It is not all work

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  • #39997
    Jean
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    I put my runners on the fore cart for the first time today. It was a great time. The ride is so quiet and not as bumpy as with the wheels on . Kruiser did great too.

    Here is a video if anybody wants to watch the snow coming down.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhbZZySYboM

    Jean

    #48596
    jen judkins
    Participant

    Nice Jean! Thanks for the reminder too! I’ve been wrestling with snow all afternoon…when really I should simply enjoy its beauty:rolleyes:

    Tell me more about the runners? Will they fit any cart? Where do you get them?
    Jennifer.

    #48595
    Crabapple Farm
    Participant

    Pioneer makes them, which looks like what Jean has. They just bolt on to the hub instead of the wheels – so they would fit any cart with the same hub/bolt pattern.
    I have also seen runners that you just roll the wheels up onto and chain on, but I don’t remember the manufacturer.
    -Tevis

    #48592
    Carl Russell
    Moderator

    Just remember, just because you’re having fun, doesn’t mean it’s not work. Any time you take out a horse, or a piece of equipment, it’s an investment in what’s to come. Have fun out there. Carl

    #48593
    Jean
    Participant

    My cart is a pioneer. The runners replaced the wheels. It took us about 30 minutes to swap them out. This was our first time changing them over. I have been working hard on trusting Kruiser to do what I ask him and he has been great. However today I would say the bulk of the work was done by Kruiser, the snow was deep and the fore cart is heavy with the runners on it. I can’t tell you how much fun today was for me. I owe a lot of that to Ted, thanks if you are reading this. We would like to get a snow packer that would have been used behind a Ski Do Alpine packer, to pack a trail for the minis to go out on. My husband would also like to be able to ski on it.

    Jen, I bought the runners from Pat Palmer in New Haven.

    Jean

    #48597
    PestoPower
    Participant

    I was having fun too!!!
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    This is one of the $300 specials from New Holland. I’ve never sat behind a better horse. He never put a hoof wrong!
    What a terrific x-mas present.
    Beth:)

    #48594
    Jean
    Participant

    What a great horse! How does your forecart go in the snow with the wheels on? How deep was the snow you were driving through?

    #48598
    PestoPower
    Participant

    I had no problems. The snow was about a foot off the driveway and a few inches on the driveway. i need to find a sleigh!

    B

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