Show OPERATION OF A ROAD DRAG some simple lessons given by man who learned by years of experience helper Is needed here are some simple lessons worth considering which I 1 have learned by years of experience with tho road drag writes john K goodman in progressive farmer 1 make your drag reversible 0 1 e to move dirt right or left by altering ahe hitch bitch have the hind section about five sletha sixths the length of the front one and face both front and rear sections entire length with iron or steel 2 por for best beet results under varying conditions of road surface as to dry damp hard or soft I 1 find it pays to have a nian man along at the end of 0 a rope attached to the rear end or of drag to properly steer the machine and counteract its tendency to slide around hard bumps which need trimming off and smoothing it la Is not so BO easy a matter as talking about it for one man the driver to rightly direct the course and work of the drag by stepping from point to point as an common directions go in fact imps sible then the drivers weight ts Is not always needed on the drag but can be ba there in an instant when required |