Scotsman Carts have attracted a lot of attention since I wrote this article. I'm very pleased to say all good. Mini and pony owners from California, Arizona, and Washington are driving them now. check them out at www.scotsmancarriageandwheel.com
COMFORTABLE PONY AND MINI CARTS
For many years my clients and friends have asked about where they can get a cart like mine. They love the steel wheels that never go flat and look great in the show ring or parades. But mostly they love the torsion axles with their smooth independent suspension. I've finally found a partner that has over 30 years of experience building hot rods and refurbishing classic cars. He knows metal, how much stress it can take according to what weight it is. His fabricating experience is indispensable in this venture. He can build a very strong yet light weight cart. I want to build just a basic cart for minis and ponies up to 52". The torsion axles allow for independent suspension, if one wheel goes up over a rock the cart won't tip drastically as with a straight axle. They're also not overly springy as many elliptical springs used on carts. We'll also be using a high quality high density foam in our seats to give a much smoother ride in combination with the torsion axle. Tired of sliding across the seat? I tried a cart years ago with Sunbrella covered seats it was great, no grabbing for the sides when I went around a corner fast. We're offering Sunbrella upholstered seats. This tough very water resistant, rip-stop material is used for boat covers.
STEEL WHEELS In designing our carts we planned on buying steel wheels for the first few. After phone calls around the US we found there isn't anyone that readily builds and sells steel wheels for carts, buggies, wagons We quickly decided if we are building wheels for our own carts we will sell wheels.
Yippeeee! winter didn't last long but I'm glad to see things starting to change. My snow has been gone for 2 weeks and I don't have any mud. I'm lucky that the soil here drains and water runs off so mud I never a problem. My horses are already out munching on the first green starts of grass. This year will be a little busier for me since starting Scotsman Carriage and Wheel. I'll be taking the carts to the Mini Classic in Colfax this May. I'm very excited about my neighbors eleven year old son, Cole Evans,will be driving my 4 year old mini Bravo. He will be using one of our Scotsman Carts to drive in the junior shows in 2008.
Pairs Driving Training I finaly got a wagon to start driving my pair of minis, Dealer and Spitfire. They have been driven for years so driving them as a pair didn't take a lot of work. I hope to have them going for competition this summer in combined driving events. I can now offer driving training for teams/pairs . I've driven them for years and love the power of two and the energy it takes to bring it all together as one unit.
The Buggy Lady and Scotsman Carriage will be at the Mini Classic. Come see us May 3 & 4, Colfax Fairgrounds, 4 miles west of Colfax Wa. on Hiway 26. You can test drive one of our Scotsman Carts.!!