Dodge's Patent Reaper and Mower, and Self-Baker (Classic Reprint) in Bloomington, MN

Excerpt from Dodge's Patent Reaper and Mower, and Self-Baker
The correct principle upon which this Machine is constructed, redu ces the draft to the lowest point ever attained. It is not the lightest Machine in weight that runs the lightest for the team, but that which has the weight properly balanced on the ground or driving wheels, the gearing most firmly secured, so that there can be no cramping oi the shafting, by the springing of any part of the frame, and has its cut ting apparatus best adapted to its work.
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