lrfarmer Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 If anyone gets stuck in Hampshire, I can offer 3HP help!Two of them are base model Shetlands, the other is a Shetland/Welsh Cob hybrid And they're all tax-exempt I can offer 2 /12 HP if your stuck in bamton but i think 5ton of tractor may do a better job Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromit Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 excellent. X-Eng Horse Mount anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotian Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 excellent. X-Eng Horse Mount anyone? Quick. Get it paitented before Scorpion Racing see this post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboy Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 I was chatting to my neighbour (should that be nay-bour?) yesterday... He has just bought a treadmill for exercising and assessing the horses he has. The amusing thing was that the treadmill is driven by a 5.5 HP motor. Which to me, means it takes 5.5 HP to drive one horse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest diesel_jim Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 excellent. X-Eng Horse Mount anyone? X-nag? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbosh Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Excellent story. Ahem, Mr Moderator, does one not think it might be appropriate at this juncture to "review" Mr Scotian's moniker....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Jenkins Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Nothing wrong with being recovered by a horse! If you're ever stuck in the North Nottinghamshire area, give these boys a few carrots and they'll do the honours. I've quite often used the big chesnut fella for hauling logs at home. ...and I'll just get the jokes about bareback riding out the way now, if you don't mind. Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Your private life is your own business Mark Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbarton Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Me and my mum about 1954 Took up riding more seriously 14 years later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotian Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Excellent story.Ahem, Mr Moderator, does one not think it might be appropriate at this juncture to "review" Mr Scotian's moniker....? eh???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbosh Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Tee Hee Hee Top marks Mr Moderator!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyoldgit Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Tee Hee Hee Top marks Mr Moderator!! Move 'em on, head 'em up, Head 'em up, move 'em out, Move 'em on, head 'em out Rawhide! Set 'em out, ride 'em in Ride 'em in, let 'em out, Cut 'em out, ride 'em in Rawhide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Superb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 eh???? you tell us when/if you find it, in the meantime we'll have a at your expense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotian Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 You B@$t@&ds!! I just saw what you guys did. Very funny. What will new guys joining think when they see that??? Anyway. its 113bhp..with the horse... more than standard Ok. so when will live this down? Did paul say, when he was asked if we want a Tractor or a Horse he chose the horse.. and didnt tell me untill it arrived..... Its all Pauls fault. Just wait till he gets stuck next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Train Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 That is a lovely horse doing all the work there, great video. I like horses, especially shire horses, real pulling power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyoldgit Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 That is a lovely horse doing all the work there, great video. I like horses, especially shire horses, real pulling power. Heavy horses are one of my interests too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotian Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 can anyone hazzard (an educated) guess of how much weight that horse had to pull? I wasnt badly stuck, just couldnt get over a little bump created by my tyrespushing mud up front and it was only a light incline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul64 Posted March 11, 2008 Author Share Posted March 11, 2008 Sorry about this Marcus, but I can't resist!!!!!! Cristina took this photo of my reaction when the locals were connecting horse and harness to your pram! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotian Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 There are a number of pics with you with that grin from that day!! Have a look at the youtube link again. then look at the stats. They are going up quick and if you look at the Honours and links its gone global. Its on another 4x4 forum and another FRENCH forum!!! I cant belive the French of all people are taking the mick out of my landrover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Train Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 You should pin that vid in the videos forum for posterity! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotian Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 You should pin that vid in the videos forum for posterity! I'll leave that to Paul. I'm not going to incriminate myself any further Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sparkes Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 can anyone hazzard (an educated) guess of how much weight that horse had to pull? I wasnt badly stuck, just couldnt get over a little bump created by my tyrespushing mud up front and it was only a light incline. Well, as no-one else has had a go, I'll use the education of others ... The vehicle is stationary, even if you were using 'drive assist', which I think you were, the vehicle was still stationary. So, at first pull the horse is pulling a deadweight, the drive assist has zero value. I recall a table has been posted, created with the winchers in mind, and possibly now in the Tech Archive, that gives the pull required in all conditions, from clean flat road to steep uphill and floorpan deep in the mire. You start with the vehicle weight, then use several multipliers, the first being less than 1, if the road is flat and smooth (eg, tarmac). Sum the individual answers and there is your 'horsepower', which in that scenario equates to torque at zero rpm, I think. You know the weight of your vehicle, and between you, you can make the best judgement of which multipliers to use. You will find it useful to print the table out if you are going to succumb to the delights of an electric or hydraulic horse. :-)) I'll let someone else find the table, a wincher probably has it bookmarked!! Thanks for the fun BTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul64 Posted March 11, 2008 Author Share Posted March 11, 2008 What impressed me was how the horse guaged the weight first by a couple of short hard tugs. Once it felt the LR move it quickly gathered pace to maintain the momentum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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