[Ed Thayer]

great intro, welcome to the group.

Ed

[Ed Thayer]

Jared,

I think some video will be taken and posted on utube. Sorry to hear you can’t make it.

Ed

[Ed Thayer]

Log Scoot Raffle to benefit
Draft Animal Power Network

DAPNet will be constructing a log scoot as part of the Logging workshop at the Farm School in Athol, Ma December 8th and 9th.

…Ticket sales will be used by DAPNet to help fund future events and clinics.

Tickets are $10.00 ea or 2 for $18.00 and may be purchased at the event and the scoot will be available for some lucky teamster to take home at the end of the weekend.

You do not have to be present to win, however the winner will be responsible for pick up at the Farm School.

[Ed Thayer]

Mark,

I was just guessing 8 hp considering the trailing mowing machines on the market are using 5 hp Honda’s to power a 7′ sickle bar.

I have a 8hp Honda I pulled off a snow blower that was scraped and use it for my wood splitter. Way more power than I need but it was free and in excellent condition.

Ed

[Ed Thayer]

I will add those two questions to the survey document.

Ed

[Ed Thayer]

Great,

Thank you Jean, I can make copies and we can get the attendees to fill it out at the workshop.

Ed

[Ed Thayer]

Jean,

Have you got a copy of this document? Could you forward it on to me when you get a chance. Does anyone have any other input? Are we forgetting anything?

How are the registrations coming?

Ed

[Ed Thayer]

Mark,

Are you looking to just run a tedder? Or maybe some other impliment in the future? I would guess an 8hp honda would do it, though that is just a guess. I will be interested in what you come up with.

Ed

[Ed Thayer]

Evan,

I did see somewhere a McCormick Deering riding cultivator converted to single horse application by attaching a set of shafts off to one side so the cultivator would straddle the row crop. Maybe it was on u-tube?

Ed

[Ed Thayer]

Jay,

You may participate if you wish. There should be plenty of work to do in the woods. Jen will not have a single there so we may need horses to twitch to the landings.

Bradley Teeter would be better to chat with as he and Joe Zorin are working to lay out the cut.

Ed

[Ed Thayer]

Yes, there is still plenty of room for this workshop.

You can download the Registration here as well: http://www.draftanimalpowernetwork.org/dapnet-events

Ed

[Ed Thayer]

Thanks for starting the thread Andy. I would add that partnerships with other regional organizations are important and one criteria regarding event planning should be that the organization should share several or all of DAPNet’s goals.

I think we have been doing much of what you have discussed to some extent but we need to refine the approach. A written checklist or some sort of event document could be drafted identifying whether a proposed event is in line with our overall mission. Perhaps Tim Harrigan’s cube diagram might be helpful.

Ed

[Ed Thayer]

Athol Logging Workshop Registration Form :

[Ed Thayer]

@Carl Russell 36811 wrote:

Ed, horses shed their frogs from time to time…. If he is not limping I wouldn’t worry. I would also not trim it…….

Carl

Thank you Carl. I had not seen that before. I just wanted to make sure it was not going to interfere with his mobility. It does not appear to bother him.

Ed

[Ed Thayer]

Thinking of you bud. Hard to see a good friend move along.

Ed

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