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Human-Powered Baler
I recently traveled to a remote part of Turkey and spotted this "human-powered baler" that I thought might interest your readers.
  It's simply a square wood box standing on end. Hay is loaded into it and a man stands inside, stomping it down. Wires or twine are laid into the box beforehand so the bale can be easily tied once it is formed. I thought it made pretty good bales but the process was unbelievably labor intensive. (Doron Yoffe, Israel; email: mshop@ry.org.il)


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2004 - Volume #28, Issue #1