Very interesting your team pulled a farm tractor load once started it seemed easy for them, I've never seen teams work logs in real life, I have always been around machinery, thank you for showing a person like me how much a team can pull.
Ich mag deine Ruhe beim Umgang mit den Tieren. Die Tiere gehorchen dir aufs Wort. Ein gutes Team❣ Ich hoffe, die Waldbesitzer schätzen die Arbeit mit Pferden. Der Boden wird geschont!
Hi. Interesting video. Can you tell me who makes these carts. I'm based in Scotland. Very interested in a single horse cart, that I could ride in. Though a cart that could also convert for a pair or single would be great. Many thanks. Drew
Nice chainwork, one might think , too much messing around but you loose a load once and learn that extra effort is worth the secure load. Pretty slick, thanks for sharing your knowledge. Fine firewood. Hello from Alaska.
@@mariarusso1325 I’m not trying to be rude in asking, but o we know each other? I’m not clear about your reason for this new communication. I’m also not comfortable with having this unexpected communication taking place on Carl’s RU-vid channel under the circumstances of his passing. Thank you for being understanding of these concerns.
Well, the logs will move. They roll side-to-side, and will slide back on the bunk, and then loosen, and the load will fall apart. Working by hand and with horses can be time consuming and arduous, so the bit of extra time and effort to secure the load, will save more time and effort recovering from a failed trip. In some cases a couple chains may work, but this load is traveling 1/2 mile over challenging terrain, with only hand tools to reload and loss. This method was taught to me by men who did this day in and day out, and it has served me well. I had enough failures while trying to perfect it to realize the importance of taking the extra time. 😎
Sure, go ahead. Just be ware of the copyright issues for using the clip with Springstein’s Music. I didn’t have a big problem, but I know I was notified and had to agree to some written statement. Thanks for the interest, Carl
Cathy Heffernan you are correct that the clearance at the axle is low, but the draft and hitch points are almost 24”. The width is narrow, so it can maneuver easily around obstacles, the driver can ride safely, and the lift on the front of the logs provides significant advantage for the horse.....
Just a solid whack across the shoulders, but no broken bones. I was sore, but went back to work in a few days. I was a bit shaken by the surprise..... 35+ years working in the woods and never been hit like that before. hope you are well....
when these older balers first came decades ago many farms didn't have a tractor with a pto as it wasn't the norm yet; hence a engine (e.g Wisconsin 16hp) to be the power for the baler...
They had PTO (I had a 1930 F-30 and a 1941 M Farmall) but the PTO was not live. When you depressed the clutch to stop the tractor motion, the PTO stopped. Live PTO was developed in early 50’s.
+Franklin Michael It is hard to tell... I haven't researched it. I get scraps and other byproducts to compliment their pasture... I consider it importing nutrients. I also keep them on these paddocks beyond the capacity to feed them because I want them to work the soil, eat roots, bugs, etc as my first course of action in reclaiming forestland for pasture.
+l337pwnage It is important to note that most motorized equipment is powered for motion/transport. Powering the PTO and attached equipment requires much less. There is a lot of unused HP in most mechanical applications. Using draft animals for motive power, in combination with small motors for direct power for PTO (etc.) is a very effective and efficient strategy..... all scale dependent mind you.... If horses are used for both motive and mechanical power, such as a ground drive implement, it becomes much more difficult.
Carl Russell : Well, from my anecdotal experience, most of the time we used full throttle on the tractor was when powering equipment, even in stationary applications. Using full throttle simply for moving, even with heavy trailers, would result in unsafe speeds quite quickly. Now that I think about it, though, we could get away with pretty small tractors on a baler, not so much on a chopper. I think in the case of a baler, the huge flywheels they normally have probably do a lot of the work. All the balers we used had massive flywheels.
We make sections about 1/4 acre at a time, and move them over a few acres per season. Really trying to get them to tear up the ground in preparation for reclaiming woodland into pasture.
