Handy at Butchering Time
Handy at Butchering Time.
The following device, illustrated by The Farm Journal, will be found very convenient for lifting one hog: "B B B are three poles of equal length, A is a bolt pivoting them together, C C are strong hooks on which to hang the animal. Hook the carcass while lying down, then by pushing on the other pole the tripod can be easily raised to an erect position. One man can hang a 500 pound hog in two minutes." It may be added that the lifting would be easier if a cross stick were inserted as a handle in the leg, which is used for pushing, and the ends of the two other pieces of the tripod should be first fastened or dropped in the ground.
TRIPOD FOR LIFTING A HOG.
Article
Subjects
Old News
Ann Arbor Argus-Democrat