Black Magic
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The kids and I took two of our driving horses and a friend took her horse and cart too, and the three carts did part of the Fl. Greenway Land Bridge over I-75. We had a wonderful time, as my son drives as well as I. However, we had two pain in the neck incidents that I don't want to repeat and I want to do this again... frequently if possible.
One cart we used had big fat tires that sand spurs caused to loose air, so the horse was pretty much pulling it on the rims... for the last two miles... He's a big strong Fresian looking mini, so he did well, but... I'm sure it was much more work for him. The other cart, the tread just fell off the tires... which in addition to being embarrassing was not convient too. We towed the second cart with the first, and ponied the mini who had been driving. Our little Fresian guy ended up the last mile pulling two carts, with the horse being ponied. Our friend loaded up the kids on her cart, and one child walked. (she's a jogger, so she insisted and enjoyed it).
So, I'm pretty discusted with our carts, one Frontier style and the other a well known $525.00 wooden cart, with tool box. I'm not real excited about buying new tires all around either.
So I found a gorgeous little mni cart, very pricey... I think the type of wheel is better too, however, I notice the size of the axel is much thinner then the other carts. Would the size of the axel affect the performance of the cart?
Next summer the kids and I are going to do some overnight cart trips and I want to get the best before we plan this trip. We did about 12 miles... and were out most of the day.
TIA
Lynn W
One cart we used had big fat tires that sand spurs caused to loose air, so the horse was pretty much pulling it on the rims... for the last two miles... He's a big strong Fresian looking mini, so he did well, but... I'm sure it was much more work for him. The other cart, the tread just fell off the tires... which in addition to being embarrassing was not convient too. We towed the second cart with the first, and ponied the mini who had been driving. Our little Fresian guy ended up the last mile pulling two carts, with the horse being ponied. Our friend loaded up the kids on her cart, and one child walked. (she's a jogger, so she insisted and enjoyed it).
So, I'm pretty discusted with our carts, one Frontier style and the other a well known $525.00 wooden cart, with tool box. I'm not real excited about buying new tires all around either.
So I found a gorgeous little mni cart, very pricey... I think the type of wheel is better too, however, I notice the size of the axel is much thinner then the other carts. Would the size of the axel affect the performance of the cart?
Next summer the kids and I are going to do some overnight cart trips and I want to get the best before we plan this trip. We did about 12 miles... and were out most of the day.
TIA
Lynn W