doubletree
Two-horse hitch beam
A doubletree is a crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two singletrees are attached, allowing a pair of horses to pull together.
The arrangement distributes the load evenly between the animals.
The term appears in historical and agricultural contexts: The farmer hitched the team to the doubletree.
singletree
Horse harness crossbar
- swingletreeHarness bar distributing pull
- evenerDevice that levels
- traceMinute remnant or pursue
hitch · draft · wagon · carriage · buggy · team · span · tongue · pole · shaft
- carriage partswheels, axle, seat, wooden frame, shaft
- ox drivingoxen, ox yoke, ox team, yoke, goad
- wagonswagon, covered wagon, Conestoga wagon, prairie schooner, buckboard
- draft animalsdraft horse, ox, mule, donkey, Clydesdale
- harness equipmenthorse collar, traces, reins, bit, breeching