A little draft horse equipment at auction

[Scott G]

Kevin,
I think I know of him. Ask him if he used to log for Chuck Dennis of the Colorado Sate Forest Service down at Genesee. I think he may have shot a video with them around 1980 or so with Denny Lynch.
-Scott

[Anonymous]

Are you still finding decent logging work, Scott G?

I was looking Ray up on the internet because a close mutual friend of ours (ret. Fire Chief) passed on and I haven’t seen him since we married and moved from the mountains. That’s how I found you all here. *hello* Here’s an article from some years back, Ray is well known and liked in that area, nice guy.

http://tinyurl.com/yhw3s62

If you’re still interested, blue80, you could request a 7 day return guarantee so you can inspect it. I wouldn’t ask for more, since someone could use that equipment and send it back. Avoids the crap shoot aspect, anyway. Leather and metal stay in good condition longer in that high semi-dry climate than around here and it’s also a shorter work season than in some other areas, something to consider. I worked with leather in Colo and we have a truck full of metal tools (my husband is a framing carpenter on the NC coast now, although times aren’t so good) so I’m speaking from some experience. Haven’t seen that gear in person and don’t know how old it is, but it doesn’t look cheap.

[Anonymous]

People in the East might be interested in this “Mud Sale” in Lancaster County, PA in March. My 85yr father-in-law (Mennonite) helped get it started when he was Volunteer Fire Chief (husband’s hometown) Lots of farm equipment, horses, antiques, quilts and food. It’s a big auction. The fire co takes a cut and so do the donors. Folks come from all over and you’re most welcome. We can’t make it this year because of our animals, but I wish we could. Fun thing to do, you’d probably like it .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sKjb-fWOao

March 13… more info, contact number.

http://www.auctionzip.com/Listings/781040.html

[Scott G]

@nclady 15575 wrote:

Are you still finding decent logging work, Scott G? .

All that I want or need to fill what time I have.

@nclady 15575 wrote:

I was looking Ray up on the internet because a close mutual friend of ours (ret. Fire Chief) passed on and I haven’t seen him since we married and moved from the mountains. That’s how I found you all here. *hello* Here’s an article from some years back, Ray is well known and liked in that area, nice guy.

http://tinyurl.com/yhw3s62.

I have dogs, but I’ve also shot a few wild dogs in the past that were running & harassing stock. It used to be a huge problem out here and the law was on our side.

Not as much a problem anymore, the mountain lions and coyotes weed out the rogues.

[blue80]

Well 220 pounds of leather and gear showed up yesterday. Always looks horrible when crammed together for shipping, but after getting it stretched out and organized, we think it will get us nicely started and when we get really going, will be excellent backup harness.
Now to fill it up with some flesh…

Kevin

[Anonymous]

@Scott G 15580 wrote:

All that I want or need to fill what time I have.

I have dogs, but I’ve also shot a few wild dogs in the past that were running & harassing stock. It used to be a huge problem out here and the law was on our side.

Not as much a problem anymore, the mountain lions and coyotes weed out the rogues.

Oh, that’s good, there hasn’t been any building going on here for the past year or so and I know they shut a few paper mills down. Wasn’t sure how that was affecting individual loggers.

To clarify, I don’t have any experience making logging gear, I was talking about bringing leather and metal from a dry climate down to a really humid one with salt air, had problems with mold, mildew and rust.

Sounds like a good haul, blue80. Hope it works out for you!

[Anonymous]

I used to make rifle slings and backed belt leather (cowhide) with a thin piece of dense foam leaving space along each edge for stitching, then glued a thin piece of suede over the entire back and sewed the layers together. If you use shoulder harnesses and want some comfort, someone might find that of interest.

For stretched leather, you can try taking it up around where it’s fastened to hardware and use rivets at those high stress points to hold it in place. Stitching lengthwise with a sturdy thread helps prevent stretching, too. If sewing by hand, a small hole punch and hammer will save your fingers. Glue the backing on first (if using) mark the holes, then punch and stitch. (If cross-stitching, make sure holes aren’t too close together or it might perforate and tear.) I would avoid that pre-treated shiny leather, too. Someone mentioned that earlier. HTH

[Jerald]

There are many different types of horse supplies and equipment that can be purchased for a number of reasons and uses. It is always better to plan for your horse equipment prior to your purchase as this will make it easy for you to select the appropriate one from various options available. Custom horse equipment is the best and can serve you well.

[Jerald]

There are several different types of horse supplies and equipment that can be purchased for a number of reasons and uses. It is always better to plan for your horse equipment prior to your purchase as this will make it easy for you to select the appropriate one from various options available. Custom horse equipment is the best and can serve you well.

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