Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-01-29
DOubletrees and Whippletrees.

FoR common farm use, doubletrees and
whippletrees can as well be made in the
home workshop as at the bench of
wagon maker. And the farmer has op.
portunity when splitting rails, flre.wood,
etc, To select such timber as is most suita-
BILE for these implements
The doubletree should be two inches
thick and four and half inches broad in
the center, and three and one fourth wide
at the ends. A doubletrce is not so stout
when the taper is all made upon the back
side, nor do they look rs well as when
made upon both sides. The length of it
should be determined by the length OF the
| whippletrees. Where the latter are three
feet long the former shoull be four feet in
| length. A tough piece IT oak makes the
best doubletree used however, good quail
tiles of ash and hickory answer well
The holes for the clCvises should be
about three inches from the ends, and
bored as far back from the center of the
stick as the irons will allow.
Have staple go through the center to
draw by, made of Swedos iron, and held
| by two nuts on the front, with plate of
iron under these extending from one to
the other. The staple on the back side
should be heavy because all the wear
comes at this place, but the parts that go
through the wood are usually twice as
large AS necessary No train can come
on these parts except straight draft, and no
span of horses can pull in twain two rods
OF iron tivesiXteenths in size. If large
| staples are used, the strength is taken frsm
the wood If the doublcre is to be used
upon wagon or sled pole, bore the pin or
hammer hole well in front of the center.
1t is good plan to have staple in the
| doubletree belonging to a wagon for there
are many times when a chain has to be
used to move some object, and to wind
this around the doubetroc Injuries it, and
besides, team cannot be made to draw
true, rs the point of draft cannot be kept
in the center
For common farm use, the whippletrees
should be two feet and eight inches long
Ii longer than this they are not handy,
and il much shorter the tugs will chafc
the horses sides Oak, hickory and ash
are used, but usually, those made of first
class hickory arethe most durable. When
a heavy pull is made, hickory will spring
little, and this very much les ems the
liability of their breaking.
Two inches and half broad by one
and half inches thick, is heavy enough.
The draw iron in the center should clasp
the whole wood, Never use on draft
whippletree, what is called plug hooks
those that drive or screw into the end
The terule hook is much better Z. G. hook
and ferule made together of wrought iron ;
but better than this will i, be to use what
is called clasp and safety hook Any black
smith knows how to make them. If
ironed rs last proposed make the wood
inch and one-half by two and half in
the center, one inch and Ole-eighth broad
at the ends, by one inch thick-make Il
true taper; oval the sides leaving flat
surface three iourths of an inch wide on
front and back for the clasp irons Usually
whippletrees made after this style are left
too large at the ends, and have bungling
appearance Making them small qt these
places does not weaken the implement -
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