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@dominiquer60 19044 wrote:

Ralph,
All of Lynn’s book are worth the cost of obtaining if the subject of any are of interest to you. He has spent a lifetime collecting the information and years organizing it into well thought out books. Best wishes on the shaft building.
Erika

Thanks Erika Please forgive my ignorance, what is a market garden?

[JDeereGn]

@jac 19023 wrote:

Hey Ralph.. Right on with your signature…. too many forget that… I use inch and three quarter pipe. The rear width measurement is 3ft tapering to 2ft 4″ at the point of the hame hooks. The last foot or so sweeps down and out a little to accomodate turning. These measurements are for Clydes and would need to be reduced proportionaly to perhaps 2 ft 6″or8″ at the rear to 2ft at the hame hooks for your mules. Lynn Millers book is well worth the money and has many measurements. The above works well for me in both wagon work and the hay turners..
John

Thanks John It appears that Lynn Miller has several books. Which one has the measurements please.

[JDeereGn]

Thanks guys, I appreciate the time you each took to help me. I already knew it would be a while before I took these mules off my property.

[JDeereGn]

Thanks for the replies. I have been around horses most of my life and I am an experienced rider. This is my first experience with mules and driving and so far I have only used a sled. I intend to use the mules to pull wagons only, often on the highway and sometimes in parades. These mules are supposed to be trained and I believe they are to a point. So far I have had a truck behind the sled for safety. After they get settled down I unhook the truck. They steer good and respond to gee and haw but when we start out they are really hot and want to go. A couple of times if it weren’t for the truck they may have run away. I stop them frequently to get them used to standing still. Once or twice while stopped they tried to pull away and were stopped only by the truck. When I got them the bits were wrapped in smooth wire but one of the wire ends was making a sore so I removed the wire.

I was wondering if more bit would make it easier to hold them back especially at first. I hope this additional information helps. Thanks again for your replies.

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