LOGGING WITH DRAFT HORSES: Cutting 20 Foot Long Logs for Lumber

[@klauskarbaumer6302]

Bill and Lady are not only extremely well-trained, that is obedient, they also seem to understand what is required in any respective situation. Having had and worked with horses for 58 years I can't emphasize enough how good a team these two really are.

[@kingwood4357]

Logging videos and saw mill videos are my favorite so the best of both today.

[@dawidvandyk296]

Good Evening from South Africa.

[@kimfleury]

Enjoyed as always. As always, it brings back memories of Grandpa working his wooded acreage behind his farm. He was thin and wiry like Jim, but only 5' tall, and he got shorter as he aged (as we all do). He was a hard worker, as Jim is. I truly am grateful for the memories you bring to my mind. May God bless you!

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Thanks for sharing! God bless you also and thanks for your support

[@larrykerr7712]

Good one.My Bill and Lady sure are great team.They work so well together.It goes to show you how good the teamster is.

[@bjbrown]

After all of that work Lady still has a spring in her step! Well done Jim.

[@robbullis5025]

You can get bearing caps that they use on boat trailers that have a grease zerk on the end so you can pump them full of grease with a grease gun.

[@jeanhawken4482]

Great pull. They know how to do it because of excellent training.

[@AncientHermit]

I never saw a mill exactly like that before, used to seeing two rails, and not as long a cut. It made it all the more interesting to see how one person can even handle it all. Enjoyed seeing that. Thanks Jim. Be well.

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Thanks, you too

[@lesliewatts2878]

Jim, always enlightening. Thanks. Hope Duke and Earl are still making that great Jim type steady progress. Great video.

[@jamesmccarl3180]

Very informative videos we can learn never a wasted move fantastic horses

[@sueupham2519]

Excellent and super again...dream team did good again in the woods,,we like all the short cuts and knowledge you have in the jobs,,we wonder what these 2 boards will become,, 😊,,also lady's left leg could use a jacoozie tonite from tenderness mom says...

[@steveluepke9654]

Jim. I think you should get 50 cows to milk to fill out the other hour you have during the day 🤣

[@MissSherry]

Well said!!! 😂🤣😂 I still can’t believe anyone would call him lazy!!!

[@johnwayne6725]

That's a good lookin pair of Belgian's, very well behaved, and trained, you've done well.

[@mfc4591]

After seeing what Bill and Lady can do at the horse pull, as you said "no problem" for them to pull a log. Hope you can get all the work done on the barn in time. You sure do have a full and active life. Bill and Lady clearly have a good relationship, as do you with them.

[@bjland01]

Another amazing video as you can see and hear you re a good teacher and you give good Explanation of what you’r doing I enjoy to see your horses ready and waiting as you can tell there always looking over her shoulder waiting to hear your command or your instruction on what to do ! It's a Big log and they pulled them with ease! And wait for instructions on the next communication in whatever your needs them to do as so wel done lThanks again looking forward to your next video👏

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Thanks for watching

[@JeffRyman69]

Well-trained horses with your voice commands.

[@biddydibdab9180]

I love these logging videos. I’ll be watching this more than once!

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Glad you like them

[@williamlewis8741]

hello Jim i love seeing how you work the skid steers and the wood cutting machine. all the best cheers

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Cheers!

[@fallbrkgrl]

Look at all that beautiful wood! I think it would be so cool to have a saw mill... don't ask me why. It might be because I'm totally into the whole "self sufficient", aspect of it. And I would love to have big beams for my property. Thanks Jim! Very interesting. ❤️🌵☀️⛈️🌈☮️🐎

[@malcolmjameslucas7807]

Hi jim I had a fellow who had two Clidsdales a he would go out ont cut lags and bring them home beautiful horses

[@timothymoore2672]

Jim you are a very busy man, and have many talents as well. Thank you for bringing us along for your day full of other work besides just the horses. GOD Bless your weekend.

[@user-wv4xc1us6u]

Lady and Bill 👊🏽👍🏽

[@lindalakota38]

God bless you 3 its is so hot out in the woods people think its nice and shady but the forget how muggy it gets id sweat so much you would see salt rings on my neck of my shoulder from so much sweat

[@steveporter3929]

A couple of saw mill questions:1) how do you square the second side to the first when you are setting up your logs on the mill? 2) how do you dispose of all the sawdust? Thanks for all your videos, they are all very interesting.

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Not sure what you are asking in the first question. The sawdust is used for bedding.

[@steveporter3929]

Sorry for the confusion. I meant, how do you get the log set up so you have a 90 degree angle between the first two sides.

[@paulpjy4996]

Thank you another great video. Always really enjoy when you are logging!

[@robertlivingstone5759]

Great video great to see you in the woods

[@jeffstevens3420]

Excellent video, thanks

[@katherynlamarche7308]

As always loved it .Julien Lamarche. Love the way you handle your horses with respect .

