[AT] Slightly OT: horse drawn implements

[John Hall]

I've seen the PTO power carts hooked to modern equip. Must be some fairly 
level ground to pull a no till planter with all that weight.

You mention using stationary balers. How are they pulling them, with flat 
belts (original set up) or do they have modern engines mounted on them?

I don't know if it was of "Amish" design but I saw a fellow demonstrating 
some horses one time pulling a 3pt chisel plow/field cultivator. It was  a 
Cat1 implement hooked to a cart with a tractor 3pt lift. The pump was 
battery powered.

John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene Dotson" <gdotsly at watchtv.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2007 8:28 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Slightly OT: horse drawn implements


>    John'
>    I live near De Graff, Ohio, about 45 miles north of Dayton.
>    Equipment and customs are set by each individual community. Here there
> are no covered buggies or bicycles, no electric or phones. Just north of 
> me
> near Belle Center, they have covered buggies and ride bicycles. Use
> stationary hay balers and can have phones in the house and electricity
> powered by generators.
>    Near Grabill, Indiana, they use modern machinery pulled by horses 
> behind
> a PTO power cart. Even saw a John Deere 4 row no till planter pulled this
> way. They use modern balers pulled this way. All have to run on steel
> wheels. Still no tractors usde there.
>
>                Gene
>
>