SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. 105 



THE HODGES' STEEL FRAME HEADER, 



MANUFACTURED BY THE SUCCESSORS TO 



A. J. Hodges & Co., Pekin, 111. 



As shown on opposite page the frame is entirely of steel, thus making it lighter 

 and stronger at the same time more durable and especially proof against the crack' 

 ing and warping experienced with the wood frame headers. 



Some of the many advantages we claim, which will convince any unbiased person 

 of the superiority of our Steel Header over any other machine of its class in the 

 market, are as follows: 



1st. The Cutter Bar cuts closer to the ground than with the wood frame machine , 

 and in some cases they can be used for cutting hay, and are very good for lodged grain. 



2d. They are more easily operated than the wood frame Headers, both by the 

 man who handles them and the horses that push them. 



3d. By the use of our four truss rods the main frame is held absolutely true and 

 rigid, and the frame being rigid and true, must and does hold the steel cutter bar 

 straight and rigid also, doing away with the springing down of the bar at the grain 

 end, when cutting where the straw is heavy, or in running over rough ground, being 

 an advantage that No. V frame machine possesses, and this is an important feature in 

 Headers. 



4th. By the use of an upright equalizing spring, which is attached to the frame 

 and lever, the driver can control the height of the cutter bar with perfect ease, and 

 cut high or low, according to the height of the grain. 



5th. Our method of raising and lowering the platform, independent of the main 

 frame , enables us to run it on a low cut without plowing into the ground in going over 

 uneven places, and here is where the advantage of a rigid bar comes in ; for in cutting 

 very low, and there being no up and down vibration, we can cut perfectly level and 

 clean. 



NO HEADER EVER SOLD ON THE PACIFIC COAST 



HAS GIVEN SUCH SATISFACTION AS THE "HODGES." 



