Show FARM TRUCK I 1 Z n ont of odds avil i vl ivl i 1 l U cort in accompanying illustration is 1 fi I truck which tile michigan genius genins who matle made it tays bays is ono of the har handiest hardiest diest implements on oil his I 1 ia farm alis is 13 what lie tells about it ina in a letter to the 0 ohio b i 0 fa F rin c r the picture shows the truck loaded ready for tho the field alel I it la Is loaded with a 1 ris ell plow and galo gale lever harrow barrow the th wheels were taken from an old mower monc r the hind wheels are somewhat larger and heavier than the front ones chist better as moro more than half tho the load and strain rest on tho the rear wheels steel stub axles are and bolted on oil the lower side of 4 by 4 whito white oak axles 4 feet 0 3 3 inches ion long this ta ia for tho the rear truck and the froat axle is mado 2 feet 0 inches binckes in length the tha steel axles were mada from the main driving shafts of tho the old mowers no nothing thing cli caper or more durable could bo be found tor for this purpose we have used the tha truck two years and a recent examination shows almost no wear in the boxes the reach connecting tho front and rear is about feet long it is made of well seasoned oried white oak 4 by 4 inches in resize it projects back of the rear axle three feet and is is bolted to it the forward end of reach rests on top of front axle A heavy iron band passes underneath and the aholo is connected bya by a heavy kingbolt bolt held in place by a key tho the platform is 7 7 1 feet long and 4 feet 2 inches wide vide to support the platform plat forni three 3 2 by 4 white oak pieces cross tha reach at about equal distances apart as aa shown in tho the picture at the outside and on top of these cross crosspieces pieces two 2 by 4 bed pieces ire era bolted with tile narrow edges up between these tho the floor of platform is laid from each end of the two rear cross crosspieces pieces acary iron a by 2 inches extend to lower F side ide of axle these ire aro all strongly bolted together with J inch bolts made in this way tho the strain of tho the load rests equally on tho the ends of the axle as well as 1 a on the middle another advantage in tills this truck is that tho the forward wheels heels can turn around to the reach in front of tho the platform this admits very short turning tiro the seat fejt and spring came from an old reaper tho the tongue canio from an all old mower inowe 1 and is also used on tho the cornbarker corn marker tho the front and rear crosspieces cross pieces extend each side enough to allow tenons lenons to be ba mado made for the stakes which are ara I 1 by T 17 i V R 5 M 07 A FARM truce WAGON WACON aj 1 by IS 18 inches A clamp bolt passes around each stake and through the side piece when not in use they can be dropped docu flush with tho the top of side pieces in the picture tho the right side board is tal taw p off this is fis u biow down truck and one man can lo 10 load ad and unload a plow ablow quicker and easier than two can lift it underneath tho the seat is a tool box tor for wrenches oil can etc at tho the rear end of the truck is a largo rill ring to attach a disk dish harrow I 1 drill or roller in going to and fro front from tho the barn to tho the fields As a test of its strength we wa have several times piled ou on over a ton of stones and hauled nearly a mils mile in picking up stone wo visa use no side boards and in unloading wo we ran can walk all around the platform and reach every stone for hauling sand gravel or manure manuro wo uso use a double box boac and a hay bay rick for hay and straw this truck cost mo me about 1 for iron lumber and blacksmith work and I 1 made the rest |