The tires narrowness enables
resistance free turns, and allows much more freeness in the front-end
of the animal.
Another major difference in design
is the forward axle position, which alters the load weight. This cart
has balance, which has never before been produced.
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Instructions
Front
View Instructions (Below)
A- The front yoke of the
harness. A 12-inch piece of 2”wide steel strap, 1/16” thick. This strap
is bent and formed to the shape of the dog’s back. It is a loose fit,
as to allow ¾-inch of padding and then covered with sheepskin for comfort.
(Side view instructions, describes yoke mounting.)
B- Ten-speed bicycle front
fork, with a 27-inch racing tire.
F- Fork Stem, 2-inches
tall. Welded to – C.
C- 1-inch Square tube.
5-1/4 inches long.
G- Cross over Stabilizer
Rod. ½- inch round stock, 14-inches wide, with a 1-inch drop on each end.
E- Rear Stabilizer Wheel
is a 5-inch stationary wheel. Mounted at the end of the 25- inch x ½-inch
Stabilizer tube. The bottom of the wheel will maintain ground clearance
of ½-inch.
D- 3/8- inch rod used
as the Tie Rod for the stabilizer tube.
Side View (Below)
A- The Harness Yoke
E- To each side of the
yoke, weld a 2-inch ring. These are the rings, that will hold the snaps
of the harness.
B- From the back of the
frame to the axle mounting is 13-inches.
D- 3/8-inch Stabilizer
Tie Rods.
C- Rear Stabilizer Wheel.
F- ½-inch, yoke mounting
rod. This rod is welded in the center of the cross over stabilizer rod,
and is 11-inches long, to a 90 degree bend. Then 3-inches to the center
of the yoke, there it is welded. Once the yoke mounting is welded in the
center of the yoke, it is then covered with padding and sheepskin…
G- Frame Rail – 5/8-inch
tube 15-inches wide and 21-inches long. The frame rail is bent into a
U shape. John’s Cart instructions, has it drawn out for a closer view.
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