[AT] Slightly OT: horse drawn implements

[Gene Dotson]

    These implements are very common with my Amish neighbors. They still use 
the binders and threshing machines. Also plow with the sulky plows and put 
the hay up loose. Many of them are running with the tounques cut short and 
pull them behind a forecart with the seats mounted on them. Some of the 
carts have 2 or 3 seats on them so the young kids can ride with them.
    They use no tractors for any power and use mostly diesel stationary 
engines. I do some of their maintenance work and not unusual to see a 
turbocharged 6 cylinder White diesel on a hammermill to grind feed.
    Four families bought 143 acres across the road from me. They plowed 22 
straight days with 3 and 4 teams of 8 horses pulling 2 bottom plows to 
finish their fall plowing. Would have liked to have taken a picture of them 
working, but they don't allow their picture to be taken. Would have titled 
it "Amish Plowdays". It was a sight each morning seeing them bringing the 
teams to the farm leading them behind the buggies.

                    Gene



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Al Walker" <alwalker at gvtel.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2007 7:04 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Slightly OT: horse drawn implements


> Right on, Gene.
> I had never seen that type of operation before. Very interesting.  Those
> binders were especially interesting to me.  I have a working McCormick
> binder like those in the video, except that the pole on mine has been
> shortened for tractor use.
>
> Al in NW MN
>
> Gene Dotson wrote:
>
>>    This is not a hay loader. It is a shook loader and what they are 
>> loading
>>are the bundles of wheat that were cut in the first video.
>>
>>                Gene
>>
>>
>>
>
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