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ivear handle end working in a notched rack for fastening the break. A 

 draught bar, D, is connected at its fore end witli the end of the lever c, and at 

 its hind end with the lever break-irons E. These have their fulcrum on the 

 side bars a, and rnay be tightened as they become worn by moving forward 

 the point of attachment on the draught bar D. 



Pig. 22. — Plan of Breah attached to Messrs. T. Milford and Son's 

 Waggon, No. 4875. 



The front wheels turn ou two plates of iron with a pin passing through 

 these as well as the bolsters. The wheels are checked by coming against an 

 iron plate f istened to the side of the hind carriage-pole : this is not a good 

 arrangement, as the wheels must eventually damage the pole by frequently 

 coming against it. 



There is only an attachment for one horse, so that a second horse would 

 require to be attached by trace chains : this is a disadvantage, for the nearer 

 a horse is attached to his load the easier it is drawn, because when attached to 

 the inclined shafts he is not only pulling forward, but also lifting the small 

 fore wheels of the Avaggon over the obstacles of resistance. Also when the 

 trace horse is pulling at a more horizontal angle than_ the shaft horse, it is 

 naturally throwing an extra wei^jht upon the back of the shaft horse. 



The waggon is light, weighing only 16 cwt. 3 qrs. 9 lbs., and the load is 

 well placed, nearly two-thirds of it resting on the larger hind wheels. Its 

 mean draught on the hard road was the lowest in its class, but on the field 

 course it was excelled by Glover's waggon, owing to the wider tj-re in the 

 latter. Although this waggon was not so well finished as some others in its 

 class, still it is low in price, 29?., and possesses other advantages. 



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