hooking abreast bob sled?

[PeytonM]

ok I’ve seen on fore carts and stuff how the hitching point for the evener swings like in the pic http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1UXqv7EUoMk/Ua-eiLsOdJI/AAAAAAAACG4/EKpto6TW1iA/s1600/3upEvener.JPG

How would you do this with a bob sled? I just use trees for my poles I just cut the end sqr and them make a knotch on the end for the single tree, would I have to fab something up that would hook where I put my evener as a team then have a bar go back to the runners so it wouldn’t swing or what?

thanks

[Donn Hewes]

You want to hook three abreast to a bob sled? Just making sure I understand. Donn
On a side note: the picture you posted above is a good one. I have another way i would prefer to hook three to that forecart. That forecart was built so it is pretty easy to move the tongue left or right. I would do that and put my evener pin the the center. Won’t work easily with a bob sled though.

[PeytonM]

I have some wood I’d like to haul and the snow is pretty deep. thought that just 2 would get tired out. I tried hooking them on my work sled i use to make a groomed trail and they weren’t able to move it, I think its cause of all the frozen clumps of dirt on the bottom ( picked it up with a loader so it was free.) and there was a fair amount of snow on the top of it still.

[Brad Johnson]

Peyton-
Rather than going three abreast on narrow woods trails, I would hook a single or another team in front of the sled team. You would need two drivers, but this works quite well with experienced horses. Run a chain from the lead team evener back along the pole of the sled and attach to the same point the wheel team’s evener is hooked to the sled. Use some small straps or bungee cords to keep chain up against pole so that wheel team does not step on it or get caught up. This system works great with arch as well…
-Brad

[PeytonM]

Never thought of that, thanks brad

[carl ny]

I would think that a team would do fine if you broke a trail first with an empty sled. Go over your route two or three times and stay in the same tracks,then put about a half load on.After that you should be fine. Just remember to give the team a breather every little ways.I know that you know this, just a reminder. I’m never in a hurry when I work horses, enjoy the time you spend with them, the work you get done is a plus. JMHO

carl ny

[PeytonM]

This week its supposed to hit 30 finally after it has been sub zero for many days so I think the snow will finally get packy. I had the one team out with just the bob sled on it and it was a little tough for them cause its close to a half mile go to the woods

[carl ny]

If you are in deep snow you will have to give them a “blow” every little ways.How often depends on how deep the snow and how hard they have to work. After you get a path it should go ok. We had to give sleigh rides for a 4-H group on Saturday, the day before we went out and broke trail.Most of it wasn’t to bad but a couple places we had to stop every 10 to 15yds. or so. They were pushing snow almost to their collars, you sure couldn’t see any daylight under their bellies. We went around twice and then it was no problem the next day.

carl ny

[PeytonM]

Hey Carl,
When you get in deep snow like that where you go every few feet do you ever have your horses just go when they are ready? My first team was like that tk a point

[carl ny]

I have had them start on their own but I don’t like to let them.I just watch their breathing and go when it calms down.If I stand them to long and they get a little restless I know it’s past time.You can tell when they’re ready after you have handled them a while,just pay attention to them, they will let you know.Better to go to slow than to fast.The girls we worked the other day haven’t been worked a lot this winter so you have to go slow.

carl ny

[PeytonM]

Same with my girls big old fat round bellys, ill let you know how it goes tonight.

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