Carrying pole

A yoke, also supporting rod, regional Dracht or Schanne, is a Yoke, are transported with the baskets, buckets or similar.

The Tragejoch

A yoke in the true sense consists of a trimmed for bear upon the neck straight wooden, at both ends by means of ropes ( chains) two equally heavy loads as possible be appended.

Until the 20th century, the yoke was one of the main means of transport in many areas of the world, and is still part of the street scene of the big cities in emerging markets as well as the rural areas of the third world. It is next to the backpack and other rear frames ( Kraxen ) one of the main transport assistance for vehicles.

In the 21st century Germany comes into the yoke only in a few areas are used. To use asphalt farmer during transport of mastic asphalt from the cast asphalt to hard to reach places for the installation still a yoke with two wooden buckets. According to the trade association in the construction industry doing a total weight ( yoke and buckets filled ) is taken of 55 to 60 kg.

In form and function is similar to the Jochgeschirr used for draft animals, especially the Wideristjoch.

The supporting rod

In addition to the yoke there is also the transport of heavy goods by two people who carry the load between them worldwide. This transport is relatively well handbar even in difficult terrain. The same is also possible with four 2x2, but support rod systems for more than a dozen people are rare, and technically complex.

Milkmaid (Denmark, 1930 )

Stone carrier (Bali, 1940 )

Hunting ( German East Africa, 1906)

Transport of construction materials ( Makassar, 1948)