FIG. 2. HOME-MADE SWEEP FOR USE IN TRENCH OR PIT ENSILAGE MAKING. Dimensions. —Overall width, 8 ft. 6 in.; overall depth, 5 ft. 6 in.; length of tooth from front beam to point, 1 ft. 10 in. Teeth : Four hardwoods, 4 in. x 2 in., spaced equidistant. Front beam : Hardwood, 6 in. X 2 in., projecting 4 in. on each side to give attachment to 1 in. iron strap. Foot-planks: Two or three, ordinary wood, for driver to stand on. Runners : Each tooth has a 4 in. X 2 in. hardwood runner attached; this lifts sweep at back and gives point of teeth better penetration. Chains: Attached to iron strap on beam by large ring; swivel fixed about 18 in. from ring.
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume XXXVII, Issue 5, 20 November 1928, Page 302
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122FIG. 2. HOME-MADE SWEEP FOR USE IN TRENCH OR PIT ENSILAGE MAKING. Dimensions.—Overall width, 8 ft. 6 in.; overall depth, 5 ft. 6 in.; length of tooth from front beam to point, 1 ft. 10 in. Teeth: Four hardwoods, 4 in. x 2 in., spaced equidistant. Front beam: Hardwood, 6 in. X 2 in., projecting 4 in. on each side to give attachment to 1 in. iron strap. Foot-planks: Two or three, ordinary wood, for driver to stand on. Runners: Each tooth has a 4 in. X 2 in. hardwood runner attached; this lifts sweep at back and gives point of teeth better penetration. Chains: Attached to iron strap on beam by large ring; swivel fixed about 18 in. from ring. New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume XXXVII, Issue 5, 20 November 1928, Page 302
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