Plowing with 2 horses

[medmonson]

I am new to this forum and enjoying the threads.

Do I need an evener to walk behind plow with 2 haflingers?

[Neil Dimmock]

Yes!
Neil

[medmonson]

Neil,
Is there a place on the internet where I could buy one or can it be made?

[Gabe Ayers]

Farmer Brown’s Plow Shop at:

[url]http://www.farmerbrownsplowshop.net./[/url]

There are probably several other places that you can buy an evener also. If you have neighbors that work animals they may have a source for equipment also.

[Neil Dimmock]

Ebay sometimes has good buys if you know what your looking for. Most harness shops have a supply as well. try DraftHorseStuff.com
Neil

[Neil Dimmock]

Please fill me in with more details, like what size of plow? how big are your horses? what kind of soil? etc. it helps to explain what you might need
Neil

[medmonson]

I have a team of haflingers about 13.5 hands high… The soil will sandy loam garden soil I didn’t measure the plow but it is small probably 8 inchs. I have a double tree but thought since one horse would be in the furrow that I would need an offset… didn’t realize a double tree was called an evener.

[Neil Dimmock]

Double tree’s triple tree’s quad tree’s are all eveners, small light teams you can get by with narrower double tree say a 38″ specially with a small bottom on the plow, lighter soils so you can use a lighter double tree like a steel one off of older horse stuff. Leave the offset alone the one in the furrow is not working harder but to help the plow run steadier you can hook his tugs one link shorter, start them on a drag with the eveners your going to use and go for a ride, now set your lines so their heads are straight and even, when you hook to the plow this step will help a lot. wider double trees need wider lines and vise a versa.
Neil

[medmonson]

Thanks for the advice… We started a farmers market in Crescent Oklahoma this year and you can see pics of our produce and team http://www.farmered.com

[Neil Dimmock]

Hey kewl pics, thanks. were did you get the harness thats on the halfingers?
Neil

[medmonson]

Bought it off of a team that sold at the Stillwater Oklahoma draft horse sale. Probably paid too much for it but it was pretty new and came with the collars for $1,100.

[Neil Dimmock]

here’s a video. I have one like it is all but that sounds like a reasonable price with collars.
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=XeAgZoYNV4w

[becorson]

nice pictures, nice team.

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