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The Avhole length of the implement, from the tip ot tne nandle 

 to tile bridle, is therefore 6 feet 1\ inches. The whole length on 

 the hind side is 2 feet 8| inches, and from the point to the rear 

 edge of the mould-board is 3 feet \ inch. 



Vertical Measurements. 



Inches. 



From the tip of the handles to base line 343 



From the highest point of the handles to base line 38 



From the second cross-brace to base line 3I5 



From the first cross-brace to base line 22 



From the highest point of the handle flanges to base line 19 1 



From the upper and rear end of beam to base line 17 



From the upper edge of beam, where the standard passes, to base line. . 22 2 



From the upper edge of beam, in front of coulter, to base line 22 



From the upper edge of beam, extreme front, to base line 20 



From the centre of lovrer hole in bridle to base line IGs 



From the centre of upper hole to base line 22 



The Handles 



Are made of oak wood. The left one lies 6| inches to the left 

 of the plane of the land side. The right handle is 30 inches 

 from the tip of the left one. The distance (measured on the 

 inside) between the handles at first cross-brace is 2| inches; at 

 the second cross-brace, 17 inches. Width betAveen them where 

 they enter the flanges, 1| inches. From the lower end of the 

 handles to the top of the flange, 9| inches; to first cross-brace, 

 16 inches; to second cross-brace, 31 inches. The three last meas- 

 urements are made upward in the line of the slope of the han- 

 dles. They are 2i inches wide and 1| inches thick. The first 

 cross-brace is made of iron, cast hollow in the middle, and with 

 flanges at either end bevelled to suit the spread of the handles; 

 a bolt rod runs through it, headed on the right side and secured 

 by a nut on the outside of the left one. The second brace is 

 made of wood, shouldered, with the ends projecting through 

 holes in the handles made to receive them, an iron bolt passing 

 through half an inch above them, headed on the left and nutted 

 on the outside of the right one brings their upper j)ai't firmly 

 together and prevents their outward flexure as the wooden one 

 prevents their inner flexure. The rear standard, Fig. 115, B, 

 rises upward and backward, having on its upper extremity 

 flanges, c d^ three-quarters of an inch deep on both sides and 

 on the front and rear faces which receive the lower ends of the 

 handles, and which are bolted throuirh it. 



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