Louden Cross Draft Hay Carrier—Fig. 817 



(For Sling or Fork) 



The Louden Cross 

 Draft Hay Carrier is built 

 compact and strong 

 enough to carry the 

 heaviest sHng load, and 

 at the same time is en- 

 tirely practical for fork use. 



This carrier works on a differ- 

 ent principle from that of ordin- 

 ary hay carriers. The draft rope, 

 instead of running parallel with 

 the track, runs at right angles to 

 it, passing down to the team or hoist in the most 

 direct manner. The draft rope is used for one 

 purpose only — to elevate the load. After the 

 sling or fork is elevated to the desired height, 

 the carrier is pulled along the track by means 

 of a shift rope, which runs along the track to ,_ , 

 the end of the barn and over pulleys down to t^"^ ^,*°P ^1°''^' 



...U^ 4.L J. L • L 1 Two are furnished with 



where the team or hoist works. ^^,h Cross Draft 



With this plan the team travels only half Carrier 



as far as with the ordinary carrier. When the team is walking 

 out from the barn, it is hoisting the load; when the load 

 reaches the proper height, the shift rope is hooked to the team 

 and as the return to the barn is made the carrier is pulled 

 along the track into the mow. As there is a shift rope on 

 each side of the carrier, one is always ready to use to return 

 the empty carrier, no matter into which mow the hay has 

 been carried. 



For handling slings the carrier should be rigged with sling 

 pulleys, as shown in the illustration. For fork use the sling 

 pulleys would be replaced with the Louden Fork Pulley. (See 

 Fig. 366, page 51.) If a Louden Fork Pulley is not at hand, 

 any common pulley can be used. 



The carrier is provided with an automatic lock. This lock 

 will hold' the hay suspended at any height. When the load is 

 elevated high enough to pass into the mow, the team is stopped 

 and turned back toward the barn. The end of the idle shift 

 rope is attached to the singletree and as the team returns 

 to the starting place, the carrier is drawn along the track to 

 the end of the barn. 



The Cross Draft Carrier has many advantages over ordinary 

 carriers. The draft is more direct, it requires about one-half 

 less draft rope and as it passes over only one large sheave in 

 the Carrier there is less friction, thus requiring less power to 

 elevate the load. The horse has to walk only about half as 

 far and gets back quicker, thus saving time and also space in 



Fig. 817 (Chaste! 



Patented July 25, 191 1 



Specifications 



Recommended for use in barns where hay is 



elevated from a center driveway. 

 Built to handle hay slings, but will handle hay 



fork with equal satisfaction. 

 Operates on Louden Double Bead Steel Track. 

 Diameter of the Rope Wheel in carrier, 6 inches. 

 Diameter of the Rope Wheels in sling pulley or 



fork pulley, 4 inches. 

 Diameter of Track Wheels on tread, 3 inches. 

 Bearing surface on track (distance between 



front and rear eixles), 16 inches. 

 Total length of Carrier, 21 inches. 

 Carries slings or fork within 2 1 inches of the track 

 Frame of the carrier of refined malleable iron. 

 Rope and track wheels special quality gray iron. 

 Safe working capacity, 2.000 pounds. 

 Seven-eighths-inch best manilla rope is recom- 

 mended, and urged for use with this carrier. 

 Thirteen-sixteenths-inch rope can be used, but 



'g-inch is better. 

 Two-Sling Pulleys. I Release block, 1 3-Part 



Rope Hitch. 2 Swivel Rope Hooks, 2 End 



Stop Blocks, furnished with each carrier. 



Unless otherwise specified sling pulleys will be 



furnished with the carrier. 

 If Hay Fork is to be used, fork pulley (Fig. 366, 



page 51) will be furnished instead of sling 



pulleys. 



Weight for sling use, 49 pounds. 



Weight for fork use. 42 pounds. 



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