[Lane Linnenkohl]

We’d like to start raising small grains within the next few years and harvest them the way you’re describing. Love to see some photos of your process and read your assessment of how everything works.

Lane Linnenkohl

[Lane Linnenkohl]

We’ve decided to buy the mares, but leave them where they are until the colts are weaned. Overall, this turned out to be the best option.

Thanks for the advice,

Lane

[Lane Linnenkohl]

Donn,

That photo of the bracket shows me what I need to make one. Thank you for posting it. Just one question, it looks to be about 12 inches long. Is that right? If not, how long is it?

Thanks again.

Lane

[Lane Linnenkohl]

Thanks Carl,

I have made and have used a three abreast evener for a wagon tounge. The drawback to it on a plow is the two hitch points witch would require me to put a tounge on the plow. If I have to I will, but I was assuming that Eric was referring to an offset evener design with only one point. I may have assumed incorrectly.

I’m also looking very closely at Donn’s bracket.

Thanks again,

Lane

[Lane Linnenkohl]

Carl or Erik,

Just curious if you can tell me where you saw diagrams for the offset evener? Or can you post a diagram?

Erik, whick L. Miller book did you see the diagram in?

Thanks

Lane

[Lane Linnenkohl]

Thank you Don. I may try the angle iron adjustment.

Erik, could you post where you found the diagram for the offset 3 abreast evener? I didn’t see it in Workhorse Handbook. Or could you post an image of the thing here?

I also searched the internet for an offset evener, but no luck.

Thanks

Lane

[Lane Linnenkohl]

I have an offset 3-abreast evener that I built from plans in lynn miller’s book. Going to try it out next week. I’ll let you know how it works out.

I assume you mean Miller’s Workhorse Handbook. I’ll check it out when I get home. I look forward to hearing how your’s works.

My attempts at plowing thus far have been borderline comical at best. But we’ve gotten the job done.

Lane

[Lane Linnenkohl]

The problem I see is that the three horse evener puts the hitch point behind the middle horse, whereas walking plows are normally designed to be hitched halfway between the furrow horse and the adjacent horse.

Agreed, I’ll have my evener set with right hand horse as far in as possible, and I figured that I’d steer the plow a bit to the side if necessary. I have no idea how that’ll work.

Is there a way to create a horizontal hitchpoint adjustment on your plow?

I don’t know. I’d have to see one and think about it.

If you use an off-set 3 horse evener the plow will hitch between the off two, and your furrow horse will stay in the furrow, and you’ll have two on the land. Never have done it, but I’ve seen diagrams of the set-up. Carl

That’s interesting. I’ll have to keep a lookout for a diagram. I’ve not seen that. Thanks.

Lane

[Lane Linnenkohl]

Thank you for the info. My plow has no wheel, and only a vertical hitchpoint adjustment. No horizontal adjustment. I am planning on plowing my next area with 3 abreast. How much of a problem will this cause with my plow? Even so, I’ll have to use 3 horses to break this ground.

Lane

[Lane Linnenkohl]

Thank you for the replys. I thought that this topic would generate more interest than this.

I did most of what was suggested. Although we used the horses to open the first furrow. Then ground drove the team back and forth with the furrow horse in the furrow till she understood where she belonged. We’ve done some plowing this spring, still have some more to do. Right now we have one person driving the team while another is working the plow.

This team is in harness every day, conditioning is not a problem.

On another note, I have heard it said/seen it written, that a properly adjusted plow is critical to good plowing. The only thing I can see to adjust on my plow is where to set the clevis for depth of plowing. What is there to adjust? I have found no information on the internet regarding adjusting a plow. Lynn Miller’s book on horse drawn plows is out of print, expensive to buy, and severl attempts to get it on inter-library load from my library have yielded nothing.

Thanks for any input.

Lane Linnenkohl

[Lane Linnenkohl]

The obvious first step is to check to see if there’s something causing her pain.

Lane

[Lane Linnenkohl]

Hi Kristin,

Fedco also has mangel seed. We have not grown mangels, but we get most of our seed from Fedco and have been really happy with it.

[Lane Linnenkohl]

We generally start new horses with open bridles, then switch over at some point, whenever we “feel” it’s time. Works well for us.

The most recent mare we started, we had to switch pretty soon. She kept trying to look back as she worked, it got pretty annoying.

Lane

[Lane Linnenkohl]

@Carl Russell 1320 wrote:

I didn’t mean to insinuate that pigs were predators,

I know you didn’t. I was responding to the bit from the Monte Roberts newsletter. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

Lane

[Lane Linnenkohl]

Pigs are omnivores and scavengers, but not predators in the sense that they do not hunt their prey. They can of course be come aggressive and dangerous, but that is strictly defensive behavior.

Our horses tend to be afraid of our pigs, can’t remember a time when they were aggressive towards the pigs. But they’ve never ended up in the same pasture with each other either.

Lane

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