Bullock cart

The ox cart is a single-axis carriage, which was drawn by two oxen, archaeological demonstrated in the late Neolithic. When used on moving solid ground ( later on roads) was enough sometimes an animal. From the late Middle Ages ( tractive plus secondary products ) were used as territorial cows like the Glanrind as draft animals for economic reasons. Only the wagon thanks to its integrated drawbar a tilt own. For bulk material can be emptied very quickly by unharness the beasts of burden.

Triangle Cart

The triangle car, a Neolithic form of the cart from the circum- room, one of the oldest goods vehicles that were (probably BC even before the year 3500) moved by oxen. In general, the trolley has a rigid axle and a tow bar is integrated in the load carrier by means of the draft animals is connected via a yoke.

Pictures

Probably dated to the Bronze Age the representation is on a rock image in the Val de Fontanalbe ( in the Ligurian Alps ) France, showing two oxen in yoke pulling a single-axle, two-wheeled carts (triangle cars).

Further development

Oxen pulled the car under the yoke. Horses were harnessed until much later, with the help of a collar in front of carts with heavy loads. The oxcart lost in Central Europe over the horse-drawn carts his position as an ox to develop less force than properly harnessed horses.

With industrialization has largely replaced in Western Europe, the tractor, be hung on the trailer, the oxcart. It is usually only used for folkloric purposes.

In many parts of Africa was and is the oxcart virtually unknown. The advance of the Boer Voortrekkers into the interior of South Africa today was, however, with multi-axis ox wagon ( ossewag ). In case of danger they formed with the car the wagons. In Eastern Europe and much of Asia the oxcart is still prevalent in rural areas than transport vehicle particularly in agriculture.