Why are the rear wheels of stagecoaches larger than the front ones?
Griff and Jean Ferguson
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
The front wheels on wagons and stagecoaches had to be smaller, usually one to two feet in diameter, to permit sharp turns. A big wheel would jam against the wagon body.
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