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  • July 30, 2010 at 3:24 am #41863
    Scott G
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    Pretty cool silent vid of back in the day.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qvfw-QxuP50&NR=1

    July 30, 2010 at 11:53 am #61519
    mitchmaine
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    thanks scott for finding that one. that was great. those little hosses were pulling a load.

    July 30, 2010 at 1:48 pm #61520
    Matthew
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    Nice pic thank god for the invention of the chain saw. It is amazing what a horse can pull on snow. I like the part whair the sasquach helps stack wood.:D

    July 30, 2010 at 11:17 pm #61514
    Carl Russell
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    Frickin’ Snow.

    Carl

    March 27, 2011 at 2:15 pm #61517
    Tim Harrigan
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    Carl Russell;19986 wrote:
    Frickin’ Snow.

    Carl

    You got that right. A little goes a long way this time of the year.:(

    March 28, 2011 at 12:39 pm #61515
    J-L
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    Neat video Scott. No chubby guys working that job. Those men would work most modern men to death. Liked their horses too.

    March 28, 2011 at 2:53 pm #61521
    jac
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    Thanks for finding that one Scott.. I recon your right JL.. wouldnt want to pick a bar fight with those guys:D….
    John

    March 28, 2011 at 5:09 pm #61523
    FELLMAN
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    Thats amazing vid thanks for posting it , the loads are huge ! them horses and men must have been very fit and strong !

    March 29, 2011 at 4:36 am #61522
    leehorselogger
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    @J-L 25947 wrote:

    Neat video Scott. No chubby guys working that job. Those men would work most modern men to death. Liked their horses too.

    most were dead by 45….we had tiebuckers who would stack 2 green 9 foot ties at a time….they worked to the point that they beat their bodies apart….or drank themselves to death

    March 29, 2011 at 12:40 pm #61516
    J-L
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    We still see lot’s of tie hack cabins and other things around here too. You’re right, they lived a rough life. Lot’s of them were Swedes.
    We camp in the summer by a place called the Splas Dam. They used it to pool up water and flush the ties down country toward the rail roads. My dad was still finding ties stuck in the creek banks when he was a young man.
    Lingodog13 on here found a lot of pictures at the county library pertaining to the local tie hacks. Very neat stuff. It’d be nice if she posted some.

    March 29, 2011 at 2:26 pm #61518
    Michel Boulay
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    Cool video these guys didn’t need to be coaxed to go to bed like we say they slep like a log. Amazing what a horse can pull in the right conditions.
    Thats about the amount of snow we got this winter in just 2 months.
    From no snow at christmas to 4 feet of the white stuff at the end of february. Had some warm spell last two weeks and it is going down pretty good but still a good 2 feet left. Here are a couple of pics. Snow got over the fence for a while.[ATTACH]1731.jpg” />

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