FARM CONVEYANCES 



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small grab hook of the logging chain is then passed 

 through the clevis, in the doubletree, if horses are 

 used, or the ring in the yoke if cattle are used, and 

 hitched back to the proper length. A little experience 

 is necessary to regulate the length of the chain to give 

 the proper pull. The chain should be short enough so 

 the pull lifts a little. It is generally conceded by 

 woodsmen that a short hitch moves a log easier than a 

 long hitch. However, there is a medium. There are 

 limitations which experience only can determine. A 

 travoy is useful in dense woods where there is a good 

 deal of undergrowth or where there are places so 

 rough that bobsleighs cannot be used to advantage. 



LINCHPIN FARM WAGONS 



In some parts of the country the wheels of handy 

 wagons about the farm are held on axle journals by 



Figure 161. Cross Reach Wagon. This wagon is coupled for a 

 trailer, but it works just as well when used with a tongue and 

 horses as a handy farm wagon. The bunks are made rigid and 

 parallel by means of a double reach. There are two king bolts to 

 permit both axles to turn. Either end is front. 



means of linchpins in the old-fashioned manner. There 

 are iron hub-bands on both ends of the hubs which pro- 

 ject several inches beyond the wood. This is the best 

 protection against sand to prevent it from working into 

 the wheel boxing that has ever been invented. Sand 



