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Pioneer Yoke Features

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This is a dynamic yoke. It's main design feature is that it allows the ox team to rhythmically sway their bodies in a fashion that evens out the flow of their combined weight as they plod with a plow or wagon load. Here the mobile yoke bows are extended outward.

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Details of the extended mode.

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Here is the retracted mode that draws the team toward the center of the load. This work exceptionally well when the work is being carried out on a hill side. It eliminates the possibility of the team thrusting their weight toward the downhill side of the work location and throwing the whole works down hill.

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If you closely observed the previous gallery image you noticed the bows were of two different settings. This is indicative of hillside plowing also.