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The corn is unloaded on the self-feed table of the cutter and 

 run through the machine, after which the carrier or blower ele- 

 vates it and delivers it into the silo. 



By far the easiest method of unloading is to drive across the 

 end of the traveling feed table as shown in the illustration Fig. 

 55. This brings the bundles into proper position for the feeder 

 to simply slide them endwise onto the feed table requiring little 

 or no lifting. By starting at the front of load and moving up as 

 the unloading proceeds one man can handle the work very much 

 quicker in this way and with far less labor, and two men can 

 also work to advantage if desired. This method of feeding should 

 be practiced wherever the setting of cutter or engine permits 

 driving the machine from the opposite or front end. Its labor- 

 saving advantages will be readily seen when contrasted with the 

 plan of feeding from the side of cutter as shown in Fig. 49, page 

 107, where the entire weight of each load, perhaps one to two 

 tons, is lifted waist-high and thrown forward. 



To secure best results from the standpoint of both men and 

 equipment, regular steady feeding should be practiced at all 

 times. A little judgment used at this point in properly lapping 

 the bundles so as to keep up .a constant and uniform supply will 

 not only produce larger capacity but will relieve the heavy uneven 

 strain to which a silage cutter is usually subjected. 



Fig. 55. Showing one of easiest methods of unloading corn at 

 cutter. 



