A USEFUL MACHINE.
The felling of trees i? part of the early work of the pioneer in nearly all countries, and many appliances have been devised for lightening the labour involved. One of tho latest, which ha? the advantage of lightness and efficiency. has been put on the market by a British frffi. It is driven by an engine which develops 2;-h.p.. and it is capable of felling tree? with the engine placed in almost any position rei lative to the'tree. The saw is driven by means of a coupling rod with universal 1 joints. A clutch is provided to obviate | the stopping and restarting of the enI gine everv time the cut is altered. The I engine is also provided with a pulley. [ ?0 that it can be used for driving stall tionery machinery. When the machine j; is employed for sawing logs, the ban|j dies of the machine rest on the log, a | movable chain with pointed hooks bej 1 j n g provided to hold the log secure. It I u u very simple matter to alter the fijaJ chine from tree-falhng W,.l°yL'-'sawing. *1 and the machine ca_a he readily moved I about and operated by one man. ■i
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Otaki Mail, 21 April 1922, Page 1
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202A USEFUL MACHINE. Otaki Mail, 21 April 1922, Page 1
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