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Thank you very much!

[@rogerchouinard3180]

Good work! Have a good day! 👍👍👍😎

[@darrel1954]

Jim, great video watching the tree work done with horses is exciting to see Thanks for sharing

[@rottiman100]

As always Jim, very enjoyable.

[@terryboyd9875]

Really enjoyed watching this. Just found your channel

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Welcome and thanks for watching

[@jerryjarrell2373]

Very interesting thanks for sharing keep up the great work

[@johndeere1951a]

Hard work gives joy💚 Work safe Jim, From Hillsboro, NH. and Wayne, NY ., overlooking Bluff Point Keuka Lake. 🐴🐴 👍

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Yes it does!

[@stephanedick2617]

Questions, Why do you use the Belgian team more in the wood and the Percheron team more for farm work? Is there any reason for that or is just how he thern out to be on camera.

[@michaelwhiteoldtimer7648]

How did you know I wanted to watch a logging video today

[@C.Hawkshaw]

I’m surprised that there’s not some young buck apprenticing with you. Your skills are worth handing down to the next generation.

[@glputman9091]

As usual a great video Jim I am always imprssed at the way you treat your animals I purchased a LX55 wood mizer but it will not be made until Feb 22 so I have a good wait but am gathering logs to practice on keep up the good work

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Congrats on your purchase. We heard they are behind in manufacturing.

[@glputman9091]

@@WorkingHorsesWithJim I think all Sawmill Mfg are behind Be safe

[@zantomko1780]

That is green wood measurements 2x10x20! How can you predict the aged or finished size?

[@briannapier8337]

Nice to see you back in the woods with the horses Jim, looking forward to seeing the leaves change

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

You and me both!

[@donaldvogtsberger1105]

I like your saw mill videos. Very interesting how you plan the cuts. Maybe in future could you go into more detail on your determination what cuts to make to get most out of the log. Do you use slab wood scraps in your wood fired house furnace? Or is there another use for the scraps? Take care.

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Will keep that in mind, thanks for the suggestion. The slab wood is used in the outdoor furnace to heat the house when needed, heat the hot water and heat the kiln

[@bobjarrard]

Let's see, 282 up to one down. Oh well, great vid. Bob

[@ginog4480]

Thanks Jim. How are the colts doing? Miss seeing them

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

They are doing great, growing like weeds. More videos to come soon

[@pup734]

Hi Jim what degree blade do you use on pine I am getting really wavy cuts on spruce any suggestions?

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Spruce cuts hard. Maybe try the .055 - they are a lot thicker

[@stevesmith7422]

Would love to have some of those live edge boards. Oh well. New York is a long way from Tennessee. I really enjoy the vedieos.

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Glad you like them!

[@hughvane]

What are your thoughts about a battery chainsaw for use in the mill? Watching the extra work of starting a petrol model only to make a small cut of trimmings makes me wonder. Battery tools are ultra-convenient for the now and future for inside/under cover work.

[@normafollet7156]

So if it is not a rude question jim, what do you do with all the saw dust? Is it use ful?...

[@jimbies4132]

thank's

[@jilldunn1041]

Very well trained horses absolutely gorgeous dying breed what you do

[@sueupham2519]

Great photos in this one too

[@travisteeter5072]

Good looking stumps you made!

[@travisteeter5072]

Running a 372?

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Yes

[@deensatterlee9206]

what do you do with all the saw dust

[@bobsandone3108]

After you cut down your logs, you drag them down the path, then load them on the cart. But I didn't notice you cleaning the dirt/mud off the log before you sawed it. Won't that affect the sharpness of you saw blade?

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

I have a debarker on the sawmill, but sometimes have to scrape some of the dirt off too

[@railroadman57]

great video Jim its nice seeing you back to logging once again , i very much like your saw mill thats a sweet machine , Question plz ,on your Huskey chain saws what size bar are you using ? it seems to cut well and take down any size tree you need it too ,, thanks for these fine videos , God Bless you all !

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

I was using a 20" bar, thanks for watching and sharing what you like to watch

[@roymadison3812]

What do you do with the sawdust pile in your sawmill?

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

We use it for bedding for the horses

[@seaknightvirchow8131]

I really enjoy those beautiful, well trained horses. Do you use the sawdust for anything.

[@kimfleury]

If you search for his video on family visiting, his grandkids play in the sawdust pile - it's adorable, but the main use is for the floors in the horse barn.

[@seaknightvirchow8131]

@@kimfleury Thank you

[@haroldrobertson582]

Jim, is a 2 x 10 actually 2 in. by 10 feet.?

[@louisecassidy5991]

Just another day at the office for Jim!

[@jimcraig5208]

To each is own

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

right

[@steveadams99708]

Another very enjoyable video.

