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- October 15, 2011 at 8:36 pm in reply to: looking for volunteers to move an old school house using draft power #69655
CharlyBonifaz
Membermove = move as is?
would I like to see that! please pictures/film…MemberDid she have something stuck in her throat and just got very dramatic about it?
sounds just like it…..Memberthere is a tiny kick back 😎
I could find a couple that are able to do substantial work once I am up to speed
the more pressing/urgent I thought the situation was, the slower my ox became….Memberover here carriage restauration is a very specialized art, if you talk restauration as making as it had been. Lots of time is spent in libraries to figure out what was important for its construction and how the crafts were done, lot of time goes into organizing the right kind of materials and into figuring out the history of the very coach/carriage.
many of these restaurators have connections with museums, factories that can still produce old patterns and designs in the required material; one has to know which episode the carriage was built, to know how the paint was mixed etc.
This is completely different from getting an old carriage/coach in working condition (which sometimes destroys its historical value) or repairing one of the newer models…
so which of both would you like to get into?Memberhmm, I think it’s also a skill to keep them trained that way and ensure their further education
yes, I ‘ve got to admit, I learn something new from them every day as wellMemberI started my calves with a 4inch yoke, figured the next size could be a 6, but changed my mind, built a 5 inch because the next size seemed so awfully big; with a 5 they still need to grow to fill it, the 4 they had outgrown within 3 months, but I wanted them to practise during that time
good news: those yokes keep (I can use them again :rolleyes: )Memberthanks for elaborating
MemberOne interesting thing that I learned is that Abe’s pelvis is one of his conformational flaws and predisposes him to soundness issues as well as a less than ideal gate.
extremely curious on that one, can you try to explain?
MemberThe other thing that I think it interesting is the general idea that things that have been around for a while must be perfected by now.
may be the neck yoke has been, just we don’t understand all its little secrets….in eveners I came to understand that just an inch would mean quite a difference; so maybe by lowering the hitchpoint you get more than one improvement? I also understand that the animals should indeed step up as one, is that not so? I wouldn’t want one to take care of the whole load while the second remains a fixpoint….
what does anybody recommend to solve my problem of the off steer staying a step ahead. My solution of smacking him on the nose or knees and saying “easy” over and over doesn’t seem to be working. If I try and speed up the nigh steer we all end up running and the off one is still in the lead. I wonder if it is partially due to their different pulling styles. The nigh steer pulls with his head down, while the off with his head high.
no recommendation except I would check the setting of their bows and try and change my own whereabouts; the thinking behind the latter: I’m the boss and the nigh steer – “out of respect for my rank” – walks set back/head down, while the off steer is out of my critical distance and does not feel the need for acting similarly (does that make sense?)
Membermoving the staple would indeed make a difference;
we were wondering though about the distribution while pulling with evenly strong/willed animals and one of them steps ahead….in a good evener that action would put him automatically in a position with a higher draftload behind himMembermy cattle are taught to pick up their feet – not only for shoeing, but also for checking for stones, wounds or letting them step in/out of the traces etc.
they are only shod during the winter, hate the idea of having them slip on ice and loose them that way
but my cattle are not on a full time job so as Bivol says: it depends…..Membergreat to watch! thank you
Memberi guess it places the neck yoke on #1 as best design
as always in life: it depends….:cool:
if you talk moving real heavy loads I can wholeheartedly agreeMemberyou can not judge this because you don’t have a yoke of my “production”
😎 no need to own one of yours to be able to judge 😎
have seen your work and have seen your yokes; have talked to people working with your yokes; my judging remains a thumbs up !MemberBivol,
no inconvenience indeed; invitation still valid 🙂
hope you and your family are ok!how are other people excepting these yokes?
pretty well, speaking for my own self; he IS the best American neck yoke maker this side of the pond…..:cool:
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