I just love the walkthru of all your hardware here! My pupper and I have done some pulling using a skijoring harness and it really brought out her inner athlete. As we're on an acreage, the thought of introducing a more practical element is fantastic, so I've been looking for resources to either source or build a cart harness and/or cart. Videos like yours are invaluable! Thank you for putting this together and sharing your experience!
THANKS for this video. you did a great job with your presentation. it will help me when i build mine.planning to build a sulky using bicycle tires. you did a great job
Very well done and informative Steady Hand work on the camera I rate this 4 1/2 out of 5 stars for ingenuity for cost effectiveness might I suggest a handbrake and a headlight for that it would have given you five out of five
I love the video and have bought most everything to build it. My question is how do you actually bend the conduit? Is there a video about that? What tools are necessary? Someone else asked similar question about bending the conduit but there was not an answer that explained the bending process in detail. Thank you so much! 😊
Easiest way would probably be to hold it with two hands and push it against a tree outside to make your bend. Another option would be putting two thick bolts into a piece of 2x4 and securing them with nuts. Then place the conduit between the two bolts and apply pressure from the end of the conduit. It'll bend real easy that way
where can you find nice cheaper carts I am disabled and trying to train my mastiff to pull need something that I don't have to balance as that is my problem I have vertigo so need something with 3 or 4 wheels lightweight as possible thank you
I was wondering if this build would work for my dog, she is small, about 30lbs and short, roughly the height of a beagle. Would she be too short for this?
it has nothing to do with height it's just not big enough it's not going to be strong enough to pull anything if it's not any sort of drafting dog then don't do drafting with it end of story I mean seriously a dog that's small probably wouldn't enjoy it either
can you give me a rule of thumb for the lenth (in proportion to the dogs body) the training shafts should be? - from shoulder to - 5 inches behind? or 12" behind? or long enough to drag the ground?... Thank you
Hi Terri, A good rule of thumb is that training shafts start just in front of the point of shoulder (if you were looking at the profile, about even with the chest), and it should run to about 12 inches behind the dog's hock. That should give you about an 18 inch arch. Here's a post that has some more of the details: caninedraftwork.blogspot.com/2010/01/is-there-judge-out-there-named-steve.html
Where do you get the harness? What age is best to start a St Bernard? I have a 10 month old. I have a Radio Flyer, were would I find the plans to convert it for my dog?
Stacey Turpin I’m a harness dealer through Nordkyn.com. You can start teaching the skills at any age. Things like back up, walking next to a shaft, and side stepping do not require a cart. I start them in a lightweight cart around 14-18 months old.
I have a 16 month old foxhound, around 60lbs I'd say, how long do the shafts have to be? what size PVC? Sorry video got really quiet in the beginning and only was able to hear that yours are a little over 4 foot due to you having Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs? o.o I hope I got that right. XD I also want to make sure my dog can pull my weight (urban dog sledding) so how do you train for that? Please help! love your video BTW!!!
Measure your dog from the point on her check to the rear hock and add about 22 inches, then add about 10-14 inches for the part of the shaft that attaches to your cart. I'm going to take a rough guess that it is about 4 ft of shaft if you do not do a bend. My dogs aren't that much longer than a 60lb dog. :o) I use 1/2 PVC.
You have to get a piece(s) of conduit and start practicing bending first. Then you can measure the dog and figure out how you want the shafts to bend. It will also depend on where the shafts attach to the cart. Do you have photos of your cart?
you don't don't do this stuff with that small of a dog you're just going to destroy its joints and make it miserable get a bigger dog like a bandog or something around that size with a similar frame and then make one Jesus Christ just get a real dog that will not only enjoy drafting but it will be useful like what I do with my dog I go down to this little Wooded Trail a few minutes away and I cut down some brush and have her drag it into the middle of the trail so I can cut it up for firewood more easily
I just love the walkthru of all your hardware here!
My pupper and I have done some pulling using a skijoring harness and it really brought out her inner athlete. As we're on an acreage, the thought of introducing a more practical element is fantastic, so I've been looking for resources to either source or build a cart harness and/or cart.
Videos like yours are invaluable! Thank you for putting this together and sharing your experience!
You are welcome!
Super super good diy
THANKS for this video. you did a great job with your presentation. it will help me when i build mine.planning to build a sulky using bicycle tires. you did a great job
Very well done and informative Steady Hand work on the camera I rate this 4 1/2 out of 5 stars for ingenuity for cost effectiveness might I suggest a handbrake and a headlight for that it would have given you five out of five
Handbrakes are not used on carts used in drafting tests.
Thumbs up on this. Now to find a harness build video this good. I bet you have one.
wow thank you so much to put this vidoe, I had no idea how to make it.
I love the video and have bought most everything to build it. My question is how do you actually bend the conduit? Is there a video about that? What tools are necessary?
Someone else asked similar question about bending the conduit but there was not an answer that explained the bending process in detail.
