SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 123 



The "Champion Giant" Hay Press. 



Continuous Travel, Portable. 



This Press is built especially for sections of the country wherein baling capacity is 

 of more importance than density of bales, and where large sized bales are preferred to 

 the small, dense bales made by Perpetual Presses, the large bales being more desirable 

 to ship by boat or on flat cars than the small ones. 



The " Champion Giant " Press is of exceedingly large capacity, having a feed open- 

 ing four feet square, permitting the feeding of large forkfuls, making a complete bale 

 with small number of charges. 



The " Champion Giant " differs from machines of this class from the fact that every 

 forkful of hay is pressed as it is fed into the machine, so that an equal pressure is exerted 

 on EVERY PART OF THE BALE. This insures a greater density, and at the same time a PER- 

 FECTLY SQUARE AND NEAT BALE. This is accomplished by the machine being constructed 

 with a PRESSURE GAUGE, the movement of which is retarded so that the Gauge moves in 

 proportion to the size of the charge fed into the machine. By this means the same 

 pressure is exerted upon the first forkful as upon the last, and it is no harder on the 

 team to press the last charge than the first one. This is not the case with other ma- 

 chines of this style. When the bale is completed, the pressure gauge revolves, and the 

 end that is pushed out turns into the bale chamber, taking the place of the ejected bale, 

 the bale being ejected by the revolving of the pressure gauge. One end of the Bale Tie 

 is pushed through the machine, and around the bale, while it is in process of making, 

 so that when the doors are opened it requires only a moment's time to push the other 

 end of the bale tie through, and tie the bale. 



The feed-door is opened and closed automatically, and drops at an angle that makes 

 the opening within easy reach of the operators. When the feed-door is closed, by an 

 ingenious arrangement, a step is formed for the feeder to stand upon, to assist in ty- 

 ing the bales. The return of the Plunger is checked by means of an air cushion, which 

 works automatically, and is attached to the power-rod. This device is entirely automa- 

 tic, and requires no adjustment or attention while in operation, and prevents the Plung- 

 er rebounding too hard. Exerting the same pressure on each forkful of hay, the return 

 force of the Plunger is exactly the same at each stroke, and not easy when the first 

 forkful is fed in, and excessively hard as the bale nears completion. 



The Power that drives the Plunger is a double toggle, one on each end of the bale 

 chamber, the toggle in turn being operated by a power capstan to which sweep is at- 

 tached, the transmission from the power to the toggles being by means of cable chains. 

 The toggles are constructed of wrought iron and steel throughout, so that there is noth- 

 ing about them to break or get out of order. The Power capstan is also made of wrought 

 iron and steel, as far as practicable, the object being to construct the machine through- 

 out so as to prevent breakages. 



A very valuable feature of the " Champion Giant " is the fact that it is a strictly 

 PORTABLE MACHINE. As is seen by illustration of the machine in operation in the field, 

 the bale chamber stands upright when at work. When it is desired to move from 

 place to place, by use of an ingenious device the bale chamber is turned down upon the 

 power main frame, so that by the time the driver unhitches from the sweep and hitches 

 to the tongue, everything is ready to move to the next stack. 



It will be noticed that a seat is provided for the driver, nothing being left undone 

 to make the ''Champion Giant" the most complete Baling Press of its kind manu- 

 factured. The truck wheels are extra high, and have four-inch Tires. 



The best hard woods, including Oak, Ash and Hickory, enter into the construc- 

 tion of this machine. All parts are firmly bolted together, and the power being con- 

 structed almost entirely of wrought iron and steel, makes the " Champion Giant " as 

 strong and durable a machine as can well be made. 



WARRANTY. 



The Machine is guaranteed in every respect, and will make bales weighing from 

 200 to 300 pounds, owing to the condition of the material, and will bale from 20 to 30 

 tons and upwards, per day. It is further guaranteed to be superior in every respect to 

 any other Baling Press of this style manufactured, and is the only strictly portable 

 Large Bale Press made. 



PRICE LIST. 



" Champion Giant " Complete, Bales 22x24x46 inches, weight 5100 Ibs., $600 00 



Deduct for Trucks, if not wanted 50 00 



