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to a limited extent in road transportation. Two styles 

 of wheels are used, the metal with spokes cast in the hub 

 and riveted into the tire, and a solid wooden wheel bound 

 with a tire and provided with a cast hub. 



The metal wheel may be had in any height from 24 

 inches up. The wheel with staggard oval spokes is con- 

 sidered stronger than the straight spoke wheel, as it is 

 able to resist side hill stresses to better advantage. 



The solid wooden wheel is very strong and there is no 

 tendency for the wheel to fill with mud above the tire. 

 The fact that the wheel proper is made of wood requires 

 an occasional setting of tires, but this is not often, as the 

 wheel is filled with circular wooden disks with the grain 

 of the sections at right angles, and there is little shrink- 

 age on account of the small diameter of the wheel. Four- 

 or 5-inch tires are common widths used on handy wag- 

 ons, although almost any width may be obtained. 



Some handy wagons are made very cheaply and sold at 

 a very low price. These wagons are poorly ironed, do 

 not have any front or rear hounds, and are poorly fin- 

 ished. Others are made with as much care as the stand- 

 ard farm wagon and are as well finished. Care should 

 be used in the selection of a handy wagon. Although 

 boxes may be used upon handy wagons the wagon used 

 about the farm is usually equipped with a rack or a flat 

 top which readily permits the loading of implements, 

 fodder, etc. 



BUGGIES AND CARRIAGES 



361. Selection. Light vehicles for driving have been 

 in use since the introduction of springs and good roads. 

 The points which make a buggy or a carriage popular are 

 lightness, neatness of design, excellent and durable fin- 

 ish, good bracing, a reliable fifth wheel, well-secured 



