Buying, Selling, And Dealing With The Amish

I bought a cultivator from some Amish, went around and got some parts for it. Then I fixed up and got it ready to cultivate.
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[@judithbliss7567]

I grew up on a dairy farm, but our work horses were replaced by tractors just before I came along. My older brothers remember the farm teams but I had to wait until I had my first horse at 14. My first husband raised calves for steers to train then he started getting into Belgians. Horses are a whole world away from oxen. It is an interesting way of life.

[@garyarmstrong4597]

What well behaved horses!

[@lostnation5348]

I love watching you back equipment into the barn....

[@MrVailtown]

Jim I ran a John Deere very similar to that, was pulled by a small tractor, n I rode the cultivator. On that one peddles steered the wheels. You could raise/adjust either side of gangs . Width adjustment also. Rode many hour on the metal seat, corn, but more potatoes. We had set of small plows we'd add to hill up taters with. Except operation of the levers looks so very much alike. Enjoyed those years. At the end of the Row I help steer to realigned so we could plant 2-3' longer rows. Over lot of rows made many extra potatoes for Dad to sell. Love your videos. My Dad, Neighbor, older gentleman I worked with all grew up driving & working with horses. I'd sit listen to em speak of driving teams . Dad worked for a man had few teams. Least two teams of mules. When they spoke of that work their eyes gleamed n showed signs of happy (dust) tears. Thru your videos I'm beginning to understand more. Please keep posting. Your living my dream.

[@jameshanenburg9591]

Love the way you work with this old equipment. The last year I worked on the farm. (1949) Pipestone County in SW Minnesota we still used a good team for haying and getting it up in barn and for threshing also. But it was difficult for me at age 17 and 6'4" and 130 lbs to get that harness on those good natured horses. Love the way your wife and daughters help you and do the Vlog! Keep it up, you are doing great, all of you.

[@hannahshepherd9073]

Wonderful educational content. Now if we could only get some of those Congress and Senate folks out there to do actual physical work before raising our taxes.

[@iramatheny4367]

I cut my teeth on a McCormick Wiggle--Tail cultivator with Tom and Joe when I was 11. It was all I could do to swing the cultivator side-to-side. But Tom and Joe were 'kid-friendly' and would stay well centered over the corn. They made my dad think I was a great teamster. So good to relive my early years on the farm. Thanks!

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Interesting! Thanks for sharing!

[@midgebarger1363]

I'm a N.Y.City gal who retired to Florida 17 years ago.I know nothing about farming and I find your videos very interesting and informative.I love your horses as well and your wife appears in a lot of your videos and I like that as well.I also enjoy your sawmill videos too and am fascinated by all the different types of trees that u use to make different pieces. Looking forward to your next video.Have a blessed day.

[@regalbowman3143]

VERY interesting historical content.

[@jjock3239]

In the early 50s, as a kid on my grandfather's farm, I can still remember all the horse drawn machinery and an old threshing machine meant to be powered by a steam tractor. I never thought that people would still be buying, selling, and using, all this old equipment. It is great to see the old tools getting put back to work. I am happy it is going to work better for you than your old cultivator.

[@Classifiedreality]

Sweet stuff, thanks for sharing. Bringi g back lots of memories

[@danemyrtle2194]

That’s a big horse 😯

[@wwsk42]

Thank you for sharing. I enjoyed watching all of it.

[@teclaspeed3837]

Outstanding! I love the variety of things you show.

[@brownmilligan1936]

good to see you again. thanks.

[@michaelnancyamsden7410]

Enjoying your video and the birds.

[@janellroehr4142]

When u said u painted the new tongue with old motor oil brings back memories for me. My dad was always painting stuff with old motor oil. 😃😃

[@santillbrezon2161]

Fascinating piece of old equipment, looks good it will be interesting to see the work you do to it.

[@mattrussell1212]

Keep posting please. I love the content.

[@garydungelman6530]

Good day my friend.. I never realized how graceful a team horses can be. You've opened up my eyes. They should turn the clocks way back him band diesel tractors and go back to horses. Thank you for taking me on your journey God bless be safe. Man working in harmony with animals phenomenal

[@thomascooper5668]

Very interesting video love watching work with the horses thanks

[@deborahfromdcspetersoncity9213]

During the winter ❄️ when you have some time, I would get some rust oleum paint and paint the iron work and the tongue a nice red or black to keep it going another 50 plus years or more. I found this video very interesting today.

[@donaldshields2483]

I enjoy all your videos you do an excellent job so keep up the good work I know you will

[@ronaldfeuerstein435]

Hey Jim and Miss Brenda. Nice to get to hear and get to see you Miss Brenda. Yeah the Amish do have some nice 2020 equipment for sale... Lol. But still you cant beat the older stuff. It was built to last thats for sure.. Hope to see it out in the field soon. Tks for the video..