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@fredbeor2299]

I have enjoyed watching your episodes for some time. Sorry about coming down with the virus. I also been watching Rural Heritage on KZbin and was wondering if you know about this horse farming shows. It is very interesting to watch as you are also.

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Thanks for watching. I watch Rural Heritage also

[@bc8968]

Were the flies just terrible at the pull but not here in he woods because they were not even swishing tails in the woods?

[@kimfleury]

I wondered the same thing. I grew up in Michigan Northern woods, and the air bites there as much as in my grandpa's barnyard, just different biters. Maybe he picked a quiet part of the day when mosquitoes lay low.

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Yes, the flies were bad at the pull and not so bad in the woods

[@Nordic_Mechanic]

Perfect sawdust to fluff some Shire horse feltlock fur. Send me some ! haha

[@edmc755]

WOW THATS A VERY NICE MILL

[@jasonswift7098]

Great video Jim, its interesting to see how you saw up your pine timber.

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Thanks 👍

[@theot4077]

"Good work Jim"-- Where's the farm located??

[@davidlucas1656]

Your channel is awesome

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Thanks for watching!

[@erwinaddison2030]

Ok jim gets a apple 😊

[@joycehennequin8469]

Good evening Jim,well lve fallen in love with Bill/William 💕Watching his face and his reaction at the latest pull,what a beautiful faithful horse he is and very kind eyes.Lady couldn't keep her legs still in today's video,a little inpatient maybe,what a beauty she is....Lady of the woods.l just love the way they listen to every word you say,my goodness they are incredibly faithful to you.When you took Bill away from her at the pull she winnied after him...so heart felt....lm waffling on now lol All the very best Jim 🌱🌱🌱💕🇬🇧uk how long dose the saw blade last and do you sharpen it yourself !

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Thanks Joyce, for watching. Brenda also loves Bill, she says he is a very sweet horse. The blades last several hours and I send them away to be resharpened. They can be resharpened a few times

[@boathead22000]

Lady was a little antsy in the woods today.

[@norbertholtz4005]

when are you going to use the young Horses to work with

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

No for a couple more years will they be ready for real work

[@norbertholtz4005]

@@WorkingHorsesWithJim thanks for your reply

[@arkiefyler]

Keeping the 20 footer: Waste not, want not! 👍

[@richardbaxter1808]

Great videos, Jim. I see you never wear gloves, which is something I always do. Is there a reason for that?

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

I just don’t like to, unless it’s winter when my hands get cold

[@C.Hawkshaw]

I did tree work for 25 years, I never liked to wear gloves either, don’t know why.

[@claraconlan6557]

You know, we could probably find some negative things to say about social media but isn’t it cool that somebody in South Africa is watching a guy in up state New York logging with horses?

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

It is cool, we are honored to have people from other parts of the world watch the channel, as well as from our own country. As you pointed out, maybe a positive thing about social media!

[@JoaoGabriel-mi8ew]

This forest is your?

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Yes, I own that land

[@garyarmstrong4597]

Do you sharpen the blades yourself , Jim?

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

No, I send them to Wood Mizer for resharpening

[@gregholl5011]

I can almost smell the sweet aroma of horse sweat watching this!

[@theot4077]

A GOOD Horse - - my Bible - - A faithful Dog - - A place to hang my Hat - - not necessarily in that order. ' What more does a man need??

[@larrylovegren3254]

man you get more work done by accident than I do on purpose

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

haha

[@g-palloyd3600]

I thought lumber had to dry before using!??

[@schleichhorseuniverse7131]

wow

[@henrysosebee9241]

I offbeared for my uncle when I was teenager.It liked to have killed me.do anyone know what I am talking about???

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Yes, sure do!

[@thomastonelli3272]

boy to bad you are 5 or 6 hrs away cause I have at least a dozen that need to come down that would fit that log you are looking for easy

[@bobanmilosevic3897]

👍💪🙂

[@karikallio2864]

👍

[@lhf3rd819]

Why don't you wear logging chaps in the woods?

[@willad1872]

Ditch that goddamn cart

[@dannygoin6552]

🖐🖐🖐👀

[@Bortnoone]

I’m glad I went to law school. I couldn’t measure up to what you do

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

I couldn't do what you do!

[@pocketchange1951]

👍👌🇨🇦❤,

[@curtislow6018]

👍🇺🇸

[@Pepgini]

**hacklurd**

[@thirzapeevey2395]

Sorry, Jim, I cannot watch you walking with a saw between two logs that are hitched to the horses. I know they are used to it, and I know you do it all the time, but I can't watch it. I'll play freecell until you finish...

[@Pepgini]

On telegram

[@Pepgini]

Text

[@alvinbrown3756]

I would think you would wear a mask over your nose and mouth to keep saw dust out of your lungs while operating your saw mill

[@barrybracegirdle2931]

👍