three ox yoke

[bivol]

hi!

does anyone use or know something about an ox yoke for three animals? where can i get some information about it?

here is a picture from Rural Heritage
[IMG]http://www.ruralheritage.com/ox_paddock/lineback.htm#lineback[/IMG]
thanks

[bivol]

[Crabapple Farm]

I think this is mainly a novelty thing for show. While a three abreast team obviously has more power than two, the inconvenience of yoking, hitching, and driving three I think would outweight the advantage. Two teams would be easier if you need more power.

[Anne]

I have seen a video of an ox drover in France who uses a head yoke, which is made for three animals. He uses it to get an grown up (2 years old) but novice animal used to work in a yoke. He places the new animal in the middle position, right between his old pair of oxen.

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