 

 the other to operate the machine, but an expert w-ith a steady team of 

 horses used to^ the work will manage it by himself. Raising or depres- 

 sing the handle will regulate the depth of cut taken and when the scraper 

 is full it can be hauled to wherever filling is required. It is then raised 

 to practically a vertical position when the more the handle is allowed to 

 incline towards the team the greater the amount of spoil tipped, and vice 

 wcrsd, the amount of incline being regulated by means of the rope. It 



J down & bolted 



'^Rad. 2% 



i holes for eyebo/l' 



it 4 of chain \ 



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will be noted in the drawings that there are several bolt holes provided 

 for regulating the draught and a few trials will soon discover which point 

 will best suit the work. A very small change in position makes all the 

 difference in comfort and efficiency of working. 



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In grading w'ork where several inches or feet of soil have to be shifted 

 there is no cheaper or better method, and I have had cases in the Mallee 

 where it became necessary to shift from 3 feet to 5_ feet of the surface, 

 and without doing any injury. Larger or smaller sizes can be had from 

 the makers. 



Following the scraper comes the smoother, and this will be the tool 

 most generally used, if not the only one. Plans, specifications, and photo- 

 graphs of the machine at work will, it is hoped, make the working clear. 



