my new sled

[Anonymous]

this is the sled i built last night tried it out today we need more than an inch of snow the horse 12 year old perch/morgan cross

[CharlyBonifaz]

looking good 😉
how did you figure the brakes?
have no snow yet, so sort of envious……

[Anonymous]

im going to put a set of shafts on it just didnt have them to put on yet im impatient and and wanted to try it out

[Robernson]

you could always just use a boat anchor:D
~~R

[Anonymous]

or drag my feet

[mink]

very similar to the pioneer type……mink

[Anonymous]

i built it off of looking at the back cover of the fall issue of rural heritage mag but its a foot longer and a school bus seat and it cost me about 150$ to make i dont know how much the pioneer sleds are but hopfully i saved some money

[Ed Thayer]

Nice looking sled. Are you going to try and incorporate some sort of swivel arrangement for the connection between the shafts and sled.

Looks like if the shafts hooked directly to the sled it would put considerable strain on them when turning.

[Robernson]

I was thinking the same thing. The only way I see that it could turn would be if the horses “side step” which would put alot of strain on the animals and look kinda weird.
~~R

[Anonymous]

give me some ideas because i see what you are saying pics of equipment you have or something to go off of that would work thanks for yhe help

[Ed Thayer]

Mark,

I think something like this would work well. This is on an 8 wheeler log scoot. I saw it in the equipment section under forestry.

If you welded a piece of tube or pipe across the front of the sled runners at the appropriate height, that would provide the connection point to the shaft swivel arrangement.

Then weld a hevy piece of solid stock in a half moon shape on the cross tube to allow the shafts to rotate about 30 degrees right or left so when the single horse turns it will remove some of the load on the shafts.

Ed

[Ed Thayer]

This is a crude drawing of what I am trying to explain.

[Robernson]

Highway said what I was thinking. Should work good as long as you don’t turn too tight!:eek:
~~R

[Anonymous]

thanks guys

[mink]

in the pioneer pics it looks like the pole and the shafts slide the whole sled over ,looks like the only play is up and down. notice the spring set -up on the shafts?

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