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pawl, b, which engages with a recessed catch-
bar, c, attached to the cross-bar of the frame
D, to hold the said lever Y in position. To
the rear cross-bar of the frame D, or to a sup-
5 port attached to the said cross-bar, is secured
the driver's seat d. To the front cross-bars of
the frame D is attached the tongue e.
Having thus described my invention, what
I claim as new, and desire to secure by Let-
zo ters Patent, is-
1. The combination,with the frame D, axle
B, having the bevel-gear K, and the wheels
A A, of the bearings O O on the under side
of frame D, the bearing N on the axle B, the
15 shaft M, rotating and sliding longitudinally
in said bearings, the cutter- bar at the for-
ward end of the shaft, the bevel gear-wheel
L at the rear end of the shaft, the frame W,
extending around the said bevel - gear and
2o bearing N, and having a forward cross-bar
through which the shaft passes in front of gear
L, and an extension, X, through which the
shaft passes at a point adjacent to the rear
side of the cutter-bar, and a pivoted lever, Y,
for operating the said frame to slide the shaft 25
M and throw the bevel-gears into and out of
engagement.
2. The combination,with the shaft M,squared
near its forward end, and an operating mech-
anism, of the parallel cutter-bars R , slotted 30
longitudinally at their opposite ends, the clasps
P, embracing the squared part of the shaft
and bolted to the bars R R, the chopping-hoes
S, having two parallel shanks, T T, formed at
their lower ends with lugs U U, engaging the 35
slots in bars R R, and bolts Q Q,passed through
said shanks and slotted bars, substantially as
set forth.
ERNST C. A. PULS.
Witnesses:
A. HOiANN,
I. AUDRAE.