. Blakelee's industrial cyclopedia, a simple practical guide ... A ready reference and reservoir of useful information. More than two hundred illustrations. ent to fill ; it cannot be upset, and with a single horse todraw it, it may always be taken close up to the sap bucket, as the crotch willpass over knolls, tree roots and logs without any danger of damage if the barrelis well strapped or chained on. The dray requires double saddles, as shown inthe engraving. HAY AND GRAIN IMPLEMENTS. Cheap Hay Rack.—For the bed pieces, take two three by four inchscantling—of white oak, heavier if of softer
. Blakelee's industrial cyclopedia, a simple practical guide ... A ready reference and reservoir of useful information. More than two hundred illustrations. ent to fill ; it cannot be upset, and with a single horse todraw it, it may always be taken close up to the sap bucket, as the crotch willpass over knolls, tree roots and logs without any danger of damage if the barrelis well strapped or chained on. The dray requires double saddles, as shown inthe engraving. HAY AND GRAIN IMPLEMENTS. Cheap Hay Rack.—For the bed pieces, take two three by four inchscantling—of white oak, heavier if of softer wood—as long as the wagon re-quires, and frame together by four cross pieces, each an inch below the top sur-face of the bed pieces. The scantling should sit the broad way up. Have thetwo outside cross pieces ten inches from the ends, and the other two so asto divide the space equally. Of course the cross pieces are just long enoughto make the bed fit snugly between the stakes of the wagon. Four inches from the ends of the scantling set posts, two by four inches insize, and ten or twelve inches high, with round tenon, and put on a cross CHEAP AND HANDY HAY RACK. two by six inches wide, and long enough to reach at least six inches beyond theouter rim of the wheels. The corner posts should sit broad way with length ofrack, so as to give a good shoulder support to the cross end planks. Now put two more planks of same width and thickness across the center ofthe bed between the wheels, and as far apart as can be and clear the each end of the four cross planks with a narrow, sloping mortise andput in thin elm wheel boards, as shown in the engraving. If boards cannot behandily procured, bore auger holes and bend small poles over the this is done, put in a line pole, then fit boards between the wheel bows,so that they rest upon the cross i)lanks boll them down. They afford goodplaces for the driver and pitcher to sit when returning to the
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