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- December 20, 2009 at 7:38 pm #41199
Anonymous
Inactivethis is the sled i built last night tried it out today we need more than an inch of snow the horse 12 year old perch/morgan cross
December 20, 2009 at 8:23 pm #56286CharlyBonifaz
Memberlooking good 😉
how did you figure the brakes?
have no snow yet, so sort of envious……December 20, 2009 at 8:31 pm #56295Inactiveim going to put a set of shafts on it just didnt have them to put on yet im impatient and and wanted to try it out
December 20, 2009 at 8:55 pm #56292Robernson
Participantyou could always just use a boat anchor:D
~~RDecember 20, 2009 at 8:57 pm #56296Anonymous
Inactiveor drag my feet
December 21, 2009 at 12:10 am #56290mink
Participantvery similar to the pioneer type……mink
December 21, 2009 at 12:33 am #56297Inactivei built it off of looking at the back cover of the fall issue of rural heritage mag but its a foot longer and a school bus seat and it cost me about 150$ to make i dont know how much the pioneer sleds are but hopfully i saved some money
December 21, 2009 at 1:43 pm #56287Ed Thayer
ParticipantNice looking sled. Are you going to try and incorporate some sort of swivel arrangement for the connection between the shafts and sled.
Looks like if the shafts hooked directly to the sled it would put considerable strain on them when turning.
December 21, 2009 at 1:57 pm #56293ParticipantI was thinking the same thing. The only way I see that it could turn would be if the horses “side step” which would put alot of strain on the animals and look kinda weird.
~~RDecember 21, 2009 at 8:54 pm #56298Inactivegive me some ideas because i see what you are saying pics of equipment you have or something to go off of that would work thanks for yhe help
December 22, 2009 at 6:51 pm #56288ParticipantMark,
I think something like this would work well. This is on an 8 wheeler log scoot. I saw it in the equipment section under forestry.
If you welded a piece of tube or pipe across the front of the sled runners at the appropriate height, that would provide the connection point to the shaft swivel arrangement.
Then weld a hevy piece of solid stock in a half moon shape on the cross tube to allow the shafts to rotate about 30 degrees right or left so when the single horse turns it will remove some of the load on the shafts.
Ed
December 22, 2009 at 7:14 pm #56289ParticipantThis is a crude drawing of what I am trying to explain.
December 22, 2009 at 8:58 pm #56294ParticipantHighway said what I was thinking. Should work good as long as you don’t turn too tight!:eek:
~~RDecember 23, 2009 at 12:36 pm #56299Inactivethanks guys
December 26, 2009 at 1:05 am #56291Participantin the pioneer pics it looks like the pole and the shafts slide the whole sled over ,looks like the only play is up and down. notice the spring set -up on the shafts?
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