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I did look in to having a saddle made for her. Unfortunately, it was going to run over $1,500 and that’s WAY out of my price range. I don’t mind riding in cheap leather. I’ve never done much of any riding so I don’t have much to compare it to.

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I’ll have to give them a call when I get back home. Hmm, maybe they’re looking for a dealer in my area…

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BTW, forgot to mention my horses around 18+ hands and I don’t have any clearance problems hauling them in it either. Cept when they get silly and bump their heads. Good for them though, teaches them to keep it down! lol

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I know I’m late to the party, but I’d go with the used 24′. Reason why, that’s what I have and it’s perfect. It measures 24’x7’x7′ in the box. Comfortable for four horses or perfect for two horses a plow and all my equipment. Not hard to maneuver at all.

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Thanks for the pictures. Looks like alot of fun.

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Just added Crystal Valley Harness Shop. Paul made me a new set of spiders for my harness. Really nice guy, met him at the Topeka sale and placed our order then drove down a couple weeks later to pick them up after he got done building them. Really nice guy who makes high quality pieces at a more than reasonable price. Spent an hour or so jabbering with him and checking out his shop while we were there. Definitely worth the two hour drive.

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And here’s the videos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfjsVJR2s7E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkYG9LoDcWU

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Yup, Raydex that’s the one. It’s a JD model 154. This one still has the original bottom on it. I don’t know if it’s a normal placing for the landside wheel or not. It’s been that way since it was new. I think what your seeing is the vertical drop of the axle. I’ll get a better pic once the rain lets up. 🙂

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Hey Geoff, no rollovers “yet”. We did swap out the 14″ old bottom for a new style 16″ bottom. Bolted right on and I can get points at TSC any time. Been doing most of my plowing so far with grandpa’s model 154 with the originl 16″ bottom. No tongue so no reverse issues. Feels easier on the back as well. Also with the position of the levers it makes you feel less crowded. Gonna get it all painted up befre the plow days memorial day.

Mitch, I’m hoping to find some time to shoot some pictures and videos. Heather got a job so she’s not around to be my photographer.

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Quick update.

Had two plow days last week. Tuesday netted 7 teams. Lots of good times. Was kind of an impromptu deal. Friday we organized it a bit better. Had home made bean soup and pizza during our lunch break and 9 TEAMS in the field.

Definitely helped having 34 acres of sandy rock free oat ground that needed turned! 😎

Had to take a horse break this week to finish getting the fields fitted and ready to plant the oats. Next week I’ll start in on plowing some of the corn ground with the horses.

Another fun point, we worked three on our plow for the first time in my life. Been doing great! Makes dragging around that big 16″ bottom alot easier when there’s 6,400 lbs. of horses on the front! :rolleyes:

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To comment on the original topic, I believe conditioning on a stone boat or working sled is a great idea for starting young horses. Add to this, dragging tires behind a forecart, one of my past times after the plowing’s done and before I can use them to rake hay. Also, for a first time team, I would drive them (hooked on th forecart) with one horse in the furrow (opened up with a tractor or older team perhaps) to give them an idea of what is expected of them (as far as where to walk). I’ve always done this and it’s worked out spectacularly for me.

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