Dropped axle
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A dropped axle is the axle of a vehicle that is bent upwards towards the ends, i.e. the centre is 'dropped'. This gives two advantages: the centre of gravity of the bodywork is lowered relative to the
Dropped axle on the front of a Bugatti Type 37
Cart wheels with dropped axle. Note that the weight of the springs has turned the axle upside down.
Milk float, c. 1904, with dropped axle
Dropped front axle of a T bucket
Cart
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A cart is a two-wheeled vehicle designed for transport. It can be pulled by humans or draught animals such as horses, donkeys, mules and oxen, or smaller animals such as goats and large dogs.
Horse and cart (England, 2013)
Dockworkers and hand cart (Haiti, 2006)
Han dynasty bronze figures, 1st or 2nd century AD
Rickshaw