paintponylvr
Well-Known Member
My Shetland mare had a meltdown while driving at the Walthour-Moss Foundation in Southern Pines. She gave a couple of kicks which split the circle bar on my training sulky cart.
After recommendations from another forum, I contacted a couple of wagon/cart producing companies. However, none of them (including Houghton) had anything as small as what this piece actually is and thiers appear to be much heavier.
I will have to get the measurements again, I can't find them on my old computer
. Both distance from the end to end and the circumference of the actual piece. I don't know who actually produced this cart - I've owned it since 1997 and have had it re-finished once by another person (didn't need to replace any major parts then). I can't find a maker's mark on it. It came with a 12 hh hackney mare when I purchased it and it was well used then.
So anyone know of a company where I can order a part for this cart? Also, I'd like to put a single tree on it - think it will need to be connected to the bottom of the straight bar to get the draft right on it. Or I will need to get larger wheels (considering they are only 20", I think I have some leeway there). For training and even X-country style driving this cart is lite and easy to drive, more comfortable than many of the carts I've ridden in and I can keep the wheels down on the ground when running both a barrel racing and polebending patterns in arena playdays. I'd like to repair it so that I can return to using it safely...
Last 2 questions - Where do I attach the footman's loops I purchased to install on it and where would tugstops go? do I measure from the front of the shafts or the rear - forward? It has shaft covers on it already (those could stand to be replaced again) - so do I attach the footmans' loops after they "stop"?
After recommendations from another forum, I contacted a couple of wagon/cart producing companies. However, none of them (including Houghton) had anything as small as what this piece actually is and thiers appear to be much heavier.
I will have to get the measurements again, I can't find them on my old computer
So anyone know of a company where I can order a part for this cart? Also, I'd like to put a single tree on it - think it will need to be connected to the bottom of the straight bar to get the draft right on it. Or I will need to get larger wheels (considering they are only 20", I think I have some leeway there). For training and even X-country style driving this cart is lite and easy to drive, more comfortable than many of the carts I've ridden in and I can keep the wheels down on the ground when running both a barrel racing and polebending patterns in arena playdays. I'd like to repair it so that I can return to using it safely...
Last 2 questions - Where do I attach the footman's loops I purchased to install on it and where would tugstops go? do I measure from the front of the shafts or the rear - forward? It has shaft covers on it already (those could stand to be replaced again) - so do I attach the footmans' loops after they "stop"?