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ParticipantNylon rope work?
ParticipantWell I tell you I don’t go to the mall but twice a year once for hunting once for boots woman I’d like wears a ring so i’ll just have to keep looking
ParticipantThanks for the help!
any small size rope will do I take it Greg?
Geoff, They’ve always tuned in real well I just had lines mixed up. I understand what your saying though.
Participanthow do you over take all the high dollar experiences at the start of it? If I did do it I would be on a small farm ( my folks) and land is by no means cheap… It isn’t like I’ve been out working for a long time doing things, I would slowly start to buy cattle and stuff and then I can slowly expand as far as land would go.
Participantyeah, around where I grew up it was all small farms and now there are 2 guys that fight over land it use to be about 600 an acr. in 2000 now my folks still have the small farm I was raised on and they’ve turned down 4500 and acr. they have 200 with 180 farmable.
It really sucks cause I would like to get the farm and keep it in the family and even though I wouldnt be milking cows like they did I’d like to raise beef and have my horses do some work and have one big tractor for doing like round bails and I already have a small tractor for raking hay. I also have a team I could work also.
they paid 136K for some 30 odd years ago and now its about 750K its nuts what two greedy men can do…
Participantwell the shorter horse is 14 and the taller is 12. both are dead broke, I got them and went to skid a log with a single hitch with the shorter one got out there and for got to bring some stuff from the buildings, it was about a half mile walk out and I didnt want to walk back, He just stood there while I jumped on his back and I rode him down, didnt fuss once just used his normal driving commands.
They are a VERY mellow team, easy going, It was just alot to swallow at once when they dropped them off to learn cause the horses I drove before didnt use a collar set up they had a brest strap thing, so how the hames went and all that was new to me and have a harness stay all together and throwing it on all at once was also new, the harness I used before we took apart each time.
I think the reason they were turning away is cause I had the check lines going to the out side and the main lines to the inside.
I’m getting a wagon this sat. so I’ll be able to hook them up and try them out on a pole again I hope…
I ran them in single hitches after I kind of hand a blow out with them teamed up just so they wouldnt loose trust in me and I wouldnt loose confidence working with them.
where does that butt strap hook? around the britchen or what?
ParticipantAlright im not gonna be able to team them up till weds. If I have enough day light after school thanks for the help
ParticipantOk now this is where I also am confused. Right hand horse is 18h left is 17.2 and on the main lines there are two differnent wear marks on the main lines from the check line buckles, what side should have more slack on the check line meaning buckles closer to the front of the line? I would assume its the one that has the main line on the taller horse
Is there any way to make the team walk close with out a pole cause that’s the only way they were hooked the day the guy dropped them off.. like I said really new with the team side of things.
Participantyou in WY I take it?
Participantthey do just fine!
ParticipantI would have to say it depends on what tractor it is, gear ratio is where I would say it factors, with Farmall H for raking hay 3rd was too short but 4th was too tall. I know thats not mowing but what I’m getting to is say 1st is really short and the tractor could handle going faster but in 2nd the mower would plug up all the time, the horses could go faster in the long run…
ParticipantAlright i’ll build it as is… what about pole length? That depends on the team I assume?
Thanks for all the help!
ParticipantHow long of a pole would this arch take? Or does that depend on the team because of size… also with the neck yoke how long would you want them normally. My team is 17.2 18hh if that helps you with size
Participantok I understand what your saying now. However, isn’t that kind of in the way when your on the arch? What would happen if I moved it forward? just more lifting power and lower the poll height? you want your poll to be about 34 inches right?
ParticipantI’m 20, just got my first team of Belgians. Gramp’s was just in love with draft horses and I got tired of my moms mini’s not really being able to do anything, I also had to get out of motocross cause of injury’s. It was quited the emotional day when grandma saw my boys cause my gramps passed away a few years back. She did not expect me to have anything to do with horse.. they are a great team.
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