Using our assets wisely!! How we maximize our production…
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- Опубликовано: 26 июл 2024
- I forgot to add my email at the end of the video guys; so if ya need me..it’s:
zachary.odom85@gmail.com
Contents of this video:
0:00-Intro
01:56-How the skid steer fits in
06:01-Mule and Machine together
07:58-Bringing the wagon in the woods
10:31-Ride along coming out of the woods
19:43-Dumping logs on the deck
24:06-Coming out with last load of day
26:57-Final Thoughts
This is my favorite channel!No kidding Mr Odom.I’m on board with ya.
Thank Jesus for everything,Amen
I am so glad that you are enjoying my channel! That means a whole lot to me. And thank you so much for taking time to watch and comment and yes, Jesus is the reason… If it weren’t for him, I would be nothing.
Congratulations , very well explained. Hard work , safety first always ! Amazing talent , working with mules & skid loader, thank you .
Thank you sir as always! And thanks for taking time to watch and comment: I surely appreciate it. Take care and do come again, please.
Dear Zach
Thank you for making this Wonderful Wonderful presentation
I Enjoy so much
Thank you for taking me along to see your extremely Hard work in the beautiful area there
Take care my friend
You are most welcome! And thank you for such kind words… Thank you also for taking time to watch in common. Take care and do come again please
amazing the power of the mules. I am 72 years old now and remember the stories my daddy told me of how he grew up living on a share crop farm in Marlboro county South Carolina. He had to stop school in the third grade to work the farm. Later on he graduated to a damn cotton mill until he retired and passed at age 64. Born 1911 to a poor family. Today, these sorry people here in America can't even breathe without a damn Botton to push and complain about that being hard.
Yes, sir, sadly you are right! Manual labor has went by the wayside. A lot of the technical stuff is great… But sometimes a man just needs to know how to get things done. Thank you for such kind words on my meals… And thank you for taking time to watch and comment. I surely appreciate it. Take care and do come again anytime
Really useful information! Most city people believe it's not possible for animals to be economically viable. As well as working animals, they even think we can't afford to keep animals for food, and want us all to live on corn and fruit flies
Isn’t it pure crazy?! Idk about some people I tell ya. But anyway, thank you ma’am for taking time to watch and comment. I appreciate it. Take care and do come again, please
Great video, Hard work never hurt anyone, great Mules, be well and be safe,
Thank you, sir! And yes, sir, you are right. Hard work is good for the soul. Thank you for always taking time to watch and comment. I surely appreciate it. Take care of do come again.
Really enjoyed this one, thank you for sharing. Take care, we’ll see you next time
Good deal! I’m so glad you enjoyed it. That makes it work doing. Thank you for the kind words and also Thank you for taking time to watch and comment… Take care and do come again!
Good afternoon Zach.you are such a hard working man and you explain everything very well,l could listen to you all day, such kindness to your AMAZING Mules and they look so happy to be working l could tell as they were hoofing the ground and very eager to get going.Fantastic Zach thankyou so much for making and sharing this video.Yes l did notice how peaceful and calm it was ...... my sort of life .... if only 😊
Thank you Ms Joyce! That means a whole whole lot to me. I am so proud to get the positive feedback from you all that I’ve been hoping for. That at least tells me I am halfway going the right way anyway lol. Thank you so much for taking time to watch and comment. Take care and as always, do come again! Anytime
Another great video i could watch all day. Not many take the time to explain whats happening and why and thats where you stand out not just blow and go. The world needs that just slow down get done what u can and enjoy this life while we have her.
I totally agree with you… I’m glad you enjoyed the video and could get something from it! Thank you for taking time to watch and comment. I surely appreciate it! Take care and do come again, anytime.
I enjoy your testimony, your videos and your mules. Still haven't seen how you keep the second layer of logs off the bed chain ⛓️
Thank you my friend and thanks for your encouragement! On the bed chains, so they’re hooked to the wagon right in the middle. On the front side of the front bolster and on the backside of the back bolster. Once you start up with your second stack of logs, you have to run your bed chain up between the logs in the middle of the stack. Basically, take your peavey and move em up and over or whatever ya need to snake your chain thru. And you just keep working up from there. If that makes sense? You can usually prize them apart enough to move the chain. Anyway, thank you for such kind words and also for taking time to watch and comment. I’m always glad to share about Jesus! If it weren’t for him, I’d surely be nothing. Take care my friend and do come again, anytime!!
