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  • April 6, 2009 at 7:29 am #40429
    fabian
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    yoked yesterday first time my 15,5 months old steer fabian in his new single yoke and posted two pics in the gallery.

    Wolfgang

    April 6, 2009 at 8:29 am #51530
    OldKat
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    @fabian 7742 wrote:

    yoked yesterday first time my 15,5 month old steer fabian in his new single yoke and posted two pics in the gallery.

    Wolfgang

    Fabian looks nice, is he a Pinzgau(er)?

    April 6, 2009 at 7:21 pm #51531
    fabian
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    yes he is. Do you know them ?

    Wolfgang

    April 6, 2009 at 9:10 pm #51527
    near horse
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    Hi Wolfgang,

    In this area Pinzgauers are affectionately known as skunk cattle:p Guess why? No offense. He looks good. Did you fabricate that single yoke?

    April 7, 2009 at 5:23 pm #51532
    fabian
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    @near horse 7776 wrote:

    Did you fabricate that single yoke?

    Yes, I did.

    April 8, 2009 at 12:13 am #51525
    Howie
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    Hi Wolfgang
    I must say that yoke looks really nice.:)

    April 8, 2009 at 7:09 pm #51533
    fabian
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    @Howie 7795 wrote:

    Hi Wolfgang
    I must say that yoke looks really nice.:)

    Hi Howie,

    THIS to hear from you is the greatest compliment I can get !:)
    But you should know, that I’m the most famous neckyokemaker in my area !

    I’m the only one !;)

    Wolfgang

    May 15, 2009 at 7:04 am #51534
    fabian
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    posted two new pics in the gallery.
    Be critical in your comments, but also gracious, please 😉

    Wolfgang

    May 15, 2009 at 7:33 pm #51528
    bivol
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    nice!

    but i’m a little confused…. the yoke isn’t tilted to the back, it isn’t pulled in the shoulders. what do you guys (and gals, ofcourse) think of it? maybe it’s because they are not pulling much load? but the wagon does seem heavy enough….

    anyway, nice pictures! keep us posted, and good luck!

    May 15, 2009 at 9:11 pm #51535
    fabian
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    @bivol 8869 wrote:

    nice!

    but i’m a little confused…. the yoke isn’t tilted to the back, it isn’t pulled in the shoulders. what do you guys (and gals, ofcourse) think of it? maybe it’s because they are not pulling much load? but the wagon does seem heavy enough….

    anyway, nice pictures! keep us posted, and good luck!

    Hello Bivol.

    You must not be confused. Look at the vids from Tillers and you will see, that the bows don’t slip into the shoulders under “medium” load. Only in heavy pulls you will see even on pics the “deep into shoulder slipping bows”.
    I think the yoke of my team sits nearly correct because:
    The animals pull the load without any coughing.
    The bows don’t interfere with the movement of the shoulders.
    The yoke does not slip onto the withers.

    And (the most important):
    The animals don’t show any sign of discomfort.

    And please do believe me: I know the behaviors of my girls and the boy !;)

    May 15, 2009 at 10:54 pm #51529
    bivol
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    i didn’t know how the yoke sits under a medium load – thanks for the tip;)

    May 16, 2009 at 1:38 am #51526
    Howie
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    I woud like to see the yoke a little bit more forward on Bella, If you raise her bow a bit she should carry it better.:(

    Howie

    May 16, 2009 at 11:59 am #51536
    fabian
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    @Howie 8872 wrote:

    I woud like to see the yoke a little bit more forward on Bella, If you raise her bow a bit she should carry it better.:(

    Howie

    Hello Howie,

    I was a little bit afraid to look at your post…..because you are the specialist and I am the greenhorn 😉
    But with your critic I can live…….
    I thought the same as you, when I saw the pic. As I am a youngster in using the neck yoke, I am partly a little bit reserved in “raising the bow”.
    Molly’s bow was first raised up more. When I noticed that she coughed, I set it a little bit deeper.
    Bella’s bow was first deeper (when pulling with Becky (R.I.P.)). The yoke slipped to high on the withers. So I set it higher and thought, that it was high enough. But on the pic I saw that the bow could just be a little bit more higher.
    But the tour on the pic was her last tour before going in “mother protection because of high pregnancy” (think, it’s a new word…;)) and I did not yet have the occasion to try a tour with a higher set bow. But I will do so….
    promised….:D

    Wolfgang

    with a sorry for my clumsy English

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