Quite right.
But had I written "whipple tree", I suspect many would have scratched their
heads!
Most have some notion of how the drawbar is used on a modern tractor.
Best, Ray
"Charge 'em boys, there's cheese in their haversacks!"
----- Original Message -----
From: CIAG6@aol.com
To: spook01@comcast.net ; headlam@kingsley.co.za ; mg-t@autox.team.net
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 10:36 PM
Subject: Re: Railroad Tracks
In a message dated 1/25/2005 7:05:23 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,
spook01@comcast.net writes:
For those of you who have never seen how horses are harnessed, I am sure
this sounds odd and narrow. Check out old photos of the draw bar area of
wagons.
Best, Ray
Don't need photos, I grew up on a country farm that was run by real
horsepower. By the way, it isn't a "draw bar", it's a "whipple tree".
RayG
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