1 88 LOGGING 



binding chains. From 5000 to 7500, feet log scale, may be loaded 

 on one wagon. 



Six-wheeled Wagons. — Wagons with six wheels have been 

 placed on the market in the South in recent years. The rear 

 trucks, which carry from 60 to 70 per cent of the load, consist of 

 a rigid frame bearing two axles and four wheels arranged in the 

 same manner as in the 8-wheeled type. The rear truck is con- 

 nected to the forward one by the usual form of wagon reach. 

 They are designed to carry heavier loads than 4-wheeled wagons, 

 and to eliminate the heavy draft and difficulty in backing and 

 turning in a short compass which are common to the 8-wheeled 

 wagons. 



They are quoted complete, f.o.b. cars at the factory at from 

 $118 to $125 each. 



Eight-wheeled Wagons. — Eight- wheeled wagons are in extensive 

 use in the southern pine forests and in the hardwood forests of 

 the Mississippi bottoms. 



They are a heavy draft vehicle, more difficult to turn and to 

 back than a 4-wheeled wagon but are capable of carrying a 

 much heavier load because of the wide tires and the distribu- 

 tion of the load over eight Vv'heels. They can be used on a dirt 

 road sooner after a rain than can 4-wheeled wagons, and often 

 a road will improve under 8- wheel traffic where it would deteri- 

 orate under that of four wheels. The bunks are also lower than 

 on 4-wheelers and the wagon can be loaded more readily. 



On short hauls four or five mules are frequently used with 

 8-wheeled wagons, but on long hauls they are not desirable for 

 this type of wagon because of its heavy draft, oxen being the 

 best, especially for heavy loads and on unfavorable bottom. 

 From three to five yoke constitute a team. 



Eight-wheeled wagons are successfully used with traction 

 engine draft, three or four wagons each holding from 1000 to 

 1500 feet, log scale, constituting a train. 



The distinctive features of an 8-wheeled wagon are the for- 

 ward and rear trucks which on some types are rigid, consequently 

 sharp turns cannot be made without dragging some or all of the 

 wheels. Others have the front trucks so arranged that the two 



