. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . ntendent ofthe Royal Parks, Mr. C. Jordan, has constructeda tree-lifting machine, and by his courtesy wfrwere enabled to see this machine at work. It consists of a strong steel carriage onfour wheels, of which the front and sides arethe principal features, the back being a movablestructure, and only fixed after the tree is slung,to give rigidity to the machine when is no body or back axle, a bifurcated supporton either side, in which the wheels are fixed, takingthe place of the back
. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . ntendent ofthe Royal Parks, Mr. C. Jordan, has constructeda tree-lifting machine, and by his courtesy wfrwere enabled to see this machine at work. It consists of a strong steel carriage onfour wheels, of which the front and sides arethe principal features, the back being a movablestructure, and only fixed after the tree is slung,to give rigidity to the machine when is no body or back axle, a bifurcated supporton either side, in which the wheels are fixed, takingthe place of the back axle. Thus, when themachine is backed over the tree to be removed,there is nothing to impede it, or prevent its beingso stationed that the tree is in the centre of the April 30, 1904.] THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 277 carriage. Running along on either side is a strongwindlass or wincb, to which chains are tree having been prepared for removal by over the hole on strong planks, which are laidin a gauge the width of the wheels apart. Thewhole can now be raised by means of the chains. Fir. IS -A GINERAL VIEW OF THE MACHINE, WITH A TREEIN COURSE OF TRANSIT. digging a suitable trench aiound it, and leavingsufficient soil to form a good ball round the roots,is undermined to enable two stout boards to be and windlasses, and is suspended in the centreof the vehicle. It can now be carted to anydetired position in the grounds. The operation
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