I look forward to seeing your videos, I enjoy watching your videos.
Good deal! I’m glad ya enjoyed it and thx a bunch for taking time to watch and comment! Thx for the kind words also. Take care my friend and do come again, anytime!
very nice today.
Thank you! And thanks for taking time to watch and comment: take care and do come again, please
Good job
Thank you very much! I do try to take pride in my work. Thank you for noticing.
Great video and work safe
Thank you sir!! Glad ya enjoyed it. Will do and thx for taking time to watch and comment. Take care my friend and do come again please!!
Very good video!
Thank you kindly and thank you for taking time to watch and comment! Take care and do come again
Kindness is more rewarding than hate. 🤗
I believe so too! Thx for taking time to watch and comment my friend! Take care and do come again, please
Yep. Never let your work animal decide when it is time to go or stop. One day they will start when you are getting on the implement or load or carriage, and you will have a runaway. Letting them decide when to stop leads to balking. I'd be afraid that tongue would clobber them in the leg. I know exactly what you mean about rolling vs. pulling wheels. Back in the day when we had bias ply tires, our old four wheel drive would cut down into wet ground like four buzz saws. You'd be sitting on the axles before you knew what happened. Radial tires were a revelation. I would imagine the log cart is a lot easier for someone like Jim Gordon, who is always logging in winter on snow. The log wagon is probably better in Kentucky/Tennessee where you are almost never logging in snow. You have to let roller bearing provide the "slick" that snow provides elsewhere. You are also logging much denser, heavier wood than he does. He is doing 16 foot pine logs, and with just a little lift, probably most of that log is off the ground. You are doing short pieces of really heavy hardwood, and even with lifting up the front, much of that log is still going to be on the ground. Different conditions require different tools. I have noticed how peaceful it is in the woods, and I'm sort of envying that. I'm not envying the ticks and chiggers, however, or the mosquitoes I hear buzzing the camera. You can have those. We've all got to be frugal. Our pastor showed a picture in church this morning that he took yesterday at the grocery store: Walmart brand orange juice at $7.48 a gallon. Poor kids aren't going to be drinking orange juice right now. If we didn't have a garden, I don't know what we would do.
Yes ma’am… You are correct. On the wagon tongue, You do not have to worry about it slapping them in the legs because of the stay chains on the evener back to the wagon axle. It keeps everything fairly straight. It does not have that much swing while the mules are pulling and also the tongue chains will catch it as it goes over too. So no worries there. And as far as a wagon in the snow… We have used both in both conditions. if you have the snow packed down, it’s no problem. It is no different than a cart. The main thing is that the wagon is more efficient on the long skids. Because you are not wearing the animals out dragging timber so far. It’s easier to roll it than drag it. The log cart, however, is more productive on the shorter skids because it is quicker to make a turnaround. You just have to know what works best for what distances and then judge accordingly. Sometimes it takes a little doings to make a go of it. But the same thing does not work every time all the time. That I do know! You are right on the economy for sure. Everyone is feeling it I think. Thank you ma’am for taking the time to watch and comment as usual! I do appreciate it and it’s good to hear from you. Take care and do come again, anytime!
@@zachodom7486 Trying to help the algorithm so your channel will grow.
@@thirzapeevey2395I sure do appreciate it and every little bit does help! Thank you so much
@@zachodom7486 Do you ever go to the Homeplace on Green River for their plow days?
@@thirzapeevey2395it’s been a while. I’ve been wanting to go. Seems like they just had it not long ago did they?
Gears.Gears Gears .
When they horses will work their selves to death .Mules pace their selves ,and will stop when done!
That is true. Most mules will pace themselves very good and they will take care of themselves. And if you have them trained properly, they will take care of you.
Setting out here on the back porch getting caught up on watching your videos
Good deal! Thank you sir for taking time to watch and comment. I surely appreciate it. Take care and do come again.
It's not only the immediate physical work, but also a lot of thinking and reflection goes into a successful logging operation to use the assets optimally.
Do you like the pole of the wagon so low?