[@paultighe3735]

CULTIVATER CAME OUT GREAT JIM 👍

[@jjock3239]

I might also add, that my grandfather's horses had the run of the farm after they retired. Smokey, lived to 34, and Gerry, lived to 38.

[@sionnach541]

Every video an education tks

[@chrisark8039]

Kathy Ark MI nicest cultivator I have seen in a long time Just Magnificent !

[@amilton4849]

Really enjoyable video. It shows some of the stuff you have to do just to get to work. Love these stories. Thanks. Al

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Thank you!

[@PumpkinVillage]

Looks like a good set up. Waiting on the next installment. Take care and stay safe, Al

[@raisenman6297]

N?

[@ceciljarman3385]

I have used one of those to plow backer in my younger days.

[@floraldays1865]

So interesting!

[@marjoriejohnson6535]

This is really close to Dad's cultivator...never thought I would see one again.

[@janicebradford6784]

i visit my amish friends often in heuvelton ..be glad when i can go back im from canada.. 28 miles from my driveway to theirs.. love your channel

[@donvoll2580]

Good day I'm from Ont. were are you from ? Thanks Yes it was a good video

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

We are from near Malone New York, thanks for watching

[@williamchristopher1560]

I have a 2 row McCormick Deering Cultivator. I have used it when I was young. Im 72 now. It is not for sale

[@ethankalicin6074]

excellent video. keep it up. I grew up in NNY and seeing you video makes me Miss it.

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Thanks for watching! NNY is a good place

[@ethankalicin6074]

@@WorkingHorsesWithJim it is a Beautiful area. only down side is nny is economically depressed. that one reason I moved out of NNY to Alaska

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

That is true, you live in a beautiful state too

[@farnorthhomested844]

awesome how you got them to back into the barn!

[@chucker440]

Great video great 👍

[@jonsmith146]

Great pair of horse, well trained.

[@anthonyvise6001]

hey jim another great vid..my grandfather had the same cultivator my job was to follow and uncover those small plants of burley tobacco usually not many to uncover he was good at driving ...kate and janie (mules) knew their job too...now we use an old super c farmall with 2row cultivator...hope u guys are doin well up north...

[@anthonyvise6001]

yep born and breed in ol kentuck.....nowhere else will do i love it here...

[@Dick49311]

Great video as usual. Cultivating corn was one of my favorite jobs. I have the twin to your new cultivator and was so easy to adjust and use. On corn that was 5 to 6” high I liked to use the shields then later I would use the discs or coulters. I could use the cultivator until the stalks were hitting the seat. By then the rows were shaded enough so very few weeds would grow. I would cultivate weekly or as time allowed to keep the rows pulverized with soft soil to help preserve moisture and retard weed growth. As soon as the corn was 2-3” high I’d use a finger welder, it wouldn’t bother the corn plants but new weeds coming up got pulled out of the ground. A great tool to use when plants were young and then switch to the cultivator. I always liked to try to have a weed free corn field and cultivating often would do the trick. Cultivating Is a relatively easy job for the horses and they could grab a few bites of corn once it got tall, a well deserved reward for their work. I’ll be waiting for your video cultivating your corn crop. You do a great job.

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Glad you liked it, sounds like you’ve cultivated a lot more corn than I have. Thanks for watching.

[@klauskarbaumer6302]

Congratulations on your new(old) cultivator! I have a very similar one - probably a John Deere and easily 70 years old. I use it a lot, had it fitted with a removable center-mount so I can use 7 goose-foot shovels to prepare a raised bed, but also use disks to hill potatoes. You will find, if you don't already know anyway, which I suppose, many ways to use it. Have fun!

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

I’m looking into buying a pair of disks for it

[@scruffy6151]

We did have some horse drawn equipment that was set up to use with tractor instead when i was young in the 60's.

[@scotanderson7689]

I still have some horse drawn equipment I use with my 24 hp tractor. I am always looking for old equipment.

[@gregbetts8057]

amazing how you get the horses to back up as good as a tractor ... love it . my dad an gramps farmed with horses all there life ..

[@rodmackinnon8497]

Nice video.

[@kswaynes7569]

Very nice buy, similar to the IH #9 mower, a favorite of the horse drawn farmer. I believe the replacement teeth/shoes are fairly standard, I believe most farm stores, like TSC would have replacements and bolts. The cultivator I had, of my Grandfather's and those at Amish auctions in Michigan or Indiana had a 5" or7" sweep on the rear shank. This would cut the weeds in the center of the rows.

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

I didn’t know that, I’ll have to check it out

[@barbaragalbreth4429]

I. like you pleasant coworkers, they sure are easy-going and soft-spoken.

[@theodorecarlton5245]

Keep the good stuff coming thanks

[@larryr.johnson3048]

I really wish I could have been taught to work with draft horses.

[@allanbarsness6076]

we had one like that on our farm yrs,ago

[@jeanhawken4482]

Rather spiffy getting it back in the paddocks. I always feel a bit sad when equipment is left unloved.

