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ParticipantVariety is the spice of life,
And cheap education!Remember Mickey – “Try it you’ll like it!”
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And yes you can start them in bow yokes til they are old enough to head yoke, but this pair was for a friend of mine and will not head yoke them.
ParticipantI would have mounted the vertical evener on the end of that tongue, solid, and eliminated that chain going back between the wheel team, they are going to carry the weight of the pole anyway, and the leaders line of draft would remain the same. Also, since your hitched so far out you could use a narrower singltree, lengthen the chain distnce from the vertical evener to the single tree and shorten the leaders trace chains to keep the singltree way from the wheelers.
ParticipantThere were people that did use a leather harness on oxen and drive them like horses!
June 27, 2012 at 10:00 pm in reply to: Train My First Yoke of Oxen or Buy a Yoke of Oxen to Train Me? #74349ParticipantI am going to be getting started in farming with draft animals soon.
The important fact of this thread is this sentence.
I do farm with oxen, and I do train calves. If this person is seriously going to to do farm tasks with oxen then that is what he needs, then he needs to bring on a pair of calves of his own training. I do not know of any breed that as calves can do farm work in any capacity for several years. My mentors Howard Van ord and Bud Kluchnik, showed me that your desire to do more and more can lead to overusing and souring a pair of calves. Some new englanders are only pulling or showing but both Howard and Ray Ludwig sold “Using teams ” last year and they would have ideal for this theoretical situation! I have watched many people, like Tim Harigan said, that do under work their young teams and then seem perplexed at the fact that they will not do the assigned tasks. There are great teams out there if you look and spend the time and ask the tough questions. If you don’t get an answer that suits you, keep looking.
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And make sure you get good new yokes, good equipment is cheaper in the long run.
“Life on a farm is a school of patience,
* * * * * you can’t hurry the crops*
* * * * *or make an ox in two days”June 27, 2012 at 6:36 pm in reply to: Train My First Yoke of Oxen or Buy a Yoke of Oxen to Train Me? #74348ParticipantWhere are you located in Tennessee ?
June 27, 2012 at 10:31 am in reply to: Train My First Yoke of Oxen or Buy a Yoke of Oxen to Train Me? #74347ParticipantThe formula would be to find a grown team that you could get the teamster to aid you in getting all the nuances for that specific team, and while you have a great team to help, start a pair of calves to bring along to your specific requirements! There are a some good teamsters that will be invaluable in aiding in you learning to use the teams they sell, especially when they know that their teams are going to productive homes, with enthusiastic new teamsters.
Participant@oxspan 35526 wrote:
That’s the name I was looking for. Gives me something to search for.
ThanksI have some literature from a friend named Sam if you want it.
Participant@oxspan 35513 wrote:
Chris, Is there a name on that plow? That’s a pretty smart outfit.
Other than Oliver no…..
What name r u looking for?ParticipantIt goes with head yoke cattle and I was trying to slow them down!
When they’re in public they are speed demons!
At home not at all……oh well!
“my oxen………I think I’ll keep em’ “Participant
bright and lion on the vineyard plow in plot #1
bright and lion on the walking plow in plot #20
finished plot#1
finished plot #20http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojWIVwlpNH4&feature=youtube_gdata_player
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2wb7bEM1zA&feature=youtube_gdata_player
ParticipantParticipantSo how exactly does this attach?
ParticipantWhat would the price on the calves be please.
ParticipantI have seen singles worked but not teams.
ParticipantBut it does take some conditioning, and I do think the ” zebu” breeds which we call Brahman in the US, would help with breeding, to continental or English breeds, to deal genetically with heat, disease and pest tolerance. I have tried to locate such breeds over the past 16 years but the beef market and it’s mentality have retarded farmers thinking about the possibilities for the influenced breeds, outside the sale barn. Conscience driving will tell you your cattles tolerance range, and humane use will extend their abilities.
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