Any plans for forecarts out there

[Jumpy]

I was wondering if anyone had a set of forecart plans?
I’ve read a few discussions about the two wheel verses the three wheel. But I figure that the only way that I will find out which I like the best is to try them both for myself.
I would like to be able to make one with a 3 point hook up. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!

[near horse]

I know Jason Rutledge’s group Healing Harvest has a free set of downloadable plans on their website. More of a logging arch but nice drawings nonetheless.

See what you think.

[Jumpy]

Thanks, near horse.

[Iron Rose]

Jumpy

I made a three wheel for-cart with a three point hitch a couple of years ago and really like it. I have had two wheel carts in the past and they have there place. While the two wheelers are a lot simpler to build and are a little more manuverable. They do have some disadvantages like tonge slap and can put a lot of wieght on the neck if not balanced properly. Three wheel carts are not quite as manuverable as a two wheeler but there is very little tonge wieght and no tonge slap. The one that I have can be changed from a single horse set up to a team,or three, or four in a matter of minute with only moving the pole with pins. The addition of a three point system really makes the cart versitale, as any catagory one tractor equipment can be used eliminatiing the need to find to search for overpriced horse machinery. There is one disadvantage of the three wheel cart as it is next to imposible to back up very far with three head and a single pole. This can be remedied with the use of double poles or shafts.

Good Luck
Dan

[Iron Rose]

Jumpy

Got to thinking that I had posted apictur of the cart on a thread a while back.. Type in 3 wheeler in the search box and scrool down to 3 wheeler. If I can be of any help let me know.

Good Luck
Dan

[Jumpy]

Now that’s what I’m looking for. Is that cart design similar to the one that is in the “work hand book”?

[Iron Rose]

Jumpy

Never saw that one. I gott the plans fron Niel Dimmock in Canada and modified the them a bit with the larger hind wheels, and added the 3 point system. Niels e-mail address is dimmock_13@hotmail.com he e-mailed me the plans. You can see using his cart on youtube type hitchmasters in the search.

Good Luck
Dan Rasmussen

[Robert MoonShadow]

I sent a paper copy of the 3-wheel design in Lynn Miller’s book to a guy a month or so ago, and he emailed me a copy of it back in case I ever wanted to email it to anyone…so if you want it, let me know.

[Kyle]

Check out the latest issue of Small Farmers Journal. There is an article with lots of pictures about someone’s simple homemade ground drive pto cart.

[bird]

Someone near me (not far from Madison, WI) is trying to sell a 3-wheel forecart. Try searching on Madison craigslist.

[Goranson Farm]

I would love to see those designs. Any way you could attach it as a pdf?

[Robert MoonShadow]

@Carl Johanson 40325 wrote:

I would love to see those designs. Any way you could attach it as a pdf?

If you’re referring to my post – I don’t have any way, on this public computer – and probably couldn’t figure out how to on a bet, anyeways! But I just moved onto new property & will try to dig up the book & ask the head volunteer librarian if she’s got any idea. She’ll be in on the 26th, and I’ll ask her for help.

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