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i. Ordiudry Cart-Trajjic. 



On a dry roadway the ordinary four-wheeled timber-cart is 

 used (figs. 161, 162), and for firewood it must have sides, but 

 for poles and middle-sized logs, these are not required. The 



Fig. 161. 



wood is secured on to the cart by means of ropes and chains ; 

 and specially strong carts are used for large logs and butts. 



The mode of transport by carts depends chiefly on the quality 

 of the roads, as larger carts may evidently be used on good roads 



than on bad ones. The largest waggons for firewood are used in 

 the Schwarzwald, and often carry 30 to 36 stacked cubic meters 

 of wood (14 to 17 tons). 



In carrying long logs, the front and back parts of the timber- 

 cart are separated, and the butt-ends of the logs are placed in 

 front, their smaller ends being suspended under the axle of the 

 hinder pair of wheels, so as to allow for turning at curves in the 

 road. All timber-carts should contain levers, screw-jack, and the 



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