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Participanthi jen, you could try backin’ up till something worked well again, like going back to your instructor with his plow to get reno going again. or having your guy come with his plow to your place and helping you there. if its any cosolation, i was plowing night before with a plow i’ve had for years, and one side stopped plowing well. i kept adjusting it til i forgot where i started with it. so i was lost. i kept going with the one side and yesterday, by some miracle, which might just have been a nights sleep, it started going again, but i can’t tell you why and thats the aggravating part. must be the stars and planets. good luck, mitch
Participanted, i like this plow(McD)great, but i had a sulky plow once, and traded it for a 30-30. it was a wiard plow, made in batavia, n.y. i beleive. it was the best plow i ever plowed with, but i didn’t know it at the time. if you ever find one, grab it and give it a go and see what you think. mitch
Participantbristol, bremen, jefferson? whitefield, alna. have you heard of ken and adrienne, or don webb? give us a shout, you are surrounded with hoss folk. thanks, mitch
Participantevery one we ever made was like a short stoneboat. the chain passed around the log or tree and through the nose of your devil to your evener. you end up pulling the wood on a short hitch picking up or lifting the wood as much as you can, just like you were twitching it. the go devil just goes along for the ride on its own keeping your wood free of dirt, mud, roots and stumps. are you making some sharp turns, mark?
Participanthey jason, had a great time. gotta say i wouldn’t have minded tagging along on some of your trip, too. next time, were goin’ to scotland. judging by the speed it took getting through customs when we told them we’d been on farms, getting your colt into the country can’t be that easy. are you going to canada first? hope all goes well with the volcano. they canceled two flights just ahead of us to scotland and let us go.
the woman, frankie, i mentioned earlier, she and her husband have been in the business for about 15 years now and have some connection with simon, and give him high marks. it was a great time for me. i spoke with john (jac) by phone 3 times while we were there, and new what he was saying inspite of the scottish accent, so maybe horse is a language in and of itself. best wishes, and maybe see you over there sometime. mitchParticipanthi jen, thanks. everyone should be able to get a chance to boost their batteries now and again. don’t know what that means but i came back like a ball o’fire. i feel like one of those windup toys that goes till it crashes into something, then heads off in another direction and hits something else, then heads off again. right now i’m building a stonehenge out of used farm machinery out here in the pasture. i actually saw the magna charta, sitting in salisbury cathedral. 1215. the great grand-daddy of our constitution. i’ve never seen our constitution. hmm? life is good. thanks again, how’s that plowing going? mitch
Participanthey john, it’s the same idea as a hall clock. suspended weights, right? what if you had a false bottom in your basket, heavy hardware cloth, or expanded iron, that would pass your fertilizer but hold the weight of the bag, with a brake, and the descent ran the chain to your spinner. release the brake, and everything is in motion. then everything depends on emptying your bag before it hits bottom. timing, really. interesting idea.
Participantthe verticle strap adjusts your depth, and the circular rig adjusts furrow width along with the lever that straightens out the pole. when you set your point, lower the other share as well and that levels out the plow in the ground. also while you are plowing make sure the draft shifts over on the rod connecting the two beam ends to the plow that you are using. when you are using two horses adjust the pole so the plow points to the land taking soil, and with three you point the plow to the plowed ground giving up soil. looks like your points still have some life. i think they called it the success plow. hope you have lots. mitch
Participanthey john, what about a flywheel? like a baler. your horse could slow down but the spinner would have its own momentum. then maybe the problem would be on the other end wanting to spread when you stop. but you have the choice then to shut off the supply. don’t know. can’t quite see it yet, but maybe. mitch
Participanted, saw your pictures. couldn’t see the front end of the beams too good. but i think you have a mccormick deering no.1 two way plow. sfj has a set up book. see if the adjustment on the front end of the plow is a circular adjustment with a not right in the center. should have a steel strap bolted on there to adjust up and down. it’s a strange way to adjust. instead of going up-down and side ways, it adjusts in a circular method. good plow, and fairly easy to get points for if thats what you have.
Participantonce you become a plowin’ junkie, the next step is a harrowin’ addict.
Participanted, set over onto harrowed ground, and run a string from two stakes 100′ apart.try cultivating the stringline for awhile till he gets it. the string will take alot of abuse before it breaks, if it’s strong enough cord.
Participantha-ha! can’t fool an old clyde man. yes, a sad tale. apparantly, a friend putting up a barn frame several years ago, had a terrible accident and left a boy badly injured, and maybe killed him. the barn sat unfinished for some time and everyone got their courage up again and tried to continue, but this time, a bent got away, and crushed a man, leaving him injured for life. this is one of his horses, being worked on, apparently for resale. the plan is to replace the heavy horses with a pony to keep the injured man in horses. not a very nice story, but maybe a happy ending. don’t know about the barn. there is another picture with the young woman working her ardiennes. see if i can find it. thanks, mitch
Participantanother mainiac, glad to hear it. i’m a builder, too. seems to work well together. best of luck, mitch
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a few photos of jonathon and fiona waterers farm in north devon, thanks, mitch
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