A small pinion is placed inside of this large wheel at the forward part, and its shaft 

 confined to the under side of the frame itself, this shaft extending far enough outside to 

 receive an eccentric close up to the frame. 



The motion of the cutters is obtained by eccentric straps and connecting rod, passing 

 along the outside of the frame to the fore end, where it connects 

 -P^^ ^uj^ ^^*^ ^° ^^^0^ o^' ^"ee iron, as shown at A, in fig. 1. This elbow 

 (S^^ ^ • extends its other end through to the front of the main frame, as 

 \(|z=^05C ^'^^^ ^^ ^' ^"^^ ^^ confined in position by a heavy, substantial bed- 

 ® ^ Pl^-ite of iron. The end of the cutter bar itself, connectino- with 



the elbow at B, has its motion simply and directly from the main wheel, all parts work- 

 ing constantly in line, giving a stroke of eight inches by the eccentric, and each end of 

 the elbow being eight inches from its centre of motion, causes on either end a deflection 

 of but five-eights of an inch beyond a straight center line. At the same time, the cut- 

 ters have as much velocity as the best reapers and mowers in use. They make but 

 half the reverses or vibrations, and require les« than half the weight of cutter bar and 

 connections of either of them, while it is equally strono-. 



This cut represents a transverse section of the wrought-iron cutter beam, with a sec- 

 tion of the cutter bar, cutters, and dividers. B represents 

 the cutter bar, to which the steel blades are attached on its 

 under side, the bevel of the blades being upon the upper 

 side and sickle edge. These blades also extend back to 

 the cutter bar, but not to a point as forward. The edges 

 of this rear part are same as forward the cutter bar, and 

 serve to cut and clear all the " clog" or fibre which may 

 possibly escape the forward cut and get drawn into the 

 dividers. D represents a section of the crank axle, which 

 extends through the hollow beam, and supports its outer 

 end. C represents the double plate hollow beam, with 

 attachments. A represents the divider, showing the openings and guides through which 

 the cutters pass. This divider is made very true, with sharp corners, over which the 

 cutters pass, forming a perfect shears-cutting action. These dividers are wider than on 

 most other machines, thus protecting the cutters from being injured by stones o-ettin-r 

 between them, (the space being but two inches,) and compressing the grass or grai'n 

 into a more dense body while being cut. 



These cutters and dividers are not dissimilar to those used by the first premium 



mowing machine at the late trial by the State So- 

 ciety, with the exception that tlie divider is made 

 to fit round the under side of the wrought iron 

 cutter beam, the beam itself .being made of two 

 . \>\&i(i?, of wrought iron rolled into a sort of trough 



with their concave faces placed together, and then firmly riveted, thus forming a hollow 

 beam. An enlarged but imperfect representation of the divider is shown in fig. 3. 



Through this hollow beam a shaft is passed, and at its extreme end this shaft is turned 

 at right angles to the rear of the beam about two feet, and a wheel attached to its rear 

 end, to support the outer end of the beam. At the inner end of this shaft is attached 

 a sort of c-rank or lever about two feet long, extending forward towards the driver's seat, 

 with a leather strap or chain attached to it. This straj), j)assing upwards and over a 

 slueve, extends along the large lever to the driver's seat,- and passing another shieve and 

 IS then attached to the foot board of the driver. This main lever, which is seen passino- 

 the driver's seat, is made permanent to the machine itself, and is kept in its desired 

 position or elevation, by means of an upright post beside the seat, with a series of 



