Be sure to let them know how much we appreciate them allowing you to video for us.
@WorkingHorsesWithJim3 жыл бұрын
Will do!
@donaldwallace7934 Жыл бұрын
You guys live such an amazing life that is unfortunately lost to most of us anymore. It’s wonderful the way everyone helps out their neighbors!!
@harveypyke48973 жыл бұрын
Now that’s what a community is all about, neighbours helping neighbours. Well done, Jim, speaks volumes about your character.
@louisecassidy59913 жыл бұрын
You'll find most people who genuinely work with horses are some of the best people you'll ever meet. Empathy is an all-round thing.
@leituvaatoalaki22022 жыл бұрын
Sleeping with their own children
@floraldays18653 жыл бұрын
This illustrates what it means to be a good neighbor!
@Zeke-yv3nw3 жыл бұрын
Neighbors helping neighbors. The world needs a lot more of this.
@scott196412 жыл бұрын
I have to say I have watched many videos making hay with motorized equipment. None have I enjoyed as much as this video. Thank you so much for posting !
@WorkingHorsesWithJim2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@tracyjohnson2992 Жыл бұрын
Its great that you can help them bring in the hay Jim this is what having good neighbours is all about. thank them so much for allowing you to see what it is like to be an Amish farmer. They are very personable people which isn't what i have heard over my years in Canada but i am always glad when tales don't turn out to be true. I know they have very strict rules that they live by and that is great that they are able to show how they do things around the farm. i really enjoyed this video, i know this is one of your older ones, and your helping them as much as they are helping you it is an excellent trade off.
@BRI33NOR2 жыл бұрын
I was born 1941 in Lincolnshire England. WW2 in full swing so petrol was needed to fuel aircraft, tanks etc. Very little for farm machinery. Horses were widely used again, hay making machinery was as shown. Steam powered ploughing and threshing machinery in use too, up until maybe 1950 as it was a long recovery time. These pictures bring back