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Joshua Kingsley
ParticipantSounds like it is time to forget the tractor and have a horse drawn forwarder 🙂
JoshuaParticipantThis Mare and Filly are sold, Thanks for the interest.
JoshuaParticipantLooks like a great job. Makes me long to go back into the woods. Keep up the good work
JoshuaParticipantRod,
That photo of your team is like my mares. They have nice manes to work with where as my geldings manes were over 30 inches long and about 4 inches thick. On both sides of the neck…. It makes for sore shoulders if I work them for several days in a row. So I have taken off alot of the mane to help with the shoulders and collar fit. Now I am thinking I may just take off the rest and let it grow out a bit again as they grow about an inch and a half or better a month.Joshua
ParticipantSo true it’s scary…. makes you wonder if the USA is all that people think it is….
ParticipantWhat size round bale? How hard are they baled? My dad bales 4X4 bales that are like rocks, and my neighbor bales 5X5 bales that weigh less than dad’s. If they are dry and weigh about 800 or so pounds then they won’t be much of an issue. Where as if they are a ton each then I would say you are more likely to have problems.
It also depends on how you want to move them. On a sled or as a giant tire, or on a set of wheels, ect… There was a post a wihle back on Rural Heritage front porch with photos of a single Fjord mare pulling them up hill and all over.
JoshuaParticipantYou will want a Collar and Hame style harness for heavy work. Look around and see if there is anyone around you that is doing what you want to get done with your horse and don’t be afraid to ask lots of questions.
As for dragging round bales you can use a chain and a single tree or some pipes that have a holder welded on to the ends and a chain that makes it into a giant roller, there are as many ways to move them as there are people moving them..Joshua
ParticipantSounds really good. I am glad that you have taken the time to go back and work with this promising stallion. You should have a real nice team if things work out with hooking him and Hermes. Best of luck and be safe in those woods.
JoshuaParticipantI can’t help much with a single haflinger on a mower. I use a pair on a JD#3 with a 5 foot bar. They are geldings about 900-1000# each and I have found that when the mowing is going good you should stop them, back up a little and let them blow. The best reward is rest. Others with more knowledge can chime in here because I am only starting to get this team of geldings used to “farm” work they are great in a carriage but don’t really like to get into the harder work.
Joshua
ParticipantGet around the wife or anyone else. Look for a used washer on the cheep and set it up in the barn. Works great for blankets, towels, collar pads and any thing else that may get you shot… Joshua
ParticipantThanks I will do that in the AM if the weather is not too bad.
ParticipantThat is a really awsome link. Makes me wish that I had more time with those that are fading fast and would be able to learn all that I can while they are on this earth.
Joshua
ParticipantA grass board can be made from a piece of pine, the stick can be a dowel that is cut on an angle and bolted to the board. If you need some measurements I can try to get them off from my JD #3.
Joshua
ParticipantCarl,
If you want a 5 inch pine training yoke with PVC bows that are 4 inch let me know. I would be happy to let timber barrow it or keep it. It is a bit crude but effective.
JoshuaParticipantI personally find it interesting that we have not had an Agriculturally tied president since Jimmy Carter. It was in the Constitution that the president was supposed to own their own business and be a FARMER lets see if that ever happens again.
Joshua
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