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2. Travois - Wikipedia

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   Cheyenne family using a horse-drawn travois, 1890. A travois (/ ˈ t r æ v w ɑː /; Canadian French, from French travail; also travoise or travoy) is an A-frame structure that was used to drag loads over land, most notably by the Plains Indians of North America. [1]

3. Horse trailer - Wikipedia

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   A horse trailer or horse van (also called a horse float in Australia and New Zealand or horsebox in the British Isles) is used to transport horses. There are many different designs, ranging in size from small units capable of holding two or three horses, able to be pulled by a pickup truck or SUV ; to gooseneck designs that carry six to eight ...

4. Trailer (vehicle) - Wikipedia

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   A horse trailer. There are a number of different styles of trailers used to haul livestock such as cattle, horses, sheep and pigs. The most common is the stock trailer, a trailer that is enclosed on the bottom, but has openings at approximately the eye level of the animals to allow ventilation. The horse trailer is a more elaborate form of ...

5. Horse-drawn vehicle - Wikipedia

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   Often used in a general sense to cover any small passenger-carrying cart. Troika: a sleigh drawn by three horses harnessed abreast. Occasionally, a similar wheeled vehicle. Vardo (gypsy wagon): a vardo is a traditional horse-drawn wagon used by English Romani Gypsies. Victoria: a one-horse carriage with a front-facing bench seat. The body was ...

6. Scammell Mechanical Horse - Wikipedia

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   Such was the popularity and success of the Mechanical Horse that there was a separate sales department using dealers for this unique machine. During the difficult trading years of the 1930s the threewheeler was the saviour of Scammell Lorries Ltd. From 1937, a version of the Mechanical Horse was made under licence in France, by FAR.

7. Semi-trailer truck - Wikipedia

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   In Canada, a Turnpike Double is two 53 ft (16.2 m) trailers, and a Rocky Mountain Double is a 50 ft (15.2 m) trailer with a 24 ft (7.3 m) "pup". [ 30 ] [ 31 ] [ 32 ] The US federal government, which only regulates the Interstate Highway System , does not set maximum length requirements (except on auto and boat transporters), only minimums.