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Thanks, We like those ladies The field is at the corner of Williams Valley and 395

4 can run the baler without the wagon behind it

@@morningviewfarmclydesdales483 thanks for the response! I don't know a ton about farming with horses, but am beginning to wonder if diesel and gasoline will be available for my tractors in the future...

Yes, lazy filming on my part since I didn't video at all, just baled. I The neighbor came by with her phone and videoed, saying I should put this on you tube, maybe I should not have. She also caught some from the right side, maybe this helps: th-cam.com/video/GM_z74MAtfA/w-d-xo.html

Thanks mate, you're a brick.

They are on pasture, so they eat most of the time that they aren't working - reality is that they like attention as much as eating

squeaks are pick up teeth rubbing on the stripper - I bend them when they bother me too much and then neglect them again- zerks are greased often

you are welcome, your farm has a cool name

thank you, we love our girls

Much dirt moved and roads were built with real horse power there are pictures of my grandfather grading streets of town established 1908 with horses . You have seen land planes and back blades on tractors but they first used with horses not a new concept just adapted for tractor use

we feel blessed to work with these wonderful horses and like to share, visit anytime Northeastern WA

it is actually a 336 - very similar, just a little older/smaller---?scoot?

Yeah like the wheels lock up under the load

@@JoeGraves24 we filled the tire with calcium and it is on the heavy side of the baler

It doesn't, but it does if you price out a tractor, plus the cost of repairs, and fuel. The horses are slower, emit less emissions ( which can be spread on the fields as fertilizer ) and tend to not get stuck in soft ground unlike a tractor. This is the future of farming if certain politicians have their way, the thing they don't realize, or seem to care about is that thru mechanization We have been able to feed the world with our excess crop production, going backwards not only reduces production , it also raises prices.

not sure what 'makes sense' means We don't do it for a political statement, we just enjoy the work, we sell some hay to feed goats and cattle that provide milk and meat, we don't receive any government subsidies, never been on unemployment, we do this on our own land and it has improved , unlike land covered with concrete and black top. thankful we live in a country where we are free to do this, also like to take the canoe on the river and pitch a tent. makes no sense when there are fast bayliners with sleeping quarters , we are content with these endeavors for 33 years of marriage. only put this on you tube because a neighbor filmed it on their camera and said to put it here -oh, I am a house call country veterinarian to answer the next question " how do you make money? not a lot, but enough

@@morningviewfarmclydesdales483 dang if you lived nearby id buy some bails from you. Moved out in the country in culpepper and i still have to buy it from tractor supply and stuff... all the farms out here just grow wheat and soybeans and corn.. no hay lol

No you don't, what you're seeing is pollen and dust stirred up by the baling process . The person stacking bale's on the wagon is hot sweaty and covered in that dust, and this is only half of the job. They still have to unload the wagons and stack the bale's in the barn.

Every baler, no matter if it is round or square creates dust and pollen when it is compacting the bale. There is no engine on the baler, it's just the dust the baler makes by handling the hay.

@@bobbrinkerhoff3592 That sweaty person is my beautiful wife of 33 years, caring, grace filled and tough as nails

If the baler had a motor we could pull it with 2 horses- certainly would not spend the time and significant effort to harness and hook six

@@morningviewfarmclydesdales483 no disrespect meant towards your wife, as I've been that sweaty , itchy person myself on more occasions than I care to remember. Living in Amish country I've watched them bale with and without a power unit, and watched them plow with eight and twelve horse hitches before , can't remember how many bottom plows they were pulling that day.

if stopped with hay still feeding the pickup (we try not to) I rotate the flywheel back to put the plunger forward, this gives the horses a few 'free' steps to get the flywheel moving and hopefully get a good stroke )

There is no engine, it is 100% ground driven

have to credit to Zehr Amish shop that sent us the gears, chains, shafts and a stack of photos how to convert it

Hello. You can let me read the technical documentation

we like our flat ground here, we used to bale on a steep hill, about 200 yards down is all, the baler holds every thing back as long as you stay in the windrow, used to be concerned I would get out of the windrow or a chain would break, letting the baler freewheel,Only saving grace are those big wheel horse with great verbal whoa

With a wheel drive baler it ain't going nowhere fast even on a hill.

Teri (my best friend -wife) is an awesome driver

not Amish but rely on their ingenuity

If you are able to make hay till the ground, it is wonderful and satisfying no matter how many horses are doing the work. All breeds have variation in temperament, but, as a veterinarian my experience with Suffolk has been almost universally great to work with and that they themselves are steady workers. It is the breed that we would farm with if we had not fallen in love and Clydesdales