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05-16-2019, 05:44 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-16-2019, 05:46 PM by DownUnder Gal.)
Good Morning!
Koby and I had a lovely drive the other day but I am still trying to get the balance of the cart right. Nanno, I tried the cheater straps and they're perfect. You're right in that I need to punch some extra holes in the straps that hold the shaft loops down because they flop about over the girth when the cheater straps are added. But once I have done that and the shaft loops are lower, I don't think the shafts will "float" in them like they should (because the inner top of each shaft loop will be what's holding the shafts down)? See first and last photos, where they seem to be floating (all of these photos are without the cheater straps).
I am also experimenting with the tension of the hold back straps; slackening them off a bit has resulted in the shafts moving back a little and so they are somewhat more level. But now they seem too loose? The ground is fairly level in all photos but the balance in the middle photo seems all wrong.
Do I need to get bigger wheels for the cart or should I swap the shafts for curved ones, which is a suggestion in this article by Chimacum: https://chimacumtack.com/blog/2019/05/14...t-balance/ I am not sure how I would do the latter, as my shafts are fixed and not height adjustable. The bigger wheels would be the easier option as I would not need to butcher the cart.
Someone else suggested moving the cart seat forward but unfortunately it does not seem to be adjustable either. The drawbacks of a flatpack cart I guess! And other advice has been to put on some tug stops.
Maybe I am overthinking all this but I am keen to get the balance right. Can I achieve it simply by harness adjustments alone or should I modify the cart?
Thanks for any advice, as always!
Koby and I had a lovely drive the other day but I am still trying to get the balance of the cart right. Nanno, I tried the cheater straps and they're perfect. You're right in that I need to punch some extra holes in the straps that hold the shaft loops down because they flop about over the girth when the cheater straps are added. But once I have done that and the shaft loops are lower, I don't think the shafts will "float" in them like they should (because the inner top of each shaft loop will be what's holding the shafts down)? See first and last photos, where they seem to be floating (all of these photos are without the cheater straps).
I am also experimenting with the tension of the hold back straps; slackening them off a bit has resulted in the shafts moving back a little and so they are somewhat more level. But now they seem too loose? The ground is fairly level in all photos but the balance in the middle photo seems all wrong.
Do I need to get bigger wheels for the cart or should I swap the shafts for curved ones, which is a suggestion in this article by Chimacum: https://chimacumtack.com/blog/2019/05/14...t-balance/ I am not sure how I would do the latter, as my shafts are fixed and not height adjustable. The bigger wheels would be the easier option as I would not need to butcher the cart.
Someone else suggested moving the cart seat forward but unfortunately it does not seem to be adjustable either. The drawbacks of a flatpack cart I guess! And other advice has been to put on some tug stops.
Maybe I am overthinking all this but I am keen to get the balance right. Can I achieve it simply by harness adjustments alone or should I modify the cart?
Thanks for any advice, as always!
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