A NEW WOOL PRESS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4831, 3 October 1894, Page 2

A NEW WOOL PRESS.

A public trial oil Diidson's Patent ; Wool Press" The Premier" was made at Carterton in the presence of several ' farmers says arccent issue of the Obser- > vcr. The chief feature of the "Premier" ! and the one on which it rests to wipo out nil other makes, is its pore, which - is a chain aud ratchet wheel fixed on ; each side o£ tlio press and worked with • two <l'J feet light levers. It is claimed by. tho patentee that his press is of 1 greater power than any other make, known or to be known j that a Riven , weight can be compressed iuto a smaller . bale than by any other make of press, i that its .first cost is less than other ) presses, is of everlasting wear and cannot get out of repair. In all other re'- ( speets the press has all the latest improvements of existing'.makes,; The | important parts—the ratchet;' wheel and , tested chain are made in Wellington, . and all else at Eobinson Bros' Agriculi tnral .Implement Works, . Carterton, . under the immediate supervison of the [ patentee. A band brake tojhe. ratchet wheel gives a powerful grip, far greater > than could possibly, be needed in wool--1 baling and allows the chain to be nilr hooked without tho violent jerking that accompanies tho releasing of tho bale s with some existing machines. The trial > made was clipped wool supplied by Mr , J. J. Iladlcy, the weight of which was i olOlbs which he tells us was equal to . 4 cwt of fleece wool (the latter was unobtainable for the purpose of this trial). ( The time taken from tho lifting of the levers tj/ tho finish of the pressing was two minutes, which was claimed to break the record, Tho bale was sewn 1 up and released ju ordinary time.Soveral practical men who witnessed tho workI mg of the press immediately acknow- ' leged it a sure success. I '