Thank you so much! 😊
Easiest way would probably be to hold it with two hands and push it against a tree outside to make your bend.
Another option would be putting two thick bolts into a piece of 2x4 and securing them with nuts. Then place the conduit between the two bolts and apply pressure from the end of the conduit.
It'll bend real easy that way
thanks for this video..
This is so helpful!
Thanks for stopping by! Let me know if you need any more videos.
pookiesoup gffff
This is wonderful, thank you!
What angle did you bend the conduit for the 2 bends in the shafts?
+G Caldwell They don't need to be an exact angle as long as both bends are the same. I typically stay in the 30-35 degree range.
Can you give an explanation of how the cart is controlled when going down hill please ???
caninedraftwork.blogspot.com/2010/05/tackling-hills.html I prefer to tack up and down hills.
You just eject Jeff,suggest u don't try hang gliding pepperdog181@gmail.com
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Thanks for the great info!
What kind of harness would you have to get for this
where can you find nice cheaper carts I am disabled and trying to train my mastiff to pull need something that I don't have to balance as that is my problem I have vertigo so need something with 3 or 4 wheels lightweight as possible thank you
+Jennifer Dallas You can get a 4 wheeled wagon like a radio flyer wagon.
I was wondering if this build would work for my dog, she is small, about 30lbs and short, roughly the height of a beagle. Would she be too short for this?
Not at all. You can customize to any size.
it has nothing to do with height it's just not big enough it's not going to be strong enough to pull anything if it's not any sort of drafting dog then don't do drafting with it end of story I mean seriously a dog that's small probably wouldn't enjoy it either
Brillant!!!!😃
What type of drill bit did you use to drill the hole in the axle for the clip?
Can someone build me this & I'll pay for it,or does anyone know where I can buy fully assembled
can you give me a rule of thumb for the lenth (in proportion to the dogs body) the training shafts should be? - from shoulder to - 5 inches behind? or 12" behind? or long enough to drag the ground?... Thank you
Hi Terri,
A good rule of thumb is that training shafts start just in front of the point of shoulder (if you were looking at the profile, about even with the chest), and it should run to about 12 inches behind the dog's hock. That should give you about an 18 inch arch. Here's a post that has some more of the details: caninedraftwork.blogspot.com/2010/01/is-there-judge-out-there-named-steve.html
Where do you get the harness? What age is best to start a St Bernard? I have a 10 month old. I have a Radio Flyer, were would I find the plans to convert it for my dog?
Stacey Turpin I’m a harness dealer through Nordkyn.com. You can start teaching the skills at any age. Things like back up, walking next to a shaft, and side stepping do not require a cart. I start them in a lightweight cart around 14-18 months old.
You can make these same training shafts and attach it easily to a radio flyer.
I have a 16 month old foxhound, around 60lbs I'd say, how long do the shafts have to be? what size PVC? Sorry video got really quiet in the beginning and only was able to hear that yours are a little over 4 foot due to you having Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs? o.o I hope I got that right. XD
I also want to make sure my dog can pull my weight (urban dog sledding) so how do you train for that?
Please help! love your video BTW!!!
Measure your dog from the point on her check to the rear hock and add about 22 inches, then add about 10-14 inches for the part of the shaft that attaches to your cart. I'm going to take a rough guess that it is about 4 ft of shaft if you do not do a bend. My dogs aren't that much longer than a 60lb dog. :o) I use 1/2 PVC.
How did you measure and bend the shafts on the cart
You have to get a piece(s) of conduit and start practicing bending first. Then you can measure the dog and figure out how you want the shafts to bend. It will also depend on where the shafts attach to the cart. Do you have photos of your cart?
Where can you get a sputter bar I can't find them anywhere
+bellathecrazydog Do you mean a spreader bar? It is a large wooden rod with eyelets drilled into it.
+pookiesoup i misheard you in the video thank you so much
+bellathecrazydog so where can I get a spreader bar and could my black lab birdie collie mix who is 50-60 ponds drive a cart??
I can't find plans for a human size cart. Do you know of any available?
+EveeLover You might try looking for goat carts or pony carts. That might work for you.
thank you! I have thought of that, but they are usually very expensive
+EveeLover I've seen some on Craigslist that were a few hundred dollars.
thank you :)
Where do you get those metal shafts?
Richard Strawn I made them. They are conduit available at any home improvement store.
How do u make one for shih tzus
Sushii Productions Same method. Just make it smaller. ☺️
you don't don't do this stuff with that small of a dog you're just going to destroy its joints and make it miserable get a bigger dog like a bandog or something around that size with a similar frame and then make one Jesus Christ just get a real dog that will not only enjoy drafting but it will be useful like what I do with my dog I go down to this little Wooded Trail a few minutes away and I cut down some brush and have her drag it into the middle of the trail so I can cut it up for firewood more easily
what size conduit did you use?
1/2 inch.
woodprix is full of awesome tips. Very helpful to me. Thanks
My husband uses these plans from Stodoys plans and is very happy with them. However. I love yours!