THE CULTIVATOR. 
side to receive an eccentric close up to the 
frame. 
The motion of the cutters is obtained by 
eccentric straps and connecting rod, passing 
along the outside of the * 
frame to the fore end, \ 
where it connects with 
an elbow or knee iron, 
as shown at A, in fig 1. 
This elbow extends its other end through to 
the front of the main frame, as seen at B, and 
is confined in position by a heavy substantial 
bed-plate of iron. The end of the cutter bar 
itself, connecting with the elbow at B, has its 
motion simply and directly from the main 
wheel, all parts working constantly in line, 
giving a stroke of eight inches by the eccen¬ 
tric, and each end of the elbow being eight 
inches from its centre of motion, causes on 
either end a deflection of but five-eights of an 
inch beyond a straight centre line. At the 
same time, the cutters have as much velocity, 
as the best reapers and mowers in use. They 
make but half the reverses or vibrations, and 
require less than half the weight of cutter bar 
and connections of either of them, while it is 
equally Strong. 
The cutters and dividers are not dissi¬ 
milar to those used by the first premium mow¬ 
ing machine at the late trial by the State So¬ 
ciety, with the exception that the divider is 
made to fit round the under side of a wrought 
iron cutter beam, the beam itself being made 
of two plates of wrought iron rolled into a 
sort of trough, with their concave faces placed 
together, and then firmly riveted, thus forming 
a hollow beam (which will be illustrated in 
future notice) to which all the dividers are at¬ 
tached. An enlarged but imperfect represen¬ 
tation of the divider is shown in fig- 3. 
Through this hollow beam a shaft is passed, 
and at its extreme end this shaft is turned at 
right angles to the rear of the beam about two 
feet, and a wheel attached to its rear end, to 
support the outer end of the beam. At the 
inner end of this shaft is attached a sort of 
crank or lever about two feet long, extending 
forward towards the driver’s seat, with a 
leather strap or chain attached to it. This strap, 
passing upwards and over a shieYe, extends 
along the large lever to the driver’s seat, and 
passing another shieve, and is then attached to 
the foot board of the driver. This main lever, 
which is seen passing the driver’s seat, is made 
permanent to the machine itself, and is kept in 
its desired position or elevation, by means of 
an upright post beside the seat, with a series 
of catches and latch, operated by the driver’s 
foot, so that while the person is raising the 
lever with his hand, with his foot he loosens or 
confines it where he desires. 
Therefore, while he raises the lever, lifting 
by it the side of the machine directly in rear 
of himself, the strap or chain is drawn over 
the shieves, and the end of the wrench lever is 
raised sufficiently to turn the crank shaft which 
extends through the cutter beam, and’by this 
being turned, the wheel at the outer end becom¬ 
ing a fulcrum on the ground, the beam itself 
must be raised at its outer end so as to main¬ 
tain a uniform elevation of its whole cutting 
front from the ground. This rear wheel and 
action is screened by the apron in this cut, but 
will appear in (a cut of the mower when the 
apron is removed,) in a future number. 
The apron itself is shown with its fixtures 
in fig. 2, detached. It is made of a strong 
frame work andlight covering of wood and tin. 
The T standard at its back is a breastwork to 
protect and support the raker, who stands 
erect, face forward, directly behind it. The 
delivery is at one side, and has a slight eleva¬ 
tion above the cutters, about 1 1-2 inches, and 
is over four feet wide. A reel may be used at 
pleasure, and is always sold with the machine.* 
The reel is driven by a pulley on the main 
wheel shaft—the band passing below the apron 
to the front side, where it passes upward to 
and over a pulley on the reel shaft. The band 
and pulley have been omitted by the engraver, 
although in his sketch made from the machine. 
We shall be able hereafter to present engra¬ 
vings of the mowfing machine, and other cuts 
intended to illustrate more fully the distinct 
features of this machine. 
Price complete for this machine will be about 
one hundred dollars, with the warranty as 
given with the Horse Powers and Threshing 
Machines, so widely and favorably known as 
Emery’s Patent. 
