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Road Grader Patent 884,497
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Road Grader Patent 884,497
Date
1907
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Be it known that I, DAVID WARD KING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Maitland, in the county of Holt and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Road-Graders, of which the following is a specification.
My invention relates to improvements in road graders; and my object is to provide a simple, efficient and inexpensive grader whereby dirt roads may be placed in good condition and easily maintained in such condition during all kinds of weather at small cost.
In preparing dirt roads it is desirable, first, to have a grader of only sufficient weight to give the road a comparatively smooth surface; second, to have the grader so arranged that it may be set transversely to the line of draft when it is desired to give a flat surface to the road, or adjusted obliquely to the line of draft so that it will move the loose dirt to the center of the road in order to crown the same, and third to have a grader which can be operated by a driver and a two-horse team.
My invention relates to improvements in road graders; and my object is to provide a simple, efficient and inexpensive grader whereby dirt roads may be placed in good condition and easily maintained in such condition during all kinds of weather at small cost.
In preparing dirt roads it is desirable, first, to have a grader of only sufficient weight to give the road a comparatively smooth surface; second, to have the grader so arranged that it may be set transversely to the line of draft when it is desired to give a flat surface to the road, or adjusted obliquely to the line of draft so that it will move the loose dirt to the center of the road in order to crown the same, and third to have a grader which can be operated by a driver and a two-horse team.
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