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ParticipantWell hello and welcome!
ParticipantHaven’t got a clue what you’re talking about…”peeps”?
ParticipantMarshal – Do they have this out yet? I’d be interested in seeing photos. I wonder what tools they have (or will) for it.
Participant@Marshall 27339 wrote:
You mighr want to check with Pioneer, they are working on a tool bar type setup. It is patterned after the McCormick riding cultivator, but with several attatchments.
Yeah, when it was mentioned somewhere else on this site, I went ahead and contacted Pioneer…as I posted in their listing here under equipment dealers, they responded & told me that they aren’t working on a walk-behind model. I’ve got large-standard asses, and I think a rider is a bit much for extensive work for them. Besides, since I have no intention whatsoever of giving up my ice cream addiction, I better stick to the more active venue. :rolleyes:
But perhaps once they market the one you’re talking about, I can figure out how to adapt the various tool options onto some sort of homemade wb toolbar.
I’d really like to “keep it in the family” – so if anyone here ever decides to develop one… 😉ParticipantIs this perhaps a European style of harness? For some reason, I’m thinking perhaps a Scandanavian- or German- style?
Just as a side note – because I’m new at this and want to learn – would it be a better line of draft if the tug holders were adjusted a bit lower?
Participant‘Kay, “K”! :p
See ya Friday {if it don’t rain}It doesn’t seem to look like the D-rings I’ve seen here…maybe I’m looking at it w/ the wrong eye
*which one’s the good eye, again…?*
ParticipantDoes anyone know…is this a ‘bellybacker’ harness?
Participant@goodcompanion 27268 wrote:
They sent me some stuff most of which I’ve lost. There were some sources of manufactured implements. I think most of their designs are in that book. Tell you what, I just ordered the book. If anything useful is in it I will post about it on this thread.
Hope this helps.
Cool beans! 🙂
ParticipantErik – Did you get any information from them?
Participant@goodcompanion 27251 wrote:
I have spoken with them, several years back. Friendly folks, they invited me to tour member farms, a tour I was never able to take. Their office in Rimont, France is open wednesday through friday, 9 to 5 local time. How’s your French? There is also a book in print, maybe we’ve discussed it on the site before, by Jean Noelle. Here it is on Amazon Canada, not too expensive…
Good luck
Non-existant French, although if there were detailed photos, perhaps it would be useful? Anyways, how’d you get them to respond? I understand that they have plans for sale, but don’t usually bother w/ Americans, since they don’t have it translated to English… not sure on that, but just what I’ve heard – do know that they’ve never responded to me so far…perhaps Tiller International has something…
ParticipantNot sure where to put this, but since its about Pioneer…
I saw somewhere onsite (can’t remember where) where someone mentioned that Pioneer was creating a toolbar and equipment for garden work (if I remember the thread correctly), so I contacted Pioneer about if they were going to come up with a walk-behind version. They just contacted me and said “no”.
Just an update for anyone interested.ParticipantKristi – Better bring me down one of those soft brushes, ayuh? I’ve got a couple asses I need to spoil…
Hey Little Bit! Get away from that computer! Now what have you done?
{geez, never trust a donkey around ads for equine supplies – good thing she doesn’t know where I keep my cc at, huh?} :rolleyes:
Yeah K, bring me down one next time we train, huh?
ParticipantDave – Geoff and I are trying to work out the kinks I’m having posting in ‘Events’ (the #$@@$ thing hates me!) – there’ll be more details there, when…
Short version: I’ve got a garden in on the banks of the Salmon River (there’s your whitewater you want) and permission to have a fun day on the 7 acres there – farm work + driving + and log snigging + us + draft animals = a fun time, ayuh? Figure sometime in the fall after the heat breaks around here. If you’ve been to Hell’s Canyon Days, its on the OTHER side of that hole in the ground…White Bird, Idaho.
ParticipantTry finesse: out think the critter = back off to the beginning of halter training and tap his hind leg w/ a whip while saying your “go” word. If the only problem is when he’s hitched (grounddriving), get someone to lead him for a bit…its what my part is, when first teaching Kristi’s boys – I drop back as they figure it out – donks seem to really think that they should turn to face you {so you have better access for scratching their ears}. I can’t hardly get my Jenny Mae to go, either (I’m training her w/out an assistant), so I give her the “Kiss of the butterfly” w/ the driving whip…you can so easily overdue it w/ a donkey – too much of either punishment or reward. Kristi might have more/better advice on the donk training; hope this helps.
ParticipantKristi – It was fun, really – but it seems that although the donkey boys know “whoa”, their driver needs some remedial work on it, herself…:p
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