CHAPTER XL 

 MACHINERY FOR CUTTING ENSILAGE 



Types of Cutters. There are two general types of ensilage 

 cutters upon the market, and a third which is used to a limit- 

 ed extent. These types may be best distinguished by the 

 shape of the knives which are used. The first is the radial 

 knife machine, the cutting knives of which are attached to the 

 side of a large balance wheel. These knives make a shear 

 cut with the cutting plate over which the fodder is fed. The 

 second type may be designated as the twisted knife machine. 

 The knives of this type, which are two to four in number, 

 are attached to spiders on the main shaft, the knives being 

 twisted to such an extent that a cylinder is formed. The 



Fig. 174. An ensilage cutter of the radial-knife type equipped with 



blower at work. 



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