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What is the double tree hook used for? I wouldn’t think the evener would mount on that? in the Healing harvest arch they have it right in the middle of the plat form where your feet go.

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Yeah its the only real down fall kinda hard getting on cause they are so tall…

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how wide is an arch normally? 4 feet center of wheel to center of wheel…

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thats what the other owners said also. “They did everything I wanted them to do, you can have them do dang near anything you want as long as you take care of them and keep a strong hand when needed”

these guys have been great I would walk up on them slow and I ran up to them once and they never really spooked just faced the other way and then I just rubbed on their front quarters and they were fine….

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Thanks. I sat on the horse on my right today he was a little unsure what I was doing but seemed alright with me sitting on him… I just kept petting him and touching his neck and hind end and he would sniff my boots and just stand there… talk about a work out getting a leg over him though…

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yeah the first time I drove my team it was on a forecart I couldnt see a single thing… I think I’m just gonna get a logging arch with a drop hitch set up to lower my hitch point for a wagon… how much do arches cost? I live in WI anyone know of someone that makes them in WI? I could make one too I guess.

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Hey Thanks Chris! Their hair is coming off like crazy so I’m looking forward to what their summer coats will be like color wise.. I’ll have some more pics posted in a few days.

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I’m not looking to do heavy farm work I want it to pull empty kicker wagons or flat racks for round bails… I guess Forecart is what Im looking for also. I think i have an idea for a design i’ll try it out If i cant get it to work I guess i’ll have a logging arch then.

If you think of the spindle where the hub would spin on have that connect to a piece of square tubing that would run at about 80* in on the cart roughly, slight degree in, and then off that on the in side off that square tube you would have a piece of metal that would angle forward and connect to the piece that would house the pole. the square tube that would house the pole would come back and connect to the square tube that is connected to a square tube that connects to the angled pieces….

I understand that is getting really wordy but I’ll draw it up and show you my idea

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Hey if you dont mind sharing how you like it. I live in WI.

post some pics when you get it mounted up!

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whos arch is that one above? ^^^ I dont know who all these people are… Really green to all this first draft team. when I was younger I worked with single hitch cart on a mini… I got tired of wanting to work the horse and not being able to pull and do what I wanted so I ditched mini’s and got a team of drafts. They are both pure Belgain’s ages 12 and 14. 17.2 H and 18H. they will be here tomorrow I’ll get you some pics of them with my friend and I.

the main thing I noticed is that most the logging arch designs sit alot taller and the log kind of sucks up under the seat where as a farm style arch if thats what its called is really low and doesnt offer much ground clearance. I was thinking of making something that was adjustable and would be able to slide up and down making the width on the wheels wider when lower and narrow up when raised for logging… would only be a few inches, not like a foot.. only problem with my idea of having it adjust able is there are at least 4 pivot points that would have to slide in and out and along with that tolleranced and slop would be an issue. the other thing is the pin/ bolts that I would have hold it. I dont want to have to carry tools to change it, pins would be ideal however with the use of bolts I would be able to snug it all tight and remove some of the slop, or so I would think.

I will have a basic drawing of how this set of would work and get it up on it…

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