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DEERE IMPLEMENT COMPANY. 



The "Lightning" Hay Press. 



With Crank Axles. 



Workmanship and Material. 



All rollers on the Lightning are chilled; all pins are steel. The Plunger head is not made of wood, 

 but of steel and iron. The axles are made entirely of steel, not in pieces cast into a skeleton, but a solid 

 bar of steel. The wheels are steel; the folder or tucker is steel, not cast iron. 



The Tying chamber is made of steel angles, so compactly arranged that there is nothing unnecessary 

 or in the way about the Prtss. 



The whole Press is constructed of the best material, and in first-class, workmanlike manner. 



The main Bearings and Pins are steel, insuring durability and strength. 



The Automatic Tucker or Folder prevents the Plunger from ever wedging itself, and any hay that 

 laps over the top is tucked down and helps to work the bale smooth and compact. 



It takes but a few moments to lower it to the ground, or raise it on the trucks again. 



The power is the most simple and powerful, being a complete roller movement. It is free from cogs, 

 chains, ropes or pulleys; it is so precisely arranged that the rebound is perfect. 



Some of the improvements worthy of consideration are, viz.: The tying chamber has been enclosed 

 with Steel Plate and T Steel, something no other press contains; the feed openings have been enlarged 

 to 28 inches, being larger than on any other, thus admitting of much larger charges of feed; this means 

 greater capacity and easy work for the feeder; he has no aprons or so-called self-feeders, which consist of 

 complicated adjustments, to bother with. These large feeds are pressed with ease, owing to our highly 

 improved and superior power, which is the most practical and simple. The power has been reduced to 

 a perfect roller movement by the use of a double-ended crank, with chilled rollers in each end, having a 

 bearing on the chilled inclined plane. The crank is but ten [10] inches from center, being the shortest 

 in use. By substitution of this short crank, the pitman travels practically straight in and out, reducing 

 the friction to naught; there is no wear or grinding on the end of the pitman, or adjustments, as it is a 

 roller movement. 



Capacity, 10 to 15 tons per day. Will load 10 tons or more in Box Car. 

 'Ughtning" Press, bales 17x22 inches, weight, 3,300 Ibs Price, $400 00 



