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Thanks George.. was on the site just now.. AWWSOME.. you guys are so lucky having a resource like that in your own country…
John

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Thats bang on Mitch tho Id thot of a paddle that the bag sits on and pushes down and pressurises/primes the bit im stuck on… then gets cut at the bottom of the stroke and that way i thot the timing issue wouldn be a prob…
John

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Thanks Andy. Was just an idea really, Got it watching a program about the tower bridge in London and how they used counter balance and the bridges own weight. Just thought it might be worth a try to use the half ton without the batteries. ….
John

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Mitch having the spinner going all the time and shutting off the supply was how I saw it too. I just thought that a half ton bag being lowered onto a paddle that rises the full depth of the fert box would exert a lot of leverage that could be used to prime something… but its the “something” im stuck on..if it could be made to work it will be one less job for engines without the drawbacks of pure land drive regards the spinner…
John

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This sounds like a great video. Where can I buy one ? Do you have to buy direct ? Dont remember him advertising in SFJ. Thanks in advance..
John

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The whole outfit looks great to me.. thats a really neat looking little cultivator, is it blacksmith made ?? . The kids riding up front is a great idea.. Have to run that one past our Caitlyn..
John

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Hey Mitch you certainly stayed at a beautifull corner of Britain. Great fotos.. I wouldnt want to put an age to that plow but certainly late 1800s thru to the 1920s mabey ?? but now iv said that, im wide open to be corrected:rolleyes:.. The middle horse looks distinctly Clyde like to me..
John

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Hey Mitch… Glad you both enjoyed the trip.. That plow is painted in Ransomes of Ipswich colors but I cant be sure if the one in the foto was made by them.. Must’v been a real hard day for the plow man, especially with a fresh team. That mould board looks like the long board that was used for the high cut style of plowing that was used for oats and wheat before the wide spread use of grain drills.. The plowing was left in a sharp peak and men went over the plowing scatering seed by hand. The seed fell into the valleys and then they simply cross harrowed and the seed grew up in straight rows..
John

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Hi Richard.. Im not too famiiar with the mcormick deering mowers but mine..an Albion.. has 2 pole positions depending if your reaping or mowing…some pictures of the main frame would help.Most folks seem to convert the other way ,with a 2 horse machine and convert it to a 1 horse mower.. You might think that half the horse will be in the cutter bar path but in reality his feet are directly under him so that might not be an issue. What width is your cutter bar at present.. The one we have is 5ft and was made for a team.Sorry Iv not been much help but there are a lot of folks on here that will have the info you need..You joined a great forum… good luck anyway…
John

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I agree Carl. Over the years we have tried many different feed combos. Havnt noticed much of a behaviour change.Tho I hear some of the show boys having their horses so fired up that they can hardly handle them but I dont think thats a mollasses issue… What I will say however is that the CPL in the Clydes SEEMS to get worse on a higher sugar ration. The foot stamping stopped within a week when we switched to a grass cube and bran mash mix with chopped hay..
John

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I found this on the http://www.freepatentsonline.com page.. I know there not draft buffers as such but equalisers… still interesting to see how our forefathers tried to ease the strain on their teams.. check out US number 1546002 and 1667790…
John

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Thanks for your answers guys.. After I posted it I started thinking that an air collar wouldnt be a great thing anyway.. not because of the buffer aspect, tho now you point out the comparisons with springs I see how it might not work so well.. but because the manufacture of them would take collar making into the realms of big industry and away from small family run business’s.. Andy that idea for the leaf sprung singletree is interesting. Sometime in Europe early last century they had something similar but as yet I cant find any pictures..
John

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In January 1927 Herman Ruedebusch patented under US number 1614994 an adjustable horse collar that was pneumatic !! My question is this… would this be a better buffer, as it would be lighter and Im sure very comfortable on the horse ,than springs which will undoubtably add weight ?? also is there any difference in the buffer effect in relation to where the buffer is placed..ie at the initial point of pull from the animals point of view or on the machine end ??
John

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Dont know what its like over with you guys but over here the show boys like the Clyde feet with square toes and massive flares on the quarters. If a shoe gets thrown the foot is broken almost stright away and some of the cracks are pretty bad..
John

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Hi Erik.. That sounds a winning idea and the very best of luck. Looking forward to the pictures. The equipment fabrication page might have been set up with the emphasis being on modern methods but its great to see traditional skills working too.. Is your wheels iron shod or do you have the rubber clincher set up ?… “Twee” is a great word by the way.. conjours up images of Agatha Christies 1920s England.. just the sort of image you need for your delivery van..
John

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