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Livewater Farm
ParticipantHey George how is that new horse working for you havent heard any progress reports
BillParticipantbeen very hard to make good dairy quality feed this season making balage has been a real challenge also never mind the weather when we do get a small
window we either can not get on a field or end up spending more time stuck than making hayBill
Participantleader evaporator /grimm rutland vermont
ParticipantGeorge for some reason I can never get your videos to work error sign keeps coming up after starting video and getting thru the title
Carl looks like the baler is working good for you always made a good bale for me just could not handle my big thick windrows at anything less than a crawl
BillParticipantLooking to buy 2 good used adjustable collars size 20-22inch to start a young pair of fillies in anyone out there with anything this will not be their last collars so hate to buy new
BillParticipantsame older model and color as the one I own you will want to put a hand rail on it and go to work
Bill
Participantwe always figure on 2-3# of grain per # of meat with waste milk and pasture
Bill
Participantbeen growing garlic since 1988 started out with 8/10 varieties and have thin it down to 2
german white and a variety we call bulgarian got it from a women visitig a friend from bulgaria she was a healer and this garlic was in her tool kit very strong and hardy stiff neck been acclimated to southern vt soils now performs well and is great used to make my pesto stores well and large gloves easy to peel
used to grow 1/2 acre of garlic but now down to about 1000ft age and labor getting to me as well as we no longer do any farmer markets used to do 5 markets a week with everything from meat to cheese
Bill
ParticipantEd I use both types of tedder in my dairy operation by far the rotary tedder does a better job
I use the grimm onsmaller fields when I know weather will last otherwise the kuhn
grimm needs just a forecart kuhn a pto cart and my 17ft can be some work for a team on hilly ground 3 would be easier
call me may have equipment you can try before you spend money
Bill
ParticipantGeorge it is an old vcr tape Iam not technical enough even to post photos
BillParticipantthe smaller wheels havent been an issue the wheel size has to do with rotation for 540rpm on the ford rearend used for the drive system(ford viesta rearend I was told) I have studded tires on mine you can also but chains on the tires if traction becomes an issue I feel the weight of the cart helps with the traction also I intend to put a hand rail on mine so when standing while driving I have some thing to lean against the electronic foot pedels can be a pain if not operated correctly and will short out at least in the early models I removed mine and replaced with hand pumped hydrolics the design of the cart puts you up above your horses so you have a good view of both the teams and the field I have the promo video put out back in the 80s show 3horses running a 7 ft haybine and 5ft brushhog
BillParticipantGeorge I own a teamster 2000 bought used 5years ago paid $ 3000 FOR IT WAS A WORTHWHILE PURCHASE i USE 2 HORSES ON IT TO RAKE WITH A 10 ROTARY RAKE AND A 17FT 4 ROTOR TEDDER I PUT A BENCH SEAT ON IT AND REPLACE BATTERY HYDROLICS WITH A MANUAL HYDROLIC PUMP HATED RUNNING OUT OF BATTERY POWER THE MACHINE WAS REALLY BUILT TO USE 3 HORSES ON MOST EQUIPMENT IS HEAVEY BUT PULLS EASILY THE PTO HOOK UP IS MUCH EASIER TO GET AT THEN THE I&j forecarts and the large 3rd dolly wheel moves and turns without much effort I like mine but was very pricey at new price of $5ooo
I hear the Amish use them on corn pickers and other such equipment
BillParticipanthe needs to be groomed up some and have his feet trimmed he would have done the job for me but things changed here on thr farm
I was impressed the way he ground drove after not being worked for quite a while he will stand and gee and haw back I would have taken a chance on him myself I have worked quite a few horses so I would have gotten along with him and gotten my sugaring done with him but I also think a beginner would do alright
BillParticipantthere is a gelding for sale next town over shutesbury mass 413 253 4707 11yr old has done lots of single work I DROVE HIM THURS. he might do the job for you
ParticipantIam starting to calf and may have some normandy /jersey cross bulls coming 50 /50 chance
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