Popular Science Monthly
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��Fig. 3. The Sides of the Truck Extended to Full Height and Inclined at an Angle for Con- venience in Carrying Various Kinds of Farm Products. They Will Lend Themselves to Form Almost Any Kind of Angle
���Tlio t\i)c for empty crates, strawand lisht prcKiiicts is shown in Fig. 5. For carry- ing chickens, sheep or pigs, the sides may be extended vertically for a short lieight and llien folded over to form a top, as shown in Fig. 4, preventing the animals from getting out while being transported from place to place.
Besides the shapes pictured, the sides may be extended and folded down flat
Fig. 5. Extended Flareboard Sides for Carrying Empty Crates, Straw and Other Light Products
��Fig. 4. For Carrying Chickens, Sheep, Pigs or Other Small Ani- mals the Sides May Be Extended and Folded Over to Form a Top
��to carry loose hay from the field to the barn or from the barn to the purchaser. Other forms may be adapted for hauling wood, cotton, and merchandise of similar character.
Another advantage of this t^■pe of body is that either one or both sides may be folded down for easy loading and un- loading or for selling produce from the \ehicle at the market. There arc fifteen possible arrangements of the sides and ends which will suggest themselves as the occasions arise. It would require too much space to show them all.
���Fig. 6. Sectional Rectangular Flareboards of the Shelf Type for Boxes or Barrels of Fruits
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