Gunnison Valley News | 1929-11-28 | Page 6 | Mower is Continuously Operated at High Speed

Mower Is Continuously Operated at High Speed One of the farm machines which must continuously operate at high speed and under adverse conditions is the mower. Under the most favorable favor-able mowing conditions, the mower Is under constant strain. Because It Is called upon to do a variety of jobs, from cutting heavy hay In the field to cleaning weeds out of a fence row or along a ditch, it is highly Important that the mower be in perfect working condition. Checking the alignment of the cutter bar, seeing that the knives are centered properly on the guards and giving careful attention td lubrication lubri-cation often help to lighten Its draft and to improve the quality of work done. A type of mower has been developed devel-oped which can be operated at either of two speeds, at high speed In heavy hay where the going is hard, or at low speed when the hay is light and the cutting easy. This 2-speed mower operates on the same principle as the transmission on an automobile. It can be operated .with either tractor power or horse power.