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Our Roman Cart in Munich Exhibition

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Our Roman Cart in Munich Exhibition
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12-17-2011, 06:56 PM
Hi all!
Our Roman cart, which we were testing also during our march last year is now part of the exhibition "Im Licht des Südens" (In the Light of the South) in the Archäologische Staatssammlung München.
IM LICHT DES SÜDENS

This cart was the base for our upcoming reconstructions of a Roman travel cart and a transport cart, with will see action in 2013. If you are interested in participating in one of the projects, please contact me.


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12-17-2011, 07:11 PM
Looking nice, Christian.
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12-17-2011, 08:36 PM
Interesting cart!
How are the side boards joined together?
I would expect external support t oprevent the load from
causing the boards to collapse over rough terrain.

The undercarriage looks sturdy!
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12-18-2011, 03:26 AM
Seems like the wheels dwarf the cart!

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12-18-2011, 03:13 PM
Great pictures Smile
I have been to that museum, there are some very nice items in it.
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12-20-2011, 01:21 PM
Nice cart Cristian.
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12-20-2011, 03:33 PM
Quote:Our Roman cart, which we were testing also during our march last year is now part of the exhibition "Im Licht des Südens" (In the Light of the South) in the Archäologische Staatssammlung München.
It looks great. What period would it be?
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12-21-2011, 07:30 AM
Byron, just by nails and L-shaped sheet metal inside. We drove it with more than 450 kg at times. Held.

Robert, not later than Tiberian.
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03-14-2012, 08:24 PM
The size of a wheel is driven by the quality of the worst roads it must travel. Too small a wheel, and the cart will sink deeper into a given hole, and require more forward force to overcome it. The tradeoff is in the weight of the wheels and undercarriage, and the size of the draught team needed to pull the cart as a result. So, if you must travel rough roads, and you have strong enough draught animals, and enough of them, use bigger wheels than normal.
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