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Chapter: Chapter 5: Machines and Machinery

Rotter water engine

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1895. The rotter water-engine (fig. 506.) consists of a horse, frame, and wheels, on which is placed a water-barrel, and under it an iron roller. It is an excellent machine for lawns and roads, as they may be watered and rolled by the same operation; the person who directs the water irrigating the space to be rolled, not that which has undergone the operation.