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TheLOUPEN MACHINERY COMPAB^ 



Louden Balance Grapple Hay Forks 



Louden Standard 6-Tine Balance Grapple Fork. Fig. 351. (Planet) 



Specifications 



Spreads when open, 58 inches. 

 Width between outside tines, 19 inches. 

 Tines go into hay 24 inches. 

 Weight, 45 pounds. 



Louden Balance Grapple Hay Forks are in use in all parts of the United States and Canada and in all 

 kinds of hay. Wherever the fork is known customers are enthusiastic in saying it cannot be beaten in any 

 respect by any hay fork that has ever been made. 



The arched support is covered by patents and is the greatest improvement ever made in grapple forks. 

 It secures a perfect balance, by means of which the fork can be either opened or closed with the slightest 

 touch. The fork is neat in dt.sign and perfectly balanced in all of its parts and adequately strong for any 

 work it will ever be called upon to do. 



The material used in the construction of the fork is a special high-grade steel. The steel is very stiff 

 with just enough spring to it so it will not bend or break under the heaviest work. The tines of the cheaper 

 constructed forks soon become bent and twisted out of shape and the fork is made useless. Be sure to get 

 a Louden Fork. They are built of special steel that will hold its shape under the heaviest work. 



For Timothy Hay 



In long timothy hay, any kind of hay fork can be used with 

 fairly good satisfaction. Much of the success in using a harpoon 

 fork depends on the manner in which the hay is loaded on the 

 wagon. If the man on the wagon knows how and has the time 

 to load carefully, fairly good results are secured with a harpoon 

 fork. The best results, however, are always secured with the 

 Louden Grapple Fork. No difference how the hay is loaded on 

 the wagon, the Louden Balance Grapple Fork handles it right. 

 When using a harpoon fork, there is always a lot of hay that 

 will shake loose and fall back to the wagon or on the barn floor. 

 All of this litter and extra work is saved by using a Louden 

 Balance Grapple Fork. 



For Clover Hay 



It is annoying and expensive to try to use a harpoon fork 



for unloading clover hay, and especially so if the hay has 



become a little dry. As a rule, the fork will pull up through 



Fig. A-351 — G-Tine Fork Closed the hay and lift only a very small load. It takes about three 



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