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That’s pretty neat. Could be fun to knock around with.

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Nice! Apparently someone should have read a better book!

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I’ve heard people say before, “I’m not gonna work at McD’s, it doesn’t pay enough.” My thought is, then you don’t need the money bad enough. Around here we live a very Spartan lifestyle, but if it came down to me starving or working somewhere I don’t want to, the most common phrase you’ll hear from me will be, “Do you want fries with that?”

For now I’m blessed enough to not have to resort to that….. yet.

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Welcome to DAP from MI. Are you under snow yet? 😮

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That’s a neat story. I always tell new horse owners that are looking for advice the same thing. Whatever you want your commands to be is up to you, just be consistent. It doesn’t matter if PEANUT BUTTER means left and JELLY means right as long as you always use the same commands! lol

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That was neat. Since I don’t get to do much logging with my horses I love to see videos of it being done. I’m especially fond of Shires so I really liked that vid. Thanks for sharing!

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We’ve always mowed with a haybine/ conditioner but the neighbor uses a sickle bar. It really depends on what your hay’s made of. If it’s mostly grass there’s no difference in drying time. If there is mostly alfalfa, ours usually cures a day or two faster than his.

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Oh yeah, and as to the pulling team, they are very small horses pulling a very heavy load. I’d be damn proud of them. Regardless of what country you are in though, the laws of physics remain the same. You should never stand in front of a team of horses pulling a heavy load. You’re one broken evener away from a very bad day. Bad things can happen in a second. I can seak from experience. When I was pulling my geldings over in Ovid last year I broke a hook on my eveners. Had anyone been standing in front of them, they’d have been dead. No doubt about it.

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I think there is a definition problem here. “Tight” and “loose” are relative terms. To me, the girth on a saddle is “tight”. To me belly bands hanging down six inches below there stomach are “loose”. Belly bands and back pads should always be “snug”. I’ve seen four wrecks over the last two years caused by the horses stomping at flies, getting their feet over the belly bands, getting hung up and freaking out. Under no circumstances should they be loose. That is a HORRIBLE accident waiting to happen. Your market strap (strap that goes from back band through tug) should be adjusted so that while the horses are pulling it neither holds up nor pushes down on the tug. It only goes through the strap on the tug for a prevention of forward and back movement of the back band and belly band. Your belly band should be “snug” enough that it holds up the pole strap in line with the quarter straps and breeching for backing. If it’s too loose you’re asking for disaster. If it’s too tight, it’ll be uncomfortable for the horse. Lesson of the day, back bands and belly bans are for support.

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Ha ha ha, that’s cute.

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@Joel 11718 wrote:

How about a shovel & 5 gal bucket hanging off the rear axle. it does require that one stops & scoops.

That’s one way but when you have a young horse I don’t believe in letting go of the lines and walking away from them to scoop.

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The “Bun Bag” connects to the horses tail so when it lifts it’s tail to poop it opens the top of the bag. Lets it lay flatter when not in use. The “Horse Diaper” doesn’t matter what is going on with the tail.

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Congrats! It gets in your blood. I went for years without plowing but once I did it I haven’t quit.

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Thanks everybody. It was alot of work and we’re very proud of what we did. And now we know what to do differant next time as well. I may do a lower slung, rear entry people hauler this spring.

@Does’ Leap 11600 wrote:

I’ve asked this before, but never mastered it. How did you get those pictures in your message?

I use http://www.photobucket.com and just copy the embed code and paste it into the topic. Real easy and works really well.

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Here’s the current finished product. I still want to put the bus seat up higher on a platform so I can see over the horses better. It also now has green horse shoes outlining the farm name. Good enough for now. I had to have it done for the Waterloo Pioneer Day today. More to come when I get around to finishing it.

It’s been a long road but it was well worth it. We were the hit of the day. If I had a dollar for every time I heard a little kid say, “I wanna ride on the John Deere wagon.” I’d be a rich man!

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