272 THE PRACTICAL HORSESHOER. 



Frame for Shoeing Oxen. 



I have shod oxen for thirtj-four years, and think I can 

 lay claim to some experience. Herewith I send you a draft 

 of my ox frame, Fig". 167. The sills of the frame are of i)ine, 

 10 inches square and 12 feet long*; posts, 8 inches square ; 

 foot and neck beams the same size ; plates and cross-plates, 

 6x8; foot rest, 3x6, hard wood; diameter of rollers, 5 

 inches, and they are made of hard wood ; stanchion-pins of 

 hickory, and of the size that will work eas^^ in two-inch 

 auger hole ; clevis f round iron Avith |-inch pins, see Fig. 

 168 ; slings, 3 feet 1 inches long, and 2 inches wide, they 



Fig. 168— Foot Held by the Clevis. 



should be made of very heavy leather, two thicknesses be- 

 ing stitched togethei^ with iron clips at the ends to hold 

 the chains ; the chains are 2 feet 6 inches long. I use 

 heavy hickor^^ sticks to wind up the rollers and hold them 

 in place. The ratchet maj^ be used, as shown in the cut, 

 if desired, but I prefer to allow the end of the winding stake 

 to strike against the cross-piece. Use two-inch plank for 

 3^our floor. This frame may look heavy, but it is necessary, 

 for the}^ get terribly wrenched at times, and I should make 

 it heavier rather than lighter. — By Lott Phillips. 



Ox Swing. 



I enclose a plan for an ox swing- tliat I am using, and 

 one that works well. It is drawn to the scale of half an 

 an inch to the foot, which will enable anyone who desires 



