Ed Kennell 38,022 #1 Posted December 25, 2018 Seems 4 HP is plenty to pull a 14" single if you have 16 wheel drive and 6000 lbs of weight. My new neighbor was turning some stubbles under this Christmas Eve. Sorry for the poor quality video...I lost my good camera. VID_20181224_163135.mp4 9 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dells68 7,498 #2 Posted December 25, 2018 That’s amazing Ed. I know it’s not that common to see such a site today, but just imagine that used to be seen all across the country. Amazing training to get those animals to work together like that. Beautiful to see. Almost makes me wish I was born a hundred years ago ... ALMOST. Harkens back to a time when men were men. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,270 #3 Posted December 25, 2018 Ed, Thanks for sharing that. I love watching the big hosses and oxen pull. I've heard from more than one trainer that teaching a team to reverse is a tough task. @dells68 I agree.. maybe I'd settle for 45 years ago. I'd have a simpler life but still have a good strong C series to use... Trina and I have talked many times about living a more self reliant life and living off the land and mostly off-grid. Maybe in a few years when a few more bills are paid off we'll move further into the mountains. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,021 #4 Posted December 25, 2018 There are Amish all around me. I have seen 5 yr. old boys operating a team of horses pulling a plow with no adults in sight! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,022 #5 Posted December 26, 2018 On 12/25/2018 at 3:44 AM, dells68 said: That’s amazing Ed. I know it’s not that common to see such a site today, but just imagine that used to be seen all across the country. Amazing training to get those animals to work together like that. Beautiful to see. Almost makes me wish I was born a hundred years ago ... ALMOST. Harkens back to a time when men were men. When this farm was sold 15 months ago, I was fearful my view would become a housing development. I am thankful the Amish pockets were deep enough to out bid the developers. It has been interesting watching the building of this farmhouse, barn, and greenhouse. in only 4 months. Well drilling last winter Laying out the buildings last summer The farmhouse building began in Sept '18 Then the barn in Nov. And the greenhouse in Dec. '18 It is amazing to watch these well trained animals responding to the voice commands. And I was surprised how well the it plowed as the previous farmer had used no-till for the 50 years that I lived here. On 12/25/2018 at 6:51 AM, ebinmaine said: Ed, Thanks for sharing that. I love watching the big hosses and oxen pull. I've heard from more than one trainer that teaching a team to reverse is a tough task. @dells68 I agree.. maybe I'd settle for 45 years ago. I'd have a simpler life but still have a good strong C series to use... Trina and I have talked many times about living a more self reliant life and living off the land and mostly off-grid. Maybe in a few years when a few more bills are paid off we'll move further into the mountains. I also try to be as self sufficient as possible Eric. Not sure I could unplug from the grid though....maybe because I spent 50 years building hydro turbines to light up the world. On 12/25/2018 at 8:53 AM, squonk said: There are Amish all around me. I have seen 5 yr. old boys operating a team of horses pulling a plow with no adults in sight! I have seen the same frightening operations Mike. I remember one encounter last summer where I crested a hill to meet a 5 wide hitch of mules coming at me and taking up both lanes. I managed to get stopped and pull over to let them pass. After the mules passed, I could see the 5-6 year old boy holding the reins on a sulky He could not begin to see over the mules. Behind the driving sulky, he was pulling three empty tobacco wagons. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LengerichKA88 1,883 #6 Posted December 28, 2018 While it’s neat to see the way things used to be, the Amish are notoriously rough on their animals. They treat them little better than the dirt they make them work. Some of the things I saw as a kid wouldn’t fly were they to happen in front of me today. Hope your neighbors are gentler than most. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WVHillbilly520H 10,373 #7 Posted December 28, 2018 It's funny I'm only 47 and my dad used the horses till grandpa bought a new Allis Chalmers B for the horse, so as I was growing up we "farmed" with "horse drawn" equipment right up till my grandpa couldn't do anything anymore (maybe my senior year of high school), still have some of those pieces of equipment around sickle mower, dump rake and a wooden seed drill, thanks for sharing @Ed Kennell. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
