Peaceful Work: How to Move Logs Without Power Tools or Machines
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- John uses a team of oxen, Castor and Pollux, to move several large logs without using any power tools or machines.
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Music courtesy of Carolyn Koebel: carolynkoebel.com
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My class is reading "Farmer Boy" by Laura Ingalls Wilder. They love watching these videos to learn more about how the main character drove his team of ox calves!
What're the books you'd suggest to someone who wants to get into bullocking?
I think what I like about this besides the self-reliance aspect is how its much less noisy than normal farm work with a tractor
I like to twitch out logs on a small yarding sled to keep them cleaner for cutting. I use a single steer in the wood to maneuver easily around stumps and trees.
Great can't wait to one day have a team of oxen working here is Wales. Please could you tell me what the music is at the beginning? Cheers jack
Hi Jack. The music comes from one of the greatest percussionists we've ever met. Her name is Carolyn Koebels and the track is called Off the Cuff where she is jamming with some of her friends. We wanted a track that had both African and Americana flavoring and this track fit the bill perfectly. You can listen to the whole track on her website: carolynkoebel.com
TillersInternational thank you very much. You could put the link in the video description so more people can discover the music. Great channel so glad I found you and keep up the good work. Kind Regards . Jack
Thanks, Jack. A link to her page was put on a few, but it hasn't been consistent. We need to go back and add her link to all our videos. There's a behind the scenes video we put out a week or two ago that uses another one of her tracks.
Have you considered using a log arch/hauler with your oxen to move logs out of the woods?
0:24 looks like louis and clark back-in-the-day! :`-)
Big Beauties! What kind of oxen are they? Thx nice video 😊
Castor and Pollux are milking short-horns who were born on our farm and have been around all kinds of people their entire lives. Pollux, the one with the broken horn, even enjoys cuddles.
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what cattle breed is that?
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Outstanding! I have a question on mini breed oxen. My homestead is only 5 acres so standard breed oxen would be a challenge to house here. My idea is looking small, but wondering what kind of power these little guys punch. My eye is on the mini herefords since that is what I know and have grown up with. I guess what my question that I have is if your looking for a smaller framed oxen which breeds give you the power in a small package?
@@annarboriter Now that is interesting. I would imagine their mass and the angle of the pull would be lower than a standard sized oxen. Thanks for the great insight.
Hi Bonnie, this might be a great question to ask on the Facebook page All Things Oxen where there are many people that might have experience with mini oxen. We only have the larger oxen in the U.S. and do work with smaller oxen breeds in Africa, but have no experience with mini herefords. We have experience with horses and donkeys, too, but unfortunately, not mini oxen...sound cute, though :)
@@TillersInternational Thanks, I don't do Facebook, but the info here has helped quite a bit. I have never heard that oxen mostly use their mass and lean into a load, that was an eye opener. Then coupled with a lower pull point, it would be interesting to know or see what they can do. I will have to start keeping my eyes out of some stock and fencing. I do have a boar though that would be fun to hitch him up. He is a lot like me though, lazy.
LOL! We've seen photos of all kinds of animals hitched for one thing or another so a boar isn't that weird :)
@@TillersInternational My hero is that guy that rides his boar to town. One day. LOL!
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What about hoof care or shoeing?
Hi. We discussed this after reading your question and we think it would be best for someone that specializes in hoof care to be in that video. We are going to make one, but we're trying to navigate it while the quarantine is in place. Because hoof care is so important, we want to make sure we get the right person ton camera to discuss it.