Guest guest Posted March 19, 2002 Report Share Posted March 19, 2002 Dear Prabhu's Could those who have used a sulky plough please tell me if a team of oxen can pull it all day? I have recently acquired a catalogue from pioneer equipment and they sell sulky ploughs. Before I go further in purchasing one I would like to know how friendly they are to a team of oxen or are they multi team ploughs? ys syam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2002 Report Share Posted March 20, 2002 Dear Syamasundara Prabhu, PAMHO. AGTSP. Is it a single bottom plow or a double bottom plow? What size plow is it-12 inch, 14 inch? There will be different vairiable that you woild have to consider such as type of soil and air temperature. If it is cool weather, it is always easier for them to work and we use to plow an 8 hour dayat Gita nagari. We were using a double bottom plow with 14 inch plow shears and were plowing 6 to 8 inches in depth with that set up we were running 3 teams of oxen end to end and we would work for 8 hours in cool or cold weather such as early spring or fall. Even with the single bottom plow you may want to consider two teams end to end. What type of soil do you have? Do you have a clay loam soil which would harder to plow then a soil which tends to be lighter in nature. Hope this is helpful. When plowing you need to watch their breathing and give adequate rest periods. Don't let them rest too long, you don't want them to cool off too much but at the same time you need to pace them so they can get the work done without "pulling their tongues." Your - Syamasundara (das) (Bhaktivedanta Manor - UK) <Syamasundara (AT) pamho (DOT) net> Cow (Protection and related issues) <Cow (AT) pamho (DOT) net> Tuesday, March 19, 2002 9:23 AM Sulky Plough > Dear Prabhu's > > Could those who have used a sulky plough please tell me if a team of oxen > can pull it all day? > > I have recently acquired a catalogue from pioneer equipment and they sell > sulky ploughs. Before I go further in purchasing one I would like to know > how friendly they are to a team of oxen or are they multi team ploughs? > > ys syam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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