Hints to horse-keepers : a complete manual for horsemen; embracing chapters on mules and ponies . makes very goodshafts; but oak, except for heavy work, in which a con-eiderable amount of timber is allowable, will be deficientin stiffness. For such heavy work it is the best, as it iathe most durable, wood used in carriage-making. Shaftsfor light wagons are generally steamed and bent to such{orm as is required. They should be bowed out videly at 890 CARRUCtES. the rear, and in front should turn well out, away from thahorses shoulders. The Pole for light wagons should be of hickory,Bteamed and b
Hints to horse-keepers : a complete manual for horsemen; embracing chapters on mules and ponies . makes very goodshafts; but oak, except for heavy work, in which a con-eiderable amount of timber is allowable, will be deficientin stiffness. For such heavy work it is the best, as it iathe most durable, wood used in carriage-making. Shaftsfor light wagons are generally steamed and bent to such{orm as is required. They should be bowed out videly at 890 CARRUCtES. the rear, and in front should turn well out, away from thahorses shoulders. The Pole for light wagons should be of hickory,Bteamed and bent; coach poles, of second growth easternash,—oak, when made up in this size, being apt to waipBut for farm wagons, omnibuses, stages, &c., which admitof more material being used, oak is very much Ihobest. For the attachment of the Shafts or Pole to the Axle therehave been very many devices to prevent rattling and ao*cident; but none of them, for simplicity and cheapness, com-pare with that of , of Cincinnati. This laMmply a piece of vulcanized india-rubber, (see Figs. 78 and. IHft re & T9.—Chapmans Patent Shaft Faataa. chapmans patent shaft fasten. 891 < 9,) about 1 inch square, grooved on one side, and intendedto be placed between the end of the shaft-iron, and the backpart of the clip which is on the axle. The shaft is thenforced back into its place and the bolt inserted. The con-fltant pressure prevents all rattling of the jack-bolt, and,even if the nut should be lost off, which is unlikely, thebolt cannot rattle or slip out. It can be applied to car-riages of the ordinary construction after they are worn soas to become loose. the body, panels, roof, leather, etc. For Coaches.—The body frame work should be mad«5of soft western ash; the top ribs of hickory, ash, or maple;the panels of white wood; and the roof of pine-wood dea»The ribs should be of ash, maple or cherry, and thbframe of ash: hickory rots if much wet. The roof shouldbe covered with canvas,
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