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horizontal, in the rear, in combination with a 

 vertical longitudinal flange, m', extending 

 along the bottom edge of the said curved land- 

 side-plate, as shown. 



265,345. ROY STONE, New York, N. 



Y. Steam Plows. Oct. 3, 1882. Filed Jan. 



16, 1882. 



Claim. 1. In a spading-machine, a driving- 

 shaft, 0, with wheels/ thereon, a range of spades 

 L L', an independent crank, 3, and its disk r to 

 each spade, and links s, to connect the driving- 

 shaft with the axes of the independent actu- 

 ating-disks, substantially as set forth. ■ 



2. The combination, with a spade, L, and 

 its handle, L', of a pair of disks, r, with a 

 crank-pin, 3, between them, an actuating-shaft 

 o, with friction-wheels p r, and connecting- 

 links s, between the actuating-shaft and the 

 axes of the disks, substantially as set forth. 



3. In a steam-plow, the combination, with 

 the spade and handle, of a crank, 3, to actuate 

 the same, and an extension spring-link, w, be- 

 tween the handle and the frame, constructed 

 to act as a retractor and radius bar, for the 

 purposes and as set forth. 



4. The shaft and friction-pulley/, in com- 



bination with the disks r, having crank-pins 3, 

 the connecting-links s, and spades L L', sub- 

 stantially as set forth. 



5. The combination, with the spades and 

 handles, of crank-pin disks in pairs, friction- 

 pulleys for rotating the same, links connecting 

 the studs of the disks with the shafts of the 

 pulleys, bails or suspending devices, and a 

 cross-bar or shaft to which the suspending de- 

 vice is attached for determining the downward 

 movement of the spades, substantially as set 

 forth. 



265,956. JAMES M. GARDNER, 



Ramsey, 111. Steam-Plow Running-Gears. 

 Oct. 17, 1882. Filed June 12, 1882. 



Spring to hold clutch in engagement. Drag- 

 bars with miter-joint to prevent dropping be- 

 low level. 



Claim. The combination of the platform A, 

 having boxes Z Z, opening Q, and rack or 

 bracket R, axle B in bearings C C, carrying 

 drive-wheels D D, provided with notched flanges 

 E E, independent collar H at one end, operat- 

 ing-collar H' at the other, lever L, limiting- 

 bracket N, spring O, and lever P, as set forth. 



