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ParticipantWeather forecast for Friday – Monday looks good for my area…. going to put up all I can….
ParticipantJust keep hitching them! Remember that all contact you have with the horses is training. Time in harness with your expectations as a teamster clear will have those horses calm and forgiving. Good Luck!
JayParticipantthose are grade haflingers….
ParticipantI have mowed a very small section to try out my equipment.
All worked well, got rained on the night before I was going to bale… I let it dry some more and just forked it on the wagon and will feed it quickly…
Can’t wait to hook up my NH 66 baler to my ground driven PTO forecart…
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You must be logged in to view attached files.ParticipantAs far as removing snow…
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You must be logged in to view attached files.ParticipantIf you wanted to visit, I could probably put a team of haflingers together for you. 607-643-2385
I am located about an hour south west of Albany in Oneonta.
JayParticipantI use my Pioneer Homesteader with the hiller and cultivator attachment to accomplish the same task as pictured above.
JayParticipantErica,
I have had horses for about 15 years, but just jumped into using them for draft power about two years ago. I live in Oneonta, NY and have three young boys who also share in the burden of chores. You would be more than welcome to visit here, with your children, and see what we do. I would also suggest that you visit local county fairs to network with others in your area. A good experienced team of horses can teach you a lot as well. If I could add to the advice given: Immersion with a small dash of precaution and a GOOD TEAM!
JayParticipantI have noticied a change on their website. Did they state why they stopped making some of their equipment?
JayParticipantThank you all for such an informative thread that makes me reflect on my own practice!
JayParticipantJohn,
Friday sounds good. Please call me and we can set it up. 607-643-2385
JayParticipantI may be interested in riding down with you if you are so inclined. I am in Oneonta, NY but could meet on your prescribed route.
JayParticipantWill it run on the rain date?
JayParticipantWild,
Four up is hard to do with 3 horses…smiles…As I look at your picture of the evener and chains, I notice that my chains run straight back to the frame, not at an angle like yours. Is that due to one of your modifications? It would seem to me that would affect the draft… just a thought.Donn,
Getting a more satisfactory primary tillage tool might be easier and make make the most sense, but I don’t have any more cents in my equipment fund for this year! Smiles…j.l.holt,
As shown in Wild’s picture, I don’t know how you’d even think about setting up three abreast.ParticipantI have just started using my homesteader this season. Like you I love the versaltility. I can not stress enough that this is not a primary tillage tool. I have haflingers and have been “imagining” a way to hook up another one unicorn to get just a little more draft for plowing sod. Since the evener is hooked with a chain to the frame on each side, I was wondering about running a chain from the front horse and have it Y at the evener to both sides of the frame. Or if that is too much trouble, just drop an eye bolt in the spot of the tounge extension and attach to that. We’ll have to see this summer when I have more time to play…
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