Texas images from central Texas

plthijinx · 04-06-2004, 09:51 PM

here are some pics that i took from last weekend and the one before that:

plthijinx · 04-06-2004, 09:52 PM

sunrise at around 6:45 or so:

plthijinx · 04-06-2004, 09:53 PM

the Guadalupe river behind our farm:

plthijinx · 04-06-2004, 09:53 PM

another one of the river:

plthijinx · 04-06-2004, 09:55 PM

then on walking back to the house i just had to take this pic:

plthijinx · 04-06-2004, 09:56 PM

last one for this week, this one i took the weekend before:

zippyt · 04-06-2004, 10:27 PM

AHHH spring time in the country !!! Nothing like it !!!
Eggggggggselant Pics !!!!!!

plthijinx · 04-06-2004, 10:35 PM

thankyuh, thanktuhverymuch, stimpy, i mean zippyt

(stay tuned. more to come!)

next time i go out there (maybe this weekend) i'm going to take some pictures of the right wall of the dog trot. bruce will have a field day with these tools/doodads!

plthijinx · 04-07-2004, 11:48 AM

here's one of a wagon that was on our property when we bought back in '84. it was almost not restorable but we managed....

Beestie · 04-07-2004, 11:56 AM

Wow! Great pics - esp the early morning ones.

I think there is a ghost milling about in the "sunrise at 6:45 or so" photo. And why is the lead (the arm between the trailer and hitch since I'm sure I used the wrong word) so long on the trailer ?

The sunrise in the barn shot is an award winner if you ask me.

plthijinx · 04-07-2004, 12:05 PM

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Originally posted by Beestie
And why is the lead (the arm between the trailer and hitch since I'm sure I used the wrong word) so long on the trailer ?

that's just the length we made it. not sure why (or can't remember) but you can hook it up to the jeep and get yourself one bumpy ride though! it rests there for looks now.

Happy Monkey · 04-07-2004, 12:27 PM

If it's an oxcart, the beam can be hooked to the yoke, which is way up at the front of the ox.

wolf · 04-07-2004, 12:48 PM

If you're going to hitch a team of horses to the cart, the tongue goes into a thingy in between the collars.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-07-2004, 03:31 PM

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Originally posted by wolf
If you're going to hitch a team of horses to the cart, the tongue goes into a thingy in between the collars.

No, that only works with an oxbow. With horses the tongue would be attached to a triple tree. The first tree (crossbar) hooks to the tongue from the middle and each end hooks to the center of another tree. The second and third trees hook to the horse collars with traces (straps/chains) so that it pulls evenly on both sides of the collars. The purpose of the triple tree is to put an even load on each horse even though they aren't exactly side by side. A 40 mule team would use 20 triple trees.

warch · 04-08-2004, 04:13 PM

For somereason I keep thinking: Everything's better with bluebonnets on its.

04-06-2004, 09:51 PM	#1
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	Texas images from central Texas here are some pics that i took from last weekend and the one before that: Attached Images __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

04-06-2004, 09:52 PM	#2
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	sunrise at around 6:45 or so: Attached Images __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

04-06-2004, 09:53 PM	#3
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	the Guadalupe river behind our farm: Attached Images __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream. Last edited by plthijinx; 04-07-2004 at 11:48 AM.

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plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	another one of the river: Attached Images __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

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plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	then on walking back to the house i just had to take this pic: Attached Images __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

04-06-2004, 09:56 PM	#6
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	last one for this week, this one i took the weekend before: Attached Images __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

04-06-2004, 10:27 PM	#7
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	AHHH spring time in the country !!! Nothing like it !!! Eggggggggselant Pics !!!!!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

04-06-2004, 10:35 PM	#8
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	thankyuh, thanktuhverymuch, stimpy, i mean zippyt (stay tuned. more to come!) next time i go out there (maybe this weekend) i'm going to take some pictures of the right wall of the dog trot. bruce will have a field day with these tools/doodads! __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

04-07-2004, 11:48 AM	#9
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	here's one of a wagon that was on our property when we bought back in '84. it was almost not restorable but we managed.... Attached Images __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

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Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	Wow! Great pics - esp the early morning ones. I think there is a ghost milling about in the "sunrise at 6:45 or so" photo. And why is the lead (the arm between the trailer and hitch since I'm sure I used the wrong word) so long on the trailer ? The sunrise in the barn shot is an award winner if you ask me. __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

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04-08-2004, 04:13 PM	#15
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	For somereason I keep thinking: Everything's better with bluebonnets on its.

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