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  • February 11, 2011 at 8:52 pm #42432
    patrick terry
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    Hello, my name is Patrick Terry, I live in Montville, ME. I cut 4 foot pulpwood,
    and firewood. I use a Dray to yard the wood with a single Belgian that I own and team of Gray Percheron Mares, that a friend owns. The dray is 14 feet long spruce poles attached to a bobsled, it pivots like a fifth wheel.
    Draftanimalpower is a very special community of people, and I felt like sharing what I do. thanks.

    February 11, 2011 at 11:24 pm #65624
    jac
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    Hey Patrick.. you certainly are in great company, welcome. Good friendly bunch.. I put my foot in it on here a while back when someone mentioned a “dray”:o.. im sure you will find the thread 😀 ..
    John

    February 12, 2011 at 12:29 am #65618
    Carl Russell
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    Patrick…. Welcome.

    How are things going this winter? How’s Bob doing?

    Carl

    February 12, 2011 at 2:46 am #65625
    patrick terry
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    Bob is doing O.K. , got his feet trimmed, farrier said he trimmed Bob over 20 years ago, and that he was a great pulling horse. he got ranker after the trim, very tender soles, very likely foundered on his front feet. He doesn’t know “whoa” I found out. I have ground twitched a cord with him this winter. The gray mares have yarded 20 cords of fir pulp, they are 1,500 lbs a piece. Very nice team but they like to run.
    It shaped up to be quite the winter. The deep snow makes for better roads and easier yarding the wood, keeps the dray above rocks, hummicks, stumps and what-ever, tougher on the chopping and swamping though, but I really love hard, hard work wicked hard. The harder the better. Cant spell tun but I can move it..Patrick

    February 12, 2011 at 3:05 pm #65620
    john plowden
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    Welcome Patrick – Glad to hear your still giving it a go –
    John

    February 12, 2011 at 3:16 pm #65623
    Tim Harrigan
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    when I was a little younger working on the farm and doing construction work, when I leaned into something it moved. They must be making things heavier now. Hard work is good stuff, focuses the mind. Go to work.

    February 15, 2011 at 1:01 pm #65621
    jen judkins
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    Hey Patrick, great to hear from you! Jennifer.

    February 15, 2011 at 10:35 pm #65622
    near horse
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    Hi Patrick,

    Welcome and glad you’re here.

    February 15, 2011 at 11:53 pm #65619
    Scott G
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    Patrick,
    Great to hear you are still at it after MOFGA LIF! Hope you can take that experience and continue to move forward with it…
    -Scott

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