gaalamosmithing Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Well my friend who acts as a striker for me sometimes found 6 old mule plows and we started with the repairs on them he wants them all in working order this is the first one we repaired it is totally done we had to make the crossbar for the handles everything else is original except the handles and bolts we did a lot of straightening on the bars. I hope you like the pictures. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Are they being restored for display (if so, why the modern fasteners) or for use in a historic village setting, or for private food plots? Very nice looking. It would be nice if you can photograph the individual pieces against a clean background (drop cloth) with something for size. You say you have 6 to do, so you can point out the differences as well, or if they are near identical. Thank you for taking the time. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacock Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Everything you have done looks good, but if you want them to use you've got a long way to go on that one. You need to build a new landslide, and it looks like the beam is sprung. It is also missing part of the hitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaalamosmithing Posted January 31, 2012 Author Share Posted January 31, 2012 Well I don't think he plans to display i think he will use them but we do have a lot to do and i personally do not know anything about plows he is the country boy (hes the one in the overalls in the photos) i just know enough about blacksmithing that he tells me what to do and i do it so its all up to him he just needs my help on the forging parts and no their are like 3 plows like this and than a few different ones not counting other farm stuff he wants to work on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhw Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Good start, Tim. Soon you will have to train your mule and harness. Got medical insurance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaalamosmithing Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 Although i would love to have a mule i do not currently own one. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaalamosmithing Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 Are they being restored for display (if so, why the modern fasteners) or for use in a historic village setting, or for private food plots? Very nice looking. It would be nice if you can photograph the individual pieces against a clean background (drop cloth) with something for size. You say you have 6 to do, so you can point out the differences as well, or if they are near identical. Thank you for taking the time. Phil also though no he does plan on using them and if they were for display i'm almost sure he would make me make some sort of fastening system on the forge. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
territorialmillworks Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 I once cultivated with a horse... what a disaster...always thought that horse was probably smarter than me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWooldridge Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Cool! I have done some plow work; y'all did a nice job. I once made a full set of plows for a guy who competed with draft horses. All the sweeps had to be made to a certain size and angle then fastened to the frame. It was a fun project but once was enough. <LOL> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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