Brakes - For me, there isn't enough room in an EZ entry cart to be able to sit and operate a set of brakes. Even in some of the larger, marathon style carts - it was awkward for me to try to operate them while driving. But understand - I'm a .... rather.... large person and a
mini sized cart is very small. Yes, they then affect a turn (causes skidding and tire lock - just like a car on ice).
R U talking about Fairview Country Sales? Here is the pic of a cart that they did not build, but I took to them for some "help". They put on the wooden shafts and a single tree, longer bracing from cart to shafts to balance it, heavier axle and the heavy duty wheels w/ no flat/no air tires. I really like it - wish I'd had the springs changed - didn't occur to me... There is definitely not as much give to the cart - the "regular" tires were great shock absorbers. BUT my size, even with X-country tires, slime filled intertubes (YUCK) and special mtn bike tires and tubes - caused lots of flats while trail driving here in the sandhills (w/ lots of pine tree debri) of NC didn't work... The new tires - don't go flat!!!
Brakes on the
hafflinger sized forecart made by a different company - LOVE THEM!! Don't generally use them on the flat - lock them when load equipment into the trailer/hauler and use them when going down hill - which we have a lot of in some areas where we trail drive... I drive this forecart with 40" mares (pair & 3 abreast) and it is HEAVY. You can sort of see the brake pedal in this pic - the little blip of red directly in front of my right toe -
This pic it is "under" my foot (my foot is resting forward on the lower bar of the "foreward guard/rein rail". It almost looks like my heel is on the brake, but it isn't.
The brakes on our wagon - again - with pairs and use it when hauling the wagon, when mounting or dismounting the wagon and when the girls are <supposed to be> standing still (especially on a hill). It locks for braking. Will apply them when I'm going downhill as well. Accidently locked them last weekend while applying them going downhill and the mares were still able to pull it - just drug it w/ the wheels locked. I was mad at myself and totally apologetic to them!!
a different view of the wagon. The brake is similar to the one on the forecart (equipment made by the same company - Pioneer Manufacturing out of Dalton, OH) and is on the right side of the vehicle somewhere by my foot. Because I get "cramped" in this smaller wagon (really glad I had those eliptical springs put on the front seat!!), I often move my right foot around - forward, under the open seat or sticking out the right side.
All of my work harness is made by Fairview Country sales. The breast collar and lines in the top, single pony pic is also made by them. The rest of the mini size harness didn't fit this filly, so I used a surcingle and braided haysting harness that I made for her first few htches. Waiting for new harness that will fit her now...
On the Clevis - the only thing I found on those - is from Pioneer and it's a type of hitch "pin" used for attaching the tree (s) to a farm implement... Have no idea what a Clevis spring is.