246 Of placing the Carriage.

is thrown upon the horſe’s back, when going down hill, and his having too little weight on his back, when going up hill, Ic will be ſome remedy if the ſhafts or limbers of the carc be raiſed in going down hill, and lowered in go- ng up hill, which may be done by al-

tering ſome links of the back band.

Of fixing the Axle on the Carriage.

After an axle has been properly fitted nto the wheels, ſpecial care muſt be ta- ken, that it be not turned out of its right pofition by the manner în which it is fixed to the carriage. Axles are ſometimes fixed to the body of the car- riage, and ſometimes to the ſhafts or limbers, the body lying looſe above them. In whatever manner the axle is