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Louden Round Barn Hay Carrier — Continued 



Fig. 1135-A 

 Patent Pending 

 Illustration, Fig. 1135-A, shows a short section of track, a hay carrier, and a guide pulley 

 for round barn. The guide pulleys are placed just far enough away from the track so the hay 

 carrier will pass by. When the front shift rope pulls the carrier past the guide pulley, the follow- 

 ing shift rope (the tail rope) is brought into position in the pulley ready to pull the carrier in 

 the opposite direction. 



The Round Barn Hay Carrier works on the same principle as the Cross Draft 

 Hay Carrier described on page 22. The main draft rope, instead of running 

 parallel with and along the track, runs at right angles to the track and passes 

 down to the team or hoist in the most direct manner. The draft rope is used solely 

 to elevate the hay and not to pull the carrier along the track. With the draft rope passing directly from the 

 carrier to the team or hoist, only about half as much draft rope is required as with an ordinary hay carrier. 

 This also greatly reduces friction, as the rope does not have to pass over so many pulleys, making it 

 possible to lift heavier loads with less power. 



Independent shift ropes are used for pulling the carrier along the track. Good quality 5 8-inch rope is 

 suitable for shift ropes. Two of these ropes are necessary, one end of each rope being attached to opposite 

 sides of the carrier, the other end passing around the guide pulleys and continuing to the hoist or to the 

 team and weight return as the case may be. 



Where engine or electric power is at hand, this outfit used in connection with a Louden Triple Drum 

 Power Hoist (see Fig. I 1 32, page 35) makes the most complete and perfect hay unloading outfit ever installed 

 in any barn. The lower end of the main draft rope is connected to the main drum of the hoist. The lower 

 end of each of the shift ropes is attached to the respective two smaller drums of the hoist. 



The main drum of the hoist is used to elevate the load. It is not necessary to raise the load up to the 

 track unless beams or hay already in the mow interfere. The load can be stopped at any height and can be 

 carried in either direction from the driveway at will. The instant the tension is released on the draft rope 

 the rope lock goes into action and will catch and hold the load. If it is desired to carry the hay to the 

 right, the right hand drum, and if to the left, the left hand drum, is brought into action. This pulls the 

 carrier along the track and when the load is dropped the opposite drum is brought into play and the empty 

 carrier is returned to the release block. The entire operation is extremely simple and the hoist can be 

 handled by anyone. 



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