Self-propelled vehicles; a practical treatise on the theory, construction, operation, care and management of all forms of automobiles (1906)
Homans, James E. (James Edward), b. 1865 · New York, T. Audel & Company · leaf 34
l, a horizontal flat wheel or circle iron, secured tothe base of the forward spring, and sliding on another similarsegment on the top of the axletree; the two being pivot-bolted atthe centre, so as to allow the forward wheels to cut under thevehicle, and turn the wagon on any radius its length and… … Fig. 20.—A Mechanical Horse—the Carmont Tractor—Intended to be attached to anyform of horse-drawn vehicle at the turn-table, or fifth wheel. It is steered by itsrear wheels and drives on the forward pair. But such a thing is impossible unless we employ either a separatemotor truck—a mechanical…
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