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yes they can . a well trained and well fed team can pull loads three times their body weight or more on a flat bottom sled over dry ground .i do not know the record but i know that two oxen have pulled twety thousand pounds on a stone boat at exhibitions in the New England states .
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoOxen pull with yokes, they are a kind of wooden beam with two loops in so that two oxen can be hooked up at once. They usually pull ploughs or a wagon or cart while hooked up to them. They are really old fashioned.
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What are the numbers of Oxen versus horse usage in early US?
There were definitely more Oxen used because oxen are much stronger than horses and can carry/pull much more than horses.
Which planet more than dubiles your weight?
Everything on Jupiter weighs more than twice as much as on Earth. This means that Jupiter has a gravitational pull that is more than twice that of the gravitational pull on Earth.
Why did emigrants choose mules and oxen to pull wagons?
They were stronger and could go further and pull more weight than a horse or donkey.
Why did people use oxen to pull their wagons in the late 1860s?
Oxen were cheaper than horses, and stronger than mules.
What is more than one oxen called?
Oxen *is* the plural -- more than one ox.
Did The invention of oxen collar improved farming because oxen could plow much faster than horses?
No. It just made it easier to control the oxen as they were being used to plow fields and for the oxen to pull the plow, and it made it more efficient to be able to use more than one ox to use for plowing. But it never made oxen plow fields faster than horses do. Horses are always going to be faster and more high-stepping than an ox will ever be.
What did Romans use oxen for?
The Romans used oxen for hauling heavy loads. Although oxen were slower than mules, they were hardier and stronger and could pull heavy loads such as military siege equipment.The Romans used oxen for hauling heavy loads. Although oxen were slower than mules, they were hardier and stronger and could pull heavy loads such as military siege equipment.The Romans used oxen for hauling heavy loads. Although oxen were slower than mules, they were hardier and stronger and could pull heavy loads such as military siege equipment.The Romans used oxen for hauling heavy loads. Although oxen were slower than mules, they were hardier and stronger and could pull heavy loads such as military siege equipment.The Romans used oxen for hauling heavy loads. Although oxen were slower than mules, they were hardier and stronger and could pull heavy loads such as military siege equipment.The Romans used oxen for hauling heavy loads. Although oxen were slower than mules, they were hardier and stronger and could pull heavy loads such as military siege equipment.The Romans used oxen for hauling heavy loads. Although oxen were slower than mules, they were hardier and stronger and could pull heavy loads such as military siege equipment.The Romans used oxen for hauling heavy loads. Although oxen were slower than mules, they were hardier and stronger and could pull heavy loads such as military siege equipment.The Romans used oxen for hauling heavy loads. Although oxen were slower than mules, they were hardier and stronger and could pull heavy loads such as military siege equipment.
Why can 2 horses pull more than twice what 1 horse can pull?
its because their is two, two can obviously pull more than one plus the weight is more evenly spread when two horses are side by side
More than one ox?
oxen
Why did people use yoke on oxen?
A span* of oxen yoked together ploughed slightly more than twice as much as a single ox with a rather poor harness, and still needed only one man to handle them. * a span is two.
What is the meaning of biblical term oxen oxen oxen?
It means "more than one ox more than one ox more than one ox." An ox is an animal similar in build to a cow, usually used for labor, though they are edible.
Do farmers still use oxen to pull their plows?
No. It just made it easier to control the oxen as they were being used to plow fields and for the oxen to pull the plow, and it made it more efficient to be able to use more than one ox to use for plowing. But it never made oxen plow fields faster than horses do. Horses are always going to be faster and more high-stepping than an ox will ever be.
