CHAPTER X 



WATER-TANKS 



THE threshing outfit, to be complete, must be pro- 

 vided with first-class water-tanks. A leaky tank 

 is very apt to cause delay. One that is liable to 

 break down may entirely cut off the water supply for a 

 time. The axles are wet much of the time and therefore, 

 rot very fast and are apt to break without warning. Wait- 

 ing for water for any cause should not be tolerated by the 

 man in charge of a threshing outfit, and one whose duty 

 it is to haul water should never allow the rig to be idle for 

 lack of it. In localities where the farms are small and 

 water may be had near at hand, one mounted tank does 

 very well, as the platform tank (with which an engine is 

 usually equipped), will furnish the water while the mount- 

 ed tank is being refilled. In localities where the water 

 must sometimes be hauled a mile or more, two mounted 

 tanks are generally used, or if only one be used, three or 

 four barrels should be provided to use in addition to the 

 platform tank. 



Engine Tenders. Engine tenders are convenient, es- 

 pecially where most of the threshing is done around barns 

 and it is necessary to back the engine more or less. The 

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