652 Report on the Trials of Implements at Taunton. 
Fig. 24. — Plan of part of the Knife-bar (a), and Section of one of the 
Fingers (b), in Messrs, Harrison and McGregor's Movnng Machine, 
No. 741. 
section of the machine, plan of part of hnife-bar with fingers, and a section 
of one of the fingers fitted with steel cuttinij; plates. This machine received a 
commendation from the Judges. It is suj^plied with a tipping lever for raising 
and lowering the points of the fingers and cutters, 'ihe diameter of the 
road-wheel is 28i inches. The crank-shaft makes 27"08 revolutions to one 
of road-wheel. The length of the knife-stroke is 2J inches. The forward 
traverse of the machine for one cut of the knife is 1'638 in. The various parts 
will mostly be seen by the drawings ; and so many of the j^arts having been 
described in previous machines, it is unnecessary to go further into par- 
ticulars. I may, ho^'ever, say that there is a top and bottom frame ; the 
former carrying the pole, driver's seat, and lifting-gear ; the latter the driving- 
gear and cutting apparatus. These are connected by a pair of wrought-iron 
straps round the tube covering the main axle, and by an adjustable lever 
and link at the forward ends, so as to allow the angle of inclination of the- 
bottom I'rame to be altered, and with it the inclination of the fingers. 
Walter A. Wood's Mowing Machine. — This machine. No. 2437, by> Walter A. 
Wood, cannot be passed over without special reference. It is of American 
manufacture, and was first introduced into this country in 1858, since when 
it has been extensively patronised here. 
This firm has confined its attention to the manufacture of mowing and 
reaping machines since 1852, and, it is said, turns them out of their own work.s 
at the rate of one every five minutes ; it is credited with making more than 
any other firm in the world. The machines are imported direct from New 
York to about a dozen ports in this country, and duplicates are kept at many 
1) laccs. Mr. Wood, like most of the larger manufacturers in this country, has 
2) rinted lists of prices of these duplicates. 
The Judges have alluded to the excellent and close cutting of this machine, 
to which they gave a commendation. 
The materials used in the manufacture of this machine have the reputation 
