This is another 'vehicle' type of original swinglebar- without the ram's horn hooks of the first type. For these, the traces need to have hooks at the back end.

Single horse bars, and double-bars are the same, except that the double-bars are heavier and about 6" longer

This is a very common 'farm' style of old swinglebar. Sunshine farm implements made them by the thousands, as could any blacksmith.

These are generally 36" long (90cm) and made from a 4"x2" cut down a bit (100x50mm).

They are not really suitable for vehicles as the 'flop' about.

This is a more modern home-made bar with eyes which would benefit by being welded up. It's most suitable for a vehicle like a waggon of some sort.

It is 34" long (85cm), made from a good piece of 3"x2" (75x50mm)
spotted gum hardwood.

These farm bars with their cast ends were made and supplied by McCormick-Deering, and were mostly found on wheeled implements like mowers, two-horse cultivators and planters, etc.

This 2-horse set is part of a 3-horse set for a reaper & binder.

These single horse bars are 30" long (75cm), but some can be found 28" and some 32" long.

On the left is the complete 2-horse set of swinglebars with the double-bar.

On the right is what is known as a calamity.
(note however that there is no blood spilt on it- neither human nor equine!.)

On the left is a standard 4-horse bar, which would have a double-bar on each end, then 4 single horse bars.

Beside it is a standard 3-horse bar showing the chain on the single-horse side.

On the right is a close-up of the 3-horse bar showing it is also adjustable, to be able to give the single horse an advantage if needed.

This is a 'backed' farm four-horse bar, with steel strapping fully along the back.

This was usually done for the bars when used behind a team of eight working in pulley-block traces, with four in front and four behind.

Left, is the back end of the standard 4-horse bar.

At right is a standard single horse bar, with the full steel backing, also most commonly used with a team using pulley-block traces.

(Termites got the better of this bar.)

This is a "Cobb & Co" original centre lead horse swinglebar. The two outer lead horses then were attached by an extra-wide double-bar of the same ilk, which hung from the underneath pole hook.

The rings on the end were designed to fit the Tee or toggle trace ends that Cobb & Co used.

On the left is a solid steel bar most commonly used on horse trams, or in shunting trucks in the railway yards.

On the right is a closeup of an outrigger, fitted to a cart, used to allow a pair to be used.

This shows the middle of two German waggon double-bars.

The one on the right is adjustable to give a weaker or younger horse an advantage through unequal load sharing.

On the left is a 'beefier' swinglebar, made suitable for draught horses in a sulky.

On the right is a 'neck yoke' of a typical farm style used on many 2-horse implements with a pole.

Another original old 'delivery' style of heavy horse swinglebar with hook ends. Above a grey pressed steel old army style pair of swingles and a two horse bar, showing the self-closing ends which do not need a trace-end hook.