Item MM 17823 Photograph - H.V. McKay Massey Harris, No.2 Hay Press, Sunshine, Victoria, 1940

Summary

"NO. 2 HAY PRESS: MARCH 1940" THE RAISED SAW-TOOTH SECTION ABOVE THE BALING CHAMBER (CALLED THE `MAGPIE') IS THE MEANS BY WHICH THE HAY WAS FED INTO THE MACHINE. A RAM OPERATED ON A CRANK BETWEEN THE TWO LARGE GEAR WHEELS WAS THE MEANS BY WHICH THE HAY WAS PRESSED.

Description of Content

The raised saw-tooth section above the baling chamber (called the 'magpie') is the means by which the hay was fed into the machine. A ram operated on a crank between the two large gear wheels was the means by which the hay was pressed.