. Handbook for rangers & woodsmen . ould be haK as long as the timber to be erected and ofa diameter that will prevent buckling under endwise are first laid with the upper ends crossed on the timber,the lower ends being placed one on either side of the timber,and at a distance from it sufficient to present a suitable baseas the timber is raised. Shallow holes are dug as receptaclesfor the lower ends and are supplied for the purpose of prevent-ing the shears from kicking out at the bottom when the 138 HANDBOOK FOR RANGERS AND WOODSMEN draft is applied. The upper ends are fastened se
. Handbook for rangers & woodsmen . ould be haK as long as the timber to be erected and ofa diameter that will prevent buckling under endwise are first laid with the upper ends crossed on the timber,the lower ends being placed one on either side of the timber,and at a distance from it sufficient to present a suitable baseas the timber is raised. Shallow holes are dug as receptaclesfor the lower ends and are supplied for the purpose of prevent-ing the shears from kicking out at the bottom when the 138 HANDBOOK FOR RANGERS AND WOODSMEN draft is applied. The upper ends are fastened securely togetherat a point about 12 inches down. At or near the upper end,of the timber a cable is attached and then brought down towhere the shears cross each other. Here it is securely fastenedto the shears at a point on the cable far enough from the endof the timber to allow the shears to rise at an angle of about45 degrees before any draft is appUed to the timber. Tackleropes will not work through the cross of the shears and the. Fig. 127.—Erection of Umber with shears. cable must therefore be supplied with an eye for the receptionof the hook in the block. A back guy and two side guys arethen attached to the upper end of the timber, the back guybeing snubbed about a post and paid out as the timber is raised,but the side guys being fastened securely to posts set in Hnewith the foot of the timber and at right angles to the line ofdraft. Posts for the side guys must be set at a distance fromthe foot of the timber equal to the distance from the foot towhere the guys are fastened to the timber. The tackle is takenin by means of a crab. GENERAL FIELD WORK RIDING Since good saddle animals cost from $ to $ perhead, it is quite to the advantage of an inexperienced man toknow what constitutes proper and improper riding. One important fact he should bear in mind is that it neverpays, in any circmnstance, to purchase vicious, diseased, crip-pled, partially bhnd, or otherwis
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