[@phmoffett]

Thanks for presenting the complete story on the purchase of the cultivator as well as the detail on the operation. Great editing and audio makes your videos a pleasure to watch given the great content. Thank you.

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Thanks for watching

[@williamchristopher1560]

My 2 row has wood shear pins

[@davidwpinkston4226]

the horses appear to be on board, so full steam ahead

[@Wannabefarmerinmn]

Where are you from. We are from north central MN, and have lots of Amish.. what some amazing ppl, and their work ethics are outstanding

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

We live in northern New York

[@bevnelson3678]

Interesting.

[@maddog2771]

Did you do a video on corn planting , I hope I get to see how you plant corn with the horses

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Mad Dog yes we did, just look back into my videos.

[@pittschapelfarm2844]

Thanks for that tutorial on the cultivator. It's actually surprising how many adjustments can be made. Anxious to see how it runs. Are those wheels built for rubber tyres? Or do they run like they are?

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Pitts Chapel Farm They work just as they are, I’ve never seen any with rubber tires on.

[@kswaynes7569]

Pitts Chapel Farm Never flat tires on those, only steel. Only a rough ride on hard ground, once the cultivator teeth start digging it’s a smooth ride, tenuous at times steering the cultivator if the horses wander.

[@pittschapelfarm2844]

@@kswaynes7569 Thanks!

[@pittschapelfarm2844]

@@WorkingHorsesWithJim Thanks

[@fredcanavan3864]

Will you paint it or use some other kind of anti-corrosion measure?

[@debbiebjorklund3241]

How long is the tongue supposed to be.?? ❤ Like I thot you'd need to make th tongue a foot longer. 😅 thanks 4 sharing. ❤😊

[@nickcooper958]

Are you looking for anymore of those wooden piece? I have abunch

[@jayl3609]

Nice job cutting the taper on the tongue, what did you make it out of?

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Thanks, the Wood was ash

[@normafollet7156]

I can see that the paint horse needs more food and good food to. PLEASE. In the bible it mentions take good care of the animals within your gates and property... .norma Australia.

[@benjamindejonge3624]

Nice documented, but the poor guy didn’t called you because he might has no phone

[@dgreathouse10]

My favorite KZbin. CanI come and work team

[@bobbates6642]

I have watched many of your video's and now watch them as soon as they are up. Anyway the one thing you have not said is why you use horses instead of a tractor. Also does it cost more or less to use horses. I see others with new tractors costing big bucks and they have all sorts of electronics on them that seem to break down then when the warranty is up they have to pay for that and other things break as well . Still they can work many huge bits of land in a short time. I love horses but am not about too old to ride I think but I did ride and rode English very well. I would love to drive a carriage one day but I have never seen a place that teaches that near me.

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

That is a very complex question, I should make a video on it, but it would be difficult as far why I use the horses vs. a tractor.

[@hughvane]

Did I hear right - 14 children? My, he must have been busy on cold nights!

[@johncritch6812]

Did he make the new shovels from old leaf springs ?

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

No, he didn’t make them, he bought them from another company.

[@SWAMPHUNTER644]

I never saw this video before or one with you using it. I didn't realize when I commented on the video of Trudie riding while you cultivated that you had already followed some of my advice on checking with the Amish and the link I sent for a McCormick Deering cultivator manual may have been for this model. At least you know manuals are available. But why didn't you use this cultivator on your quack? As for the seat cushion, a deer hunter's foam seat covered by an Old Carhartt jacket can be made into a pretty comfortable seat if you do some sewing and add a bungee cord.. Also, Ollies store has cushions at a reasonable price if you can make a cover.

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

I will when the corn can be seen better. The one I used is narrower than this cultivator

[@sandymacpherson9400]

Jim, just as a matter of interest, what is the useful working life of your heavy horses? I guess they take time to grow into those big bodies and harden up for working purposes, so I'd suppose you don't start them too young, but how long can they go on for?

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

My horse Buck is 20 and still going strong, but he is getting up there in age. I like them to be about 4 years old before I start doing a lot of work with them.

[@hejnye]

Buck is a gem hope he's still at it in 5 years!@@WorkingHorsesWithJim

[@peteantos-ketcham3493]

Heuvelton, NY?

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Pete Antos-Ketcham yes

[@cristobalpacheco4202]

Do those horses ever get startled and kick at all?

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

yes, once in a while.

[@user-pk1ph9wl8u]

Vendame uno para barbechar

[@sentimentalbloke7586]

I can see a coach bolt taking the place of the plate and hex head under your butt.

[@sarahdeshay1394]

Do you know that they now make gas powered machines that do this type of work?

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

yeah, I think it's called a tractor

[@jameslumley2463]

cultivate I thought everybody just used Roundup by Monsanto.

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Not everyone, this is our only weed control

[@susanbender2953]

Man did you hear what he said ? 9 boys and 5 girls. His wife probably felt permanently pregnant, and then breast feeding ! Hard to imagine that kind of life. Not really criticizing, just trying to wrap my mond around it.