The plows are by the corral, and the first team that comes up is to be harnessed to each in turn.

Then start in, and turn over a full-depth furrow a furlong from the fire." There was no confusion, and already the hired men were busy with two great machines until Winston displaced two of them.
"How that fire passed the guards I don't know, but there will be time to find out later," he said to Dane.

"Follow with the big breaker--it wants a strong man to keep that share in--as close as you can." Then they were off, a man at the heads of the leading horses harnessed to the great machines, and Winston sitting very intent in the driving-seat of one, while the tough sod crackled under the rending shares.

Both the man and the reins were needed when the smoke rolled down on them, but it was for a moment torn aside again, and there roared up towards the blurred arch of indigo a great rush of flame.
The heat of it smote into prickliness the uncovered skin, and in spite of all that Winston could do, the beasts recoiled upon the machine behind them.

Then they swung round wrenching the shares from the triplex furrow, and for a few wild minutes man and terrified beast fought for the mastery.