Good work, Brenda asks good questions.. My Dad used to chain logs to the disk and cement blocks on that upper shelf, but yeah, differant soil, we needed the extraweight in the marshy grass, low land. We had the same problem with the front right, my brother eventually took it all apart for bearings bushings and blades, but it may have ended up a parts disc and replaced.. They wear out. Always stones, that's the advantage of a marsh delta sometimes, low or some yrs, low or no stones. Thanks. Looked like a party over by the hay wagon. :-)
With all the prep work your wheat can only do great. Let us see when it germinates . Hope it does well for you. Brother is good source of information. Thank you for sharing. 🐴🐴🐴
I was just wondering how you got de rocks outa de field. ❤ a rock boat. 😅 hope yall have a gr8 day. Wishing i cld see de rest of de storry, like putting them away, ect. 'Interesting' i think often.❤. Gr8 to see Tudy be driving them. 😊 ❤❤❤❤❤
My Grandpa was the youngest of 6 boys. When he was 6 years old he and his brothers were out in the field helping their dad pick rocks. Grandpa was picking rocks the size of small potatoes. His my Great Grandfather asked why he was picking such little rocks? His reply was, if we pick them when are small they won't grow to the big ones the his big brother Edger was trying to lift. My Great Grandfather and Grandpa's brothers all fell down and rolled in the field laughing. It really did feel like they were growing stones some days.
The horses being so big and powerful I imagine they expect to do heavy work, and I think it helps when you talk softly to them, I really believe they understand, I am so glad you treat them kindly, I could never abuse any animal, I've seen some horses at Country Fairs that are used for pulling competition and they seem eager to pull the sledge as soon as they are hooked to it.
Jimm just my observation, when you were discing looking at the horses walking towards you the two black horses were scuffing the ground with there front foot toes, with a puff of dust, the brown horse was walking with a flat foot and not scuffing his toes, it may be just the breed , your the man to ask.
Nice job, we always had the youngest that could drive a small tractor, drive while a few picked rocks. We usually walked as fast or faster than the tractor but that was exciting times for the young driver, it was for me when I was the youngest.
Good day from Ont. We live in waterloo county, were settlers from US came too back in 1800's. I live in house end of farm. our neighbors are nearly all Mennonites. They all have very succesful business. 100 ac, farm 1.5 million $. The neighbors are selling most of there horse machinery to group of Amish or ? & all they use is machinery for horses & old style of farming. Someone said we have 56 different groups of Mennonites here. So all my neighbors will possibly sow with drill& rest is custom. It is interesting watching this. Thanks for now
Only getting to catch up on older videos now. That’s quite a lot of rocks to get. The sled works pretty effectively. Did you have to get all your equipment custom made? Is there a company that manufactures this gear or should I know better that of course you made it all yourself 😀
Can you do a video on the detail of the stone boat? Not an implement we see in our part of the world, but I think it would really come in handy for a single horse hauling hay and fire wood in the winter.
Sad that the band was up that early. Much nicer just to hear the creaking of the harness and the rattle of the machinery. I did a lot of that as a kid and we didn't even have a pocket radio. .
Bill, Harold again from NC. How often do you have to re-shoe the horses, and, except for working, do the horses stay in the stalls all the time? Well, maybe just a pun. Since the horses don't know if you want them to back up 6 inches, or 2 feet, it's good to see that you have all of your fingers🤘😷 do
We shoe every 6-8 weeks and no, they don’t stay in their stalls all the time, they go out to the barnyard a lot and in the summer they go out to pasture
I am fairly new to your channel and am enjoying watching the horses work. How many hours a day can you work them hard pulling an implement? Would like to see a video just on your carts. Are they homemade or purchased? What type of axels were used in the construction of the carts? How wide and why that width....
Jim, Nice explanation of the line arrangement of the lines for three abreast. We had occasion to be in Lancaster county a couple years ago and seen many of the Amish using team lines and a jockey stick for the third horse. Seems hard on the mouth to me. Is rock picking something that has to be done in your part of the country after every spring plowing there? Hope it stays dry enough for you to seed. Inch of rain here today. Thank you The King family.
You’re good at resource management. Give the team a rest while Bill earns his keep. Wouldn’t you think after working the same ground for a few years that the stones would be all picked. The idea that they grow in the field like any other crop is universally accepted by farmers everywhere. Part of the job I guess. Keep those harnesses jingling. 😎👍👏
Without twine he would more likely than not have to use wire... or duct tape and that would be cost prohibitive if'n ya know what I mean.... ( : used to use burlap bags before the course of plastic.
Small favor to ask, Jim !! Please look towards the camera when you speak. Then we can hear what you're saying !! You presumably have a directional "directional" mike on your camera - so as long as the microphone on your camera is aimed directly at the speaker it can pick up your voice and everyone can hear what you're saying !! Even turning your head to the side we can't hear what you're saying. AND, I hate missing what you're saying Jim !! Thank you !!
Do love your stone clearing technique . . . but you could pick up an extra 150 lbs if you walked . . . I never hitched a ride when I worked a team, and yes I was a lot younger then. Cheers.
When you have horses standing in front of a forecart and disk with nobody at their heads while the traces are being hooked, you really have to be able to trust them. All hell could break loose, if they decided to walk or take off. Your horses are behaving perfectly.
@@WorkingHorsesWithJim I have had horses for 57 years, I can tell when they are perfect. I had horses that could be treated like yours, but those that I have now, and since I do not work them a fraction of what you do, I only hitch at a hitch-rail or directly in the barn. I am writing this primarily for people who might not have the experience and would try to copy what you do. That's only for the horse master!!!
DEAR JIM: I MUST BE MISSING SOMETHING. I MOVED OFF THE FARM INTO THE CITY TO WORK AND WE USED TRACTORS. SO WHY YOU WANT TO GO BACKWARDS.. DO YOU HAVE THE AMMISH FEVER.
