CHAPTER X 



THE STRAW STACKERS 



THE demands of the farmers in various localities 

 for a means of handling straw, especially suited 

 to their particular needs, has led to the designing 

 and building of several different devices for this purpose. 

 .Common Stackers. This is the name given to the 

 plain straw carriers which do not swing. Ordinarily they 

 are attached to the separator and are hoisted and lowered 

 by means of a rope and windlass. The short lengths are 

 usually in one section, but the longer ones are jointed 

 so they may be folded for transportation. Being pivoted 

 to the separator at a point near the ground, a common 

 stacker is level when its end is not more than three feet 

 from the ground. Therefore, the straw will be dropped 

 nearer and nearer to the separator as the stacker is ele- 

 vated. This must be allowed for in locating the stack, 

 which must be placed so close to the machine that the 

 carrier, when elevated, will not draw away from the stack, 

 but will drop the straw well onto it. 



The Attached Stacker. This is the name given to the 

 automatically swinging stacker which is attached to the 

 separator. The present style has an upright-section, to 



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