[AT] Some ads from the 11/22 Lancaster Farming

Herbert Metz metz-h.b at mindspring.com
Sun Nov 23 03:46:32 PST 2008


In the Midwest, fly nets covered the whole body (we had a team of mules).
I am not aware of spreaders; was their method of operation by varying the
distances of the "three load points" on a doubletree; those three points
being where each of the two singletrees connected to the double tree and
where the doubletree connected to the wagon tongue?
And the neat thing; the pivotpin for this doubletree/wagon tongue
connection was the wrench for the large threaded nut that held the wagon
wheel on the axle.  We had four farm wagons, and I am quite sure that this
wrench was same size for all wagons.  
Herb

> [Original Message]
> From: Larry Goss <rlgoss at insightbb.com>
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Date: 11/22/2008 10:18:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Some ads from the 11/22 Lancaster Farming
>
> Steve, I won't argue about it, but the last I knew a fly net covered the
whole body of the horse.
>
> It wasn't always possible for poor farmers to buy or afford a matched
team, so spreaders were often used when the horses were mismatched by size
or when one horse was ill and couldn't pull its share of the load.
>
> Larry
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve W." <falcon at telenet.net>
> Date: Saturday, November 22, 2008 20:37
> Subject: Re: [AT] Some ads from the 11/22 Lancaster Farming
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>
> > Mike Sloane wrote:
> > > Some of the more interesting ads from the (free to
> > > subscribers) Mailbox Markets section of the weekly Lancaster 
> > (PA) 
> > > Farming newspaper for 11/22/2008. For the full listing, go to 
> > > <www.lancasterfarming.com>. [my comments, if any, are in 
> > brackets]> 
> > > For Sale:
> > > 
> > > Triple trees, double trees, spreader jockey sticks, Hambs set 
> > front 
> > > gears bridles housings fly nets lines breast chains. Lanc. Co. 
> > > 717-665-4621. [This must be horse stuff - I haven't a clue 
> > what he is 
> > > selling.]
> > 
> > Yep, all for horse drawn equipment.
> > 
> > Triple trees for three horse team, doubles for two horses, 
> > Spreaders are 
> > to balance the pull with the teams farther apart. Front gear is 
> > the 
> > front harness and bridles, fly nets go over the horses head to 
> > keep 
> > flies out of their eyes, lines are the reins, breast chains are 
> > for 
> > HEAVY pulling horses, they allow the weight to be spread over 
> > the horses 
> > chest to prevent harm to the horse when pulling HEAVY loads.
> > 
> > The old style (and lighter duty) are made of wood now. The heavy 
> > duty 
> > ones are now made of steel.
> > 
> > -- 
> > Steve W.
> > Near Cooperstown, New York
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