. Axtell shaft and pole coupling ... Instructions for its application to carriages . areful to secure themin the right place for width of shafts, and it is of impor-tance that the position of the boxes and width of shaftand pole irons should correspond exactly. Carelessness in this particular will cause the box towear badly, as side pressure is already provided for in thecoupling itself. 20. To insert shaft or pole irons into the coupling be-fore welding, it is necessary to use a monkey wrench to in-crease the leverage of the irons; put oil on the hooks — 13 — These couplings may be oiled occa
. Axtell shaft and pole coupling ... Instructions for its application to carriages . areful to secure themin the right place for width of shafts, and it is of impor-tance that the position of the boxes and width of shaftand pole irons should correspond exactly. Carelessness in this particular will cause the box towear badly, as side pressure is already provided for in thecoupling itself. 20. To insert shaft or pole irons into the coupling be-fore welding, it is necessary to use a monkey wrench to in-crease the leverage of the irons; put oil on the hooks — 13 — These couplings may be oiled occasionally together with thewheels; a little axle grease put on the bottom flat place of thehook will make the shafts work very easy. Please inform parties of this, who have the Axtell couplingapplied to their carriages. 21. A slight up and down movement such as is impartedto the end of pole or shafts by the horses when in motion,must cause the spring cap to rock or move; if there is nomotion to the spring cap, again remove the coupling andslightly file the cap where too 22. The shaft and pole irons are now ready to be welded. The end of the shafts should restin bend of thill iron, as shown,but it will be necessary to re-duce the wood to 5-16 in. thick atthe end ; reduce the wood on thefront or straight side so that the shaftcan be put in and taken out of thecoupling box without the wood strik-ing the top of the coupling box. Al-so see cut on page 5, with figures. 23. Never bend shaft or pole irons at the place pro-vided for bending, without being properly heated to abright red : it is a dangerous practice to gald the iron atthis point by hammering when below a good red heat. — 14 — 24. Clamp the irons to shafts and pole and when theshafts are raised 44 in. at harness stirrup or tugs and thepole 40 in. at its front end, the hooks must show 1-4 in. atCJ as shown on page 5: examine carefully when in this posi-tion whether they need bending or straightening. Theamoun
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