The Ward County independent., 1921-10-20
MULTIPLE HITCH INCREASES
PULLING POWER OF HORSES

II 10 increase horse efficiency by
using six, eight, or ten horses on a
gang plOw without crowding and with
out side draft, simple hitch for work
ing them in pairs has been worked
out by Secretary Wayne Dinsmore of
the University of Illinois. BY using
check lines on the lead pair only, and
tying-in and bucking back the other
pairs, a big team can be handled al
most as easily as twO-horse team, it
S said. Demonstrations in the use Of
his hitch, given in North Dakota, are
shown in the illustration.
Details Of the hitch, as described by
the Breeders Gazette, follow:
In the two-horse hitch 1.-TWO leaders
and two wheelers) the pull between
the lead and wheel team is equalized
by a chain e feet four inches long)
passed around pulley. The equaliz-
srs for the wheel team are attached to
one end Of the chain and draw rod,
II feet long, is attached to the other
end. This draw rod is supported by
an extension from the neckyoke of the
wheel team. The equalizers for the
lead team are attached to the end Of
the rod. The equalizers for the wheel
team should be attached to the end Of
the chain coming from the top of the
pulley. For 16-inch sulky plow use
44-inch evener and 3O-inch or 36-inch
singletrees. For 24-inch gang plOw
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use 5O-inch evener and 30-inch or &C.
inch singletrees.
For a six-horse team, add 1O-foot
draw rod and block and tackle with
Two 6-inch blocks in the rear of the
four-horse hitch. Attach one block to
The plow and the other to the draw
rod. Attach the chain to the block
attached to the plOw and pass once
through each block, and hitch the
added team to the other end of the
chain. This divides the load in two to
one ratio. This chain must be 4 feet
long.
To hitch an eight-horse team, add
another 11-f0ot draw rod and two
3-inch blocks in the rear, attaching one
block to the draw rod and the other
to the plow. Attach the chain to the
block fastened to the draw rod, and
pass twice through the rear block and
once through the forward block, divid-
ing the load in three to one ratio.
This chain Smust be feet inches
long.
A 5O-pound weight may be attached
to the front draw rod to lower the line
Of draft.
Ordinary check lines are used on the
lead pair, running extension lines
through the inside hame rings Of fol-
lowing pairs.
Tying-in consists Of tying the near
horse in each pair to the hame Of the
off horse with an ordinary tie strap,
and tying the off horse, the furrow
horse, to the draw rod running forward
to the next team. These tie straps
should be just long enough to permit
the horse to move forward unhampered
by the bit when Strengthening out on a
pull. When correct lengths are once
determined, q snap Is fastened ut the
proper point.
Bucking-in Is accomplished by using
a strap or rope 10 feet long. Place a
snap or buckle on each end. A ring on
the strap or rope runs free The ends
Of this strap or rope are snapped into
the bit so that It rides as an ordinary
checkrein, but is slightly longer. An
ordinary tie strap is snapped into the
ring and then tied back to q ring
welded on the draw rod. The length
Of this buckstrap is adjusted by field
test. A snap then Is tied at the proper
point to snap into the ring on the draw
rod. & The buckstrap should be ad-
justed SO that the horses will work
freely, but be checked whenever they
are in danger of drawing the chain
back against the pulley wheel.
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