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

[Larry Goss]

Right, Herb.  That's what I remember, too.

Larry


----- Original Message -----
From: Herbert Metz <metz-h.b at mindspring.com>
Date: Sunday, November 23, 2008 5:56
Subject: Re: [AT] Some ads from the 11/22 Lancaster Farming
To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>

> 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 
> matchedteam, 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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