@@mfanto1 , There’s an overarching Ordnung in Lancaster County that covers some traditional and basic tenets of the Amish Faith/Culture but each Church district has their own set of tenets they decide to follow among themselves. One group may decide to use silage choppers in the field while another uses binders in the field and the chopper at the silo. An overarching tenet is using only horses for pulling field implements. …not tractors. The “rules” in a church district and lesser often the overarching tenets are constantly changing as needs change. There’s no rule that says no skidsteers. In fact there are many Amish owned construction/excavation companies that own and use large construction equipment daily. The Amish realize they have to live and compete in a much larger market than just their own if they wish to survive.

@klauskarbaumer6302 thank you 😊 🙏 💓 ☺️

@@Randy58-zn4ez , I’m glad you were able to vent upon your soap box of righteousness. Your last sentence by the way makes absolutely no sense.

@@aaronbaron3155 , Lancaster Amish have been using this type of equipment for decades. Skid steers are common on farms. There are many Amish owned construction/excavation companies also. It’s not like this is new or you saw something in the video that’s extraordinary. Thanks for watching.

@LancoAmish oh that's interesting thanks for the info

@@1striperon , they may believe they don’t have souls (no reason to believe they do) but the second part is hogwash. I’ve never met or have heard any of my Amish friends state anything of the sort.

@ I ask because a horse rescue in Texas keeps pointing out poor condition and sometimes abused horses that they rescue to be Amish horses. It doesn’t square with my limited knowledge.

@ , Amish look upon horses as important parts of a farm business. They cost many thousands of dollars so the vast majority of owners won’t abuse them as that’s pretty counter productive. Some may get abused but that’s going to be found in any group of animal owners. Once the animals do get old they are often sold at auctions. These animals aren’t going to be in the greatest shape as many of them are well into there teens and early twenties. Just like humans their bodies deteriorate. It’s just impossible from an economic standpoint for horse farmers to keep older horses that can no longer work. I know some Amish that do call rescues when their horses are no longer able to work and I know some that send them to auction. Either way they just can’t be kept from an economic standpoint. There’s a question that I always ask anti auction people…”is it more dignified to the horse to be slaughtered and all its parts used for needed goods like dog food, leather, etc, or is it more dignified to be buried or hauled to a landfill after dying at a horse rescue? Farms worked by horses are much more economically and environmentally friendly than those farmed by tractors. Obviously large tractor farms aren’t going to be farmed by horses but those that are have many benefits over those that aren’t. Life is full of tradeoffs. Thanks for watching and asking.

Sorry about that. I thought a volume control could help with that if someone didn’t like the music. I guess I was incorrect. Thanks for at least watching 2 minutes worth.

@@travislee3915 , Thanks for watching. I have a short piece of 1/2” door gasket rope available to shut it down if I have to (never had to) You can just push it into the slot. The stove isn’t made to be regulated though on a regular basis.

@LancoAmish I understand it's not supposed to be. Just a little nervous I have a tiny house around 500sqft it just seems to get really hot. First wood stove I've had.

@ , I’ve had the same problem. I have played around with the amount of wood I load it with and the size. If you read through the comments you will get suggestions of what others have done. Good luck.

@LancoAmish lol have been. Alot of good info. I appreciate your reply and video. Thanks

I just presented what I saw. In fact, one of the reasons for producing this video was to show the insular lifestyle of this particular group. Insular lifestyles like this can have a higher incident rate of abusive relationships because there is no real place for victims to turn to for help. If you read back through the comments and my replies over the months since this was released you will see that as one of my underlying “reasons” for producing it in the first place.

@@southernprojectsyt6340 , you mean those OOA? 🙂

@@LancoAmish I mean that segment where you asked the viewers to count all the people on the deck of the main cattle barn's floor. I counted them in a split second. All those men etc that are on that deck are were all still on there when you passed the second time with your drone.

@@southernprojectsyt6340 Thanks for watching and commenting. No, they are Lancaster Old Order Amish and not Mennonites.

@@LancoAmish AMISH do NOT use power tools or equipment. that includes skid steers, air nailers etc, AS WE ALL viewed in your video claiming AMISH. Learn your peoples.I will apologize about my spelling of Mennonites, grammer was never my forte.

@ , I’ve lived among and have been friends with many Amish here in Lancaster County PA over the past quarter of a century. I’ve created hundreds of videos of Amish, Mennonite, and English farmers in the county. The county is home to the largest Old Order Amish population in the world. I am literally surrounded by Amish in the most heavily Amish populated township in the county.

@@LancoAmish then be honest in your title. It was actualy Amish and Mennonite community team work. Not just Amish, YOUR claim that construction was Amish only was total bullshit, you and I both know it.

@@southernprojectsyt6340 , hear this clearly…The workers in the video are Amish. Are you so dense you don’t understand what I’m saying. The county is heavily populated with Amish and horse and buggy (Old Order) Mennonite. They are EASILY distinguishable from each other. Why are you so stubborn? Sometimes the adult thing to do is to admit you’re wrong. This is an Amish farm that had a fire. The workers you see, with the exception of concrete truck drivers, delivery drivers, are ALL Amish. Geez.