Toboggan Made of Old Buggy Shafts
This Toboggan with Stout Runners Made from Buggy Shafts can be Used like One of the Ordinary Type, but Works Best on Frozen Snow
A method of making a strong toboggan sled by nailing a suitable bottom over sections cut from old buggy shafts, as shown in the sketch, can be adapted easily for use with poles of about the same size. They can be steamed and bent at the ends and the construction otherwise made as shown. The shafts were cut to the length indicated, the curved front end being sawed off. The bottom was carried up around the curved rear end, and a strong bracing strip was bolted across them. One-half-inch rope with leather loops provided handholds, and was also used as a brace at each side of the front of the sled. Twisted wire may also be used for this purpose. Cushions of the usual type can easily be made for the toboggan.
Bicycles Driven as Three-Wheel Tandem after Breakdown
When the Front Wheel of One of the Bicycles Broke Down, They were Rigged into a Tandem, and a Distance of Five Miles to Town was Covered
On a bicycle trip, when about five miles from town, the front axle of my partner’s bicycle broke, and as neither of us wanted to walk, we had to find some way of getting us both home. We removed the front wheel from one of the bicycles, and set the front fork on the rear axle of the undamaged machine, as shown in the sketch. The axle was just long enough so that the sides of the fork could be bolted securely. By careful riding we made the distance to town with only the slight inconvenience of my partner having to carry the extra wheel on his back—J. F. G., Mountain Grove, Mo.
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