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Automatic Hay Racks Figs. 1210 to 1218 



(Warren Patent) 



Fig. 1210 



Specifications 



Styles Made: For horses; for cattle; for sheep. Each style in many different sizes to meet any ordinary requirement. 



Construction: Neat, strong, rigid. Will stand hard usage. Main framework (Full Back construction) 1x1 inch high carbon 

 steel angles. Corners are rounded and reinforced with steel plates. Frame is also braced by angle cross bars and upright 

 l-:j-inch spring steel rods which will bend, but always spring back into place. Space between rods is varied to meet require- 

 ments of horses, cattle, sheep, and calves. 



Open Back Construction: Same as Full Back, except the back does not have upright rods. 



Full Back construction is used where both front and back of rack must be utilized to hold in hay. 



Open Back construction is recommended where rack sets against solid wall, or on the outside of a pen. 



Automatic Action: A special torsion coil spring which also acts as the hinge upon which rack operates. 



Spring: 2 5-16 inches, outside diameter, made of ?s-inch steel. Every spring given severe test before sold, and is guaranteed 

 against defect or breakage. 



Locking Device: Consists of two 1 J^-inch steel side arms operating in steel links. Links work in unison. Will allow rack to 

 be locked when opened to widest point. Rack closes completely when unlocked, except when feed is in rack. 



Operation: Pull rack open till it locks. Put in hay. Raise locking arm and rack closes against hay. Pressure is constant 

 and hay is held firmly at all times. As the animal eats the hay, the rack closes, slowly and automatically. 



Rods: Held securely by the angle steel. 



Finish: Special quality black Japan. 



Installation: Plain bolts for installing are furnished with each rack. Lag bolt expansion shields for brick or cement walls 

 are extra. 



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