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which is adjustable. The main wheel (A) is also adjustable by its axle beinj 
supported in slotted brackets, the radial centre of which is the pinion-shaft, 
with which the main gear-wheel (I) meshes. At the front edge of the frame- 
work and at one side of the driving-wheel is the cutting apparatus, which 
consists of the ordinary slotted fingers and scalloped cutters, to which a. reci- 
procating motion is given by a sway -bar, connected to the centre of the cutter- 
bar, and projecting rearward across the frame to which it is pivoted near its 
centre, its rear projecting end being attached, by a connecting rod {yy\ to a- 
crank (I) which derives its motion from the driving-wheel by a train of 
gearing connected with it (see Fig. 6). A reel for gathering the crop is sup- 
ported in front over the cutters, on the projecting arms of a rock shaft (X), 
which has a lever (Z) and holding devices, by which the driver can elevate or 
depress the reel at pleasure, and fasten and hold it in its adjusted position. 
This wheel is driven by a sprocket-wheel (e) on its shaft, connected by a 
chain to a double sprocket-wheel (i) in a frame which is linked to reel- 
bearer ((/) coincident with the centre of the reel axis, and is also hnked to the 
axis of the main wheel axle, so that the chain connecting a sprocket-wheel (Jc) 
on the hub of the main wheel with double sprocket-wheel will impart motion 
to it, and through it to the chain connected with the sprocket-wheel on the 
reel-shaft, the axis of the links being the centre of the double sprocket-wheel; 
the relation of the chains and sprocket-wheels will not be changed in raising 
and lowering the reel. To carry the severed crop to its receiving jilatform (A') 
outside of the main wheel whilst the cutting apparatus is located on the inside, 
an endless apron is provided, exceeding somewhat the length of the cutting 
apparatus behind which it is arranged, and supported on rollers at each end, 
the rollers being placed at right angles to the cutting ajiparatus, and sup- 
ported in suitable bearings. The upper surface of the apron being slightly 
above the plane of the cutters, motion is imparted to it by a band attached to 
a pulley (1) on its shaft as will be hereafter described, the motion of the upper 
surface of the apron being from the outer end of the cutting apparatus towards 
the driving-wheel. To elevate and carry the crop over the driving-wheel (A), 
two endless aprons (KK) are provided and arranged on the frame parallel 
to each other and inclining outwards over the driving-wheel, sufficient space 
being left for the passage of the crop upwards between them. These aprons 
are supported on rollers, which liave suitable bearings in an inclined frame- 
work (G). The lower ends of these aprons are so placed as to receive the 
crop from the first apron named, and long enough to carry the crop over the 
driving-wheel and deliver the same on a platform outside of the wheel, the 
platform being supported in nearly a horizontal position ; a break-board 
attached to the framework imder the elevator end of the aproir serving to 
protect the wheel and prevent the accumulating sheaf from being drawn down 
by the lower apron. These' elevating aprons have tight ribs or laths fastened 
across their surfaces the better to enable them to hold and carry up the grain. 
The continuous surfaces of the aprons have a motion upwards, which is im- 
jiarted to them by the shafts (M, N) of the upper roller being geared together; 
and one of the shafts (M), having a band-wheel (L) around which a belt is 
passed, also around a band-wheel on the shaft (H) of one of the rollers of the 
apron behind the cutting apparatus, and also around a pulley on the crank- 
shaft (I), gets its motion from a train of gearing connecting it with the main 
driving-wheel. This train of gearing is the same that vibrates the cutters, 
and consists of the crank-shaft and its pinion (see Fig. 6), a bevel w'heel 
glaring with it, on the shaft of w'hich is a pinion which gears with a gear- 
wheel (l) connected with the main-wheel ; this pinion (V) has a clutch face 
((/"') and interlocks a pin put through the end of the bevel-wheel shaft (e'") 
and can by sliding the same on tlie shaft be made to lock with, or be discon- 
nected from the same for stopping or starting the connecting-gear or devices. 
Foi; facility of doing this a shifting lever (S) is arranged in reach of the driver, 
