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guymonmd

October 13, 2017 10:46AM

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Thanks for the photos and explanation.
I guess the long bar is properly termed a coupling bar.
I've seen pics of broken draw bars before. I wonder how often that coupling bar broke.
I imagine it was uses primarily for switching.

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