Setting Borax Tires in Traditional Style | Engels Coach Shop

Setting 550 pound wagon tires has to be done in the old traditional style, using a bonfire and quenching with water, to shrink them tight. With the help of family and friends, we once again reset these huge Borax wagon tires after they are now adjusted to the Mojave Desert dry climate. Thanks for all your support! Merchandise Stores! Store Frontier for tee-shirts, sweat shirts and hoodies. Spring for mugs, tee-shirts, sweatshirts and hoodies. Helpful books about the carriage & Borax wagons: Carriage Terminology: An Historical #Wheelwright