Stone-boat

Sledge 2

Ox-drawn sledge carrying firewood.

A Sledge with Pipe of Madeira Wine, MON 1909

A stone-boat is a type of sled (sledge) for moving heavy objects^[1] such as stones or hay bales. Originally they were for animal-powered transport used with horses or oxen to clear fields of stones and other uses and may still be used with animals or tractors today .^[2]

The device may look like a low-profile sled with timber runners or have a flat bottom of planks secured together to slide over soft ground or snow. They were usually made of wood, but metal versions exist with hinges.

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