Sulky-Plough.-This name is given to single ploughs, which are mounted upon
a frame on which a seat for the ploughman is arranged. 
The sulky-plough shown in Fig. 28 is arranged for three draught-horses. By applying
the brake to the wheel the horses raise the plough out of the ground instead of the driver
having to pull it out by main force. The team is hitched to the end of the beam instead of
to the tongue or carriage, thus avoiding side-draught and relieving the weight from the
horses' necks. Owing to the peculiar construction of the axle, the lowering of the plough
into the ground throws the furrow-wheel down and the land-wheel up, keeping the
plough level , thereby avoiding all the trouble of leveling up with levers or screws. The
depth of furrow can be instantly changed by the driver without getting off or
stopping the horses. It can also be readily adjusted to take more or less
land.
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