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  • February 8, 2013 at 1:35 pm #44494
    gwpoky
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    I am looking at replacing my harnesses and would like to go to D Ring Harnesses. Anyone have a suggestions of a good harness maker to purchase a D Ring form or would anyone know of used ones for sale?

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    George

    February 8, 2013 at 2:50 pm #77343
    Livewater Farm
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    IF LOOKING FOR LEATHER HARNESS i AM HAPPY WITH WORK AND PRICES FROM SAMSON HARNESS
    BILL

    February 8, 2013 at 4:19 pm #77344
    near horse
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    @Livewater Farm 39788 wrote:

    IF LOOKING FOR LEATHER HARNESS i AM HAPPY WITH WORK AND PRICES FROM SAMSON HARNESS
    BILL

    Ditto – I bought from him also. Didn’t get D-ring though. Super helpful guy who has had drafts for most of his life. Easy to work with and will make suggestions, noting they are his opinions, but doesn’t push anything. One of those family businesses we all want to see continue. Prices were comparable but leather harness ain’t cheap.

    February 8, 2013 at 5:54 pm #77345
    mitchmaine
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    hi george,
    thought i might mention that the length of the front tug is pretty important to the adjustment of that type harness. and it isn’t adjustable so it helps to get it right when you buy it. not impossible but quite a job to fix.
    i picked up a used bio d-ring a while back and never could get it fit to my team. i shortened up the front tug twice before i got it right. the front tugs were too long and when trying to snug the horses up in a pole, they (front tugs) would pucker out, and even under a load weren’t showing the strain like they should. pretty sure thats why i bought the harness so cheap.
    i have an old set in leather that i used way back, and the tugs measure 22″ pin to pin. my new set that i adjusted by “feel” are even shorter by an inch. that might be pushing it but they tighten up just right for me.
    les barden or carl russell might be a better source for the math, but i’m just saying it could make it a whole lot easier getting a harness fit for your team in the first place. i think i cut atleast 3-4″ off that set of tugs to get it fit.
    your hames are set into the collar so thats a given, its the d-ring that should be placed in the right spot. if your jack saddle and girt are where they ought to be, the length of the tug is the measurement between the two.
    a harness maker who knows d-ring should know, but you have to be sure he does.

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