Engineering and Contracting . Fig. 1—Plan and Elevation of Split Log Drag. Fig. 50 X = 2,640 tons, at $ $::!, this tool. The road should not be dragged Spreading (per ton) $ when dry. In the summer time and early Watering (per ton) GO fall, the work should be done while it is Rolling (per ton) 12 raining, and the road should not be used until it has dried out. When the earth $ clods or crumbs up it is a sign that it is 2,640 tons, at $ too dry. When the road is sloppy is the time that the best work can be done on the $3, drag. Iri the winter time the ro
Engineering and Contracting . Fig. 1—Plan and Elevation of Split Log Drag. Fig. 50 X = 2,640 tons, at $ $::!, this tool. The road should not be dragged Spreading (per ton) $ when dry. In the summer time and early Watering (per ton) GO fall, the work should be done while it is Rolling (per ton) 12 raining, and the road should not be used until it has dried out. When the earth $ clods or crumbs up it is a sign that it is 2,640 tons, at $ too dry. When the road is sloppy is the time that the best work can be done on the $3, drag. Iri the winter time the road should 20 per cent contractors be dragged just before a freeze. The work should be started on inside of the road $4, and the drag be pulled back on the other. 3—Perspective View of Plank Drag. extremely bad roads where the mud isvery deep. It acts a great deal like amasons trowel in smoothing out mortar,by spreading out the mud in a thin layer. Road dragging is now being done inmany sections of the country. In someparts of Canada there have been carriedon drag contests among road builders andthe farmers. In some states laws havebeen made regarding road dragging, thestate engineers having drawn up rules forthe guidance of men doing the work. The
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