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Joshua Kingsley
ParticipantSo how is the ride in the GMC Envoy in hummer clothing? The H2 was built on the Youkon platform, with the only “true” hummer on it’s own base frame. At least that is what I was old by my friend who works on them all at a dealership.
I still like the one drawn by the horses the best. Cheep to run with plenty of power 😉 If ya ever get stuck you just need to add another team.
JoshuaParticipantThe harnesses are back on the market as I have sold my little ponies. I also have another collar that I would sell as well.
ParticipantI see the economics worked out like you have layed out in the previous post and for those of us wit several horses or even multiple teams it can really take a bite out of the bottom line.
A few years back I had 4 to 7 teams here most of the time. I learned to do my own trimming because I had a farrier who was willing to teach and the cost was high. I also had a few horses that I did hire him to do simply because he had the knowledge of how to properly correct an issue. He also set shoes on one of my mares while I was able to set the pulling shoes on my logging teams myself now after a few years with out having a team working I am hesitant to set a shoe on the new horses.
JoshuaParticipantJean,
I sent you a Pm about some tack.
JoshuaParticipantR,
I was thinking alot about you today as I was working with some horses. If you really like your neighbor’s younger team of mules make him an offer on them. It could be in passing or just straight out ask him if he would consider selling them to you. It would be worth a shot as they are what you seem to be looking to find. I have done this a couple of times once I was shot down cold and the other time I was really lucky and the guy said he would let me have the horse in question.Any way it was just a thought. Joshua
ParticipantI have always trimmed my own drafts and even my ponies. I learned how to reset a shoe from a farrier and have helped shoe my own horses in the past. I have some experience in setting my drafts with shoes when I was logging though I haven’t shod a smaller horse so was hesitant to set any on the haflingers.
The main reason for thinking of shoeing the haflingers is that Charlie is showing some brusing on his front soles as his hoof wall wore down to the sole while on the black top. I am hoping to set shoes to prevent him from going lame while working him still.
On another note I was also thinking that shoes would help with traction while pulling on the slick surfaces I am working on right now.
ParticipantJen, I was doing alot of road driving so I was worried more about them wearing down on the blacktop. That was the motivation for shoes, I wouldn’t need shoes being on all sand here on the farm otherwise.
JoshuaParticipantThey were often outfitted with a Wisconsin engine. There was a flat belt that ran from a pully on the engine and then went to the flywheel. I believe that they were often in the 16 to 20 hp range. I do know that one of the people that I had helped with one of those balers we actually removed the engine and switched it over to PTO at her request. One thing about the wisconsins was their larger cylinder bore so they could “lug” more.
JoshuaParticipantsome # 46 balers were equipped with motors from the begining. One thing with that peticular model is that they require an even feed rate and they are also some what picky on the flywheel rpm. I would reccomend getting the new knotter knife blades and installing them before I even tried to make a single bale. They are pretty cheap and are a great way to reduce agrivation. One other thing with the #46 is that they are Heavy… When they work they will really bale the hay.
Joshua
ParticipantI agree whole hartedly Joel.
I know of a few guys with skidders who are really good at what they do leaving little impact at all while I have been to one place that used horses and oxen that really made a mess.
I think there is to much generalization on what happens when X type of crew goes in. I do know that there are real good people in both fields and some that crossover between the two on hybrid jobs.
Just my .02 worth
Joshua
ParticipantI have been getting out some firewood with the Halflinger geldings recently. When I was in the woods on Tuesday they were wild eyed and crazy. They were blowing and acting nutty. I got out one hitch and headed back in for another when they really went nuts. The only thing I can figure is that they had gotten badly spooked by something. When the air changed a little there was a smell like I had never encountered before, a combination of skunk and rotting meat:confused:. I had been all over the woodlot the night before looking at what I was going to cut. The only thing I could figure was there was a Fisher-cat in there somewhere.
I took them out of the woods and for a long drive and they were great.
Yesterday when I got back to dragging out some wood they were nervous for the first hitch, calmer for the next two and almost dead quiet on the rest.Is this a normal response when you encounter something like a Fisher? I have always worked my big horses in the woods and never had this type of reaction out of them.
Joshua
ParticipantHere are two pictures of the little lady she is about 13hh as of today.
ParticipantDonn,
I’ll try to get some pictures up in the next few days. Don’t you have a suffolk mare over there?Joshua
ParticipantJen,
I know what you mean…. The little guys are chatching heck here as I am ready to start spring work. We went for a drive that lasted about 12 miles yesterday after a few days dragging wood out. It was lots of fun and I want to go again. Now the issue is getting another set of collars as they have sweated out of the ones I was using.Joshua
ParticipantI am quite supprised at what the little team of haflingers I just got can do. I had them hooked to a cherry log that was 14 foot long and about 15 inches at the butt and 13 at the tip yesterday. They have been turned out for quite a while and they still didn’t balk at the load, they dug in there and took it out of the woods. We have a 1/2 mile of farm road from where we are cutting to the house and they stopped 3 times with the log and only because I made them.
I will second that they are smart! Another thing that I have noticed over the weekend is that they can be as nice as pie or as hot as can be all within the blink of an eye. The biggest chalange with these two is hooking them to the forecart, they act like they have never worked with a pole so that can make for an adventure hooking up the first time, nothing some sweat and many times hooking and un-hooking won’t cure.
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