Yessir that is correct. And everyday is a new day with new problems that have different solutions that work BEST for that day. On the tongue part, a lot of that has to do with the wagon. It rides pretty low for lower center of gravity and also shorter distance to cross haul logs up onto also. So the tongue just sort of is what it is. Is about 2’ or better off the ground tho. Which is plenty for me anyhow. I’ve never found it to be a problem put it that way. Thank you my friend for always taking time to watch and comment! I believe you’ve been with me the longest best I remember. And I appreciate you! A lot. Thx!! Take care and do come again, anytime! Please
Another interesting video, is there such a thing having folding stakes on your cart? If you had stakes two feet high and having them flip out, your load would be flat instead of a triangle style load, to unload would be the same work.
Thanks buddy! You could do that, but then you wouldn’t be able to crosshaul. We still crosshaul using chains at times so that’s why I don’t modify it. Plus that would complicate dumping on the landing also. Because you’d have to fold the stakes and there would be a lot of pressure on them. This method here is a tried and true method that’s been used here in Tennessee for eons I guess. Anyway, thanks for taking time to watch and comment: take care and do come again, please my friend
I did not understand the difference (benefits of) the long tongue and the short one on the wagon. Could you talk about that again? Love the patience of your mules. Nothing like how they are portrayed in the movies, etc. etc.
Check this video I made out on stiff tongue vs drop tongue wagons. That’ll answer your question best and you actually see it I think.
ruclips.net/video/SEHxn4LZtgk/видео.htmlsi=ZCSNSqm17ez9yTdW
Mules are often misunderstood animals. People portray them as stubborn and hard to deal with. In fact, they’re really smart creatures. Smarter than most humans. A man has to learn how to channel that and then you get a far superior work animal. IMHO of course. Thank you for taking time to watch and comment. Take care and do come again!
As a butcher ,I had to use my time wisely.I was taught to handle material as least as possible.
Work smarter,not harder hit home with me .
Exactly! Logging is really hard work especially manual logging. And with the current economy and timber prices the way they are… You have to take every advantage you can get. Thank you for taking time to watch and comment. It really helps our channel to grow! I surely appreciate it.
Boy those cicadas are loud I love hearing them
Yes ma’am they are! Really loud…Ty ma’am for taking time to watch and comment. Take care and do come again, please
Well Zack is awful good video buddy you look good they're a little bit out of shape but you'll get them back in shape I got faith in your brother I've been a little sick here lately I've been in the hospital since last Tuesday I'll shoot you an email Tell her about it I said hi Skyler and all of them take care of yourself be safe your friend Billy
Hate to hear ya been in the hospital buddy! I hope ya get to feeling better soon brother. Thanks for taking time to watch and comment. Take care of yourself and do come again, please
It's not hard to back up a man that works as hard as you do I'll always be there to watch your videos one way or another thank you very much Zach You're a good person you are God's child thank you for taking time to answer my comments and I'll always you always be in my prayers take care be safe your friend Billy
@@billywarpool3625ty Billy! You’re a true friend my man. Ty buddy
Kate and Alice are 1500 lbs each? Kate the left mule and Alice the right hand? From the back.
Yes, sir, that is correct and still growing! Thank you for asking the question. And thank you for taking time to watch and comment! I appreciate it. Take care of my friend and do come again!
Don’t skin up young timber!
Right! We try to leave as small of a footprint as possible. You are always going to have some collateral damage from cutting timber but the way you get it out have an adverse effect if not done properly.
Do you have big mules, or do you use Mr Summers?
My mules are just as big as Mr. Summers… I am just a bigger man than he is… And also mine are always hooked to a bigger load. Sometimes it is an illusion…But mine are the same size just younger
How far are your sawmills away?
The majority of our wood is tie logs and pallet; and that mill is right up the road fortunately at about 5 miles. The grade I’m selling my father in law will go to his custom mill which about 5 miles from here. And then the high grade will go about 50 miles or so from us, which is very far than usual for us. But the money is much better there and makes it worth hauling. Thanks for taking time to watch and comment. Take care and do come again, please
Is that the Candace bugs I hear ?
Cicadas or as we call them…locusts. They’re pretty loud here at my job site. Not so bad at my house. Thank you for taking time to watch and comment. Take care my friend and do come again! Please
People don’t respect the fact,or understand that you’re doing this by your self.
Yes! It is harder when you are by yourself, no doubt. But I don’t have to worry about anyone else, but myself and my mules so that is good.