Swingletree
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swingletree-172-6725544
title:
Swingletree
text:
A swingletree or singletree is a small wooden or metal bar behind a harnessed horse. It is used to balance the pull of a driving horse or other draught animal when pulling a vehicle. It is a kind of whippletree, and the term is also used sometimes for other whippletrees. It is a horizontal bar, attached or suspended in the middle, and able to hinge fore-and-aft in a horizontal plane. The traces attach to its ends, and the load is pulled from its centre point. The centre of the swingletree may be
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Connects horse to carriage
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swingletree
date created:
2007-10-22T20:11:55Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T05:07:51Z
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image:
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fields total:
13
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