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Farm  Mechanics 
By  Robert  H.  Smith 
increasing  Speed  of  Silage  Cutter 
I  have  a  7-k.p.  gas  engine  belted  to  a 
10-in.  silage  cutter  and  blower.  The  en¬ 
gine  is  equipped  with  a  20-in.  pulley  and 
makes  350  r.p.m.  The  cutter  has  an  8- 
in.  pulley,  giving  it  a  speed  of  875  r.p.m. 
Would  I  gain  anything  by  using  10-in. 
pulley  on  cutter?  Cutter  is  supposed  to 
run  700  to  000  r.p.m.  By  increasing  the 
speed  of  the  cutter  is  it  harder  on  the 
engine  to  handle  a  given  amount  of  fod¬ 
der  in  a  given  time?  w.  R.  H. 
Jackson  Center,  Pa. 
The  use  of  a  10-in.  pulley  on  your  cut¬ 
ter  with  the  present  engine  speed  will  re¬ 
duce  the  speed  of  the  blower  to  700  r.p.m., 
the  minimum  speed  recommended  by  the 
manufacturers.  This  will  slow  up  the 
capacity  of  the  machine  somewhat,  and 
at  the  same  time  make  it  slightly  easier 
to  run.  If  the  silo  is  not  too  high  and 
the  blower  seems  amply  strong  to  force 
the  material  up,  this  change  might  be  a 
help  in  reducing  the  load  on  the  engine. 
Using  the  10-in.  pulley  on  the  cutter 
and  at  the  same  time  increasing  the  en¬ 
gine  speed  somewhat  by  adjusting  the 
governor,  will  keep  the  blower  speed  up 
and  at  the  same  time  give  you  more 
power,  because  of  the  increased  engine 
speed.  This  speeding  up  of  the  engine 
can  be  done  only  where  the  engine  bal¬ 
ance  will  permit  it.  Some  engines  vi¬ 
brate  excessively  if  run  beyond  their 
rated  speed. 
If  the  cutter  speed  were  increased  and 
no  more  corn  run  through  it  per  hour 
than  was  formerly  done  at  the  lower 
speed,  but  little  extra  effort  would  be  re¬ 
quired  to  operate  the  cutter.  In  prac¬ 
tice.  however,  the  rate  of  feed  is  usually 
increased  with  the  speed,  and  the  high 
speed  then  means  that  more  corn  is  fed 
into  the  cutter  in  a  given  length  of  time, 
making  the  load  on  the  engine  greater. 
It  is  this  cutting  and  elevating  of  extra 
material  that  requires  the  greater  power. 
Farm  Water  System 
Will  you  give  me  an  outline  or  plan 
for  a  water  system?  We  want  water  for 
kitchen  sink,  water  to  barn-yard  for 
horses,  an  outside  faucet  at  house  for 
hose  connection  to  water  hotbed  and  hose 
connection  at  horse  trough  to  fill  spray 
tank.  Will  use  700  gallons  some  days 
for  spraying  and  water  in  house  for 
family  of  five  that  need  lots  and  use  lots 
of  water.  For  power  will  use  3-h.p. 
spraying  engine.  We  do  not  have  electric 
power.  This  house  is  small  but  com¬ 
fortable,  no  room  for  a  tank  either  up  or 
downstairs.  We  spend  a  great  deal  of 
time  namping  water  for  spraying  and 
want  to  save  that  work  and  have  water 
in  the  house,  but  do  not  want  to  spend  a 
big  sum  of  money  as  we  expect  to  build 
a  real  house  in  a  few  years  and  the  water 
system  will  go  into  the  cellar.  E.  T}.  F. 
Benton  Harbor,  Mich, 
As  you  have  no  place  for  a  water 
storage  tank  in  the  house  it  might  be  pos¬ 
sible  to  install  the  pumping  plant  at  the 
barn,  using  your  spraying  engine  coupled 
to  a  shallow  well  pump.  A  storage  tank 
could  then  be  placed  in  the 'loft  of  the 
barn  that  would  supply  both  house  and 
stable,  the  house  service  pipe  coming 
down  through  the  stable  and  underground 
to  the  house.  The  storage  tank  shoulcl 
be  provided  with  a  closely  fitting  cover 
and  if  not  completely  protected  by  the 
hay  a  double  wall  should  be  built  about  it 
with  registers  cut  through  the  floor  be¬ 
neath  permitting  the  warm  stable  air  to 
circulate  about  the  tank,  preventing  freez¬ 
ing.  This  is  by  no  means  an  ideal  ar¬ 
rangement,  but  may  serve  as  a  conven¬ 
ience  until  a  better  system  is  installed. 
Filling  a  sprayer  from  a  system  of  this 
kind  would  be  slow  business.  Better 
erect  a  float -controlled  tank,  holding  at 
least  a  sprayer  full,  on  posts  sufficiently 
high  to  permit  discharge  directly  into  the 
sprayer.  A  two  to  three-inch  pipe  con¬ 
nected  to  this  tank  will  permit  filling  the 
sprayer  quickly.  The  supply  tank  can 
then  slowly  fill  again  while  the  sprayer 
is  in  use. 
Temperature  for  Laying  Roofing 
I  have  seen  roofing  on  buildings  that 
was  wrinkled,  and  others  turn  from  where 
it  was  nailed.  At  what  temperature 
would  you  advise  laying  three-ply  asphalt 
roofing?  c.  J.  E. 
Roofing  of  this  kind  should  be  laid  in 
warm  weather,  because  when  warm  it  can 
be  handled,  bent  around  corners,  etc., 
without  cracking.  When  cold  it  is  brit¬ 
tle  and  cracks  easily,  and  if  necessary  to 
lay  it  in  cold  weather  it  should  be  stored 
in  a  warm  room  and  brought  out  only  as 
fast  as  needed.  I  think  that  the  question 
of  temperature  when  laid  has  little  to  do 
with  the  tearing  of  the  paper  after  lay¬ 
ing  ;  that  is.  it  is  not  likely  that  the  tear¬ 
ing  is  due  to  shrinking  or  contraction  due 
to  a  lower  temperature  than  existed  when 
the  roofing  was  put  down.  Some  roofing 
seems  to  dry  out  in  the  sun.  causing  thff 
top  layer  to  pull  away  from  the  edges, 
and  it  is  probable  that  this  is  the  case  in 
the  roofing  that  you  have  in  mind.  All 
roofing  will  be  somewhat  loose  in  Sum¬ 
mer.  but  not  necessarily  wrinkled  if  the 
roof  beneath  it  is  true  and  the  roofing  has 
been  laid  straight. 
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Sdo  would  sure  be  Roll  Self-Feed.  Write 
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New  models  have  self-feeding,  feed  regu¬ 
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Ensilage  Cutter 
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for  circular  describing 
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Every  square  inch  of  a  Craine  Silo  is 
protected  against  stress  and  strain  in 
any  direction. 
You  can  tell  a  Craine  from  any  other 
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hoops  to  tighten  or  loosen.  Once  up,  a 
Craine  stays  put.  Craine  Silos  are  cheap¬ 
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Send  for  illustrated  catalog 
Any  old  stave,  iron -hooped  silo 
can  be  rebuilt  into  a  Craine  3-wall 
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