length of a single yoke

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  • March 6, 2009 at 5:13 pm #40274
    fabian
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    I’m making an 8” single yoke for my steer.
    can anybody tell me how long it should be ?

    Thank you

    Wolfgang

    March 7, 2009 at 12:12 am #50557
    Howie
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    Wolfgang
    I don’t know what is the proper length one supposed to be, but if you were to buy one from me, and not specify the length it would be 24 to 26 inches long.:D:p

    Howie:(

    March 7, 2009 at 12:50 am #50561
    Tim Harrigan
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    Seems like it would be long enough so the hitch points of the traces just clear the sides of the ox and run straight back to the single tree.

    March 7, 2009 at 9:28 am #50559
    fabian
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    @Howie 6729 wrote:

    Wolfgang
    I don’t know what is the proper length one supposed to be, but if you were to buy one from me, and not specify the length it would be 24 to 26 inches long.:D:p

    Howie:(

    Thank you Howie. I thought that 70cm (28”) would be to long and 60 cm (24”) would perhaps be to short. I made the beam ( I laminated 7 boards together) 28” so that I have the possibility of shortening. As I know that you are one of the bests ;), I’ll make it 26” long.

    Teh drop of the hitchpoint is 4,8” (12 cm) (0,6 bow width)

    The rings for the britchen: should they be outside of the hitchrings or inside ?

    Wolfgang

    March 7, 2009 at 2:15 pm #50558
    Howie
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    Wolfgang
    24 is long enough, the longer you make it the more tendency it has to tip over.
    The pull hooks will be on the bottom with a bolt up through and the birchen rings on the back with a bolt through the other way. It won’t matter which is on the inside but the bolts should pass close to each other.;)

    Howie

    March 7, 2009 at 7:15 pm #50560
    fabian
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    @Howie 6767 wrote:

    Wolfgang
    24 is long enough, the longer you make it the more tendency it has to tip over.

    to late Howie 🙁 . The yoke is ready, yet without the hardware. But I have the possibility to shorten it at each side, if it will tip over to often.

    @Howie 6767 wrote:

    The pull hooks will be on the bottom with a bolt up through and the birchen rings on the back with a bolt through the other way. It won’t matter which is on the inside but the bolts should pass close to each other.;)

    Howie

    I’ll make the britchen rings outside. The are close to the hitching ring.

    Thank you for helping me.

    Wolfgang

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