Complex sentence: Using the conventional split trail, it was moved by its own crew using drag ropes and wooden shafts much like a handcart; two straight shafts placed one each side of the cheek pieces facing forward, and two angled ones at the trail.
Split into simpler sentences: Using the conventional split trail, it was moved by its own crew using drag ropes and wooden shafts much like a handcart. Two straight shafts were placed on each side of the cheek pieces facing forward, and two angled ones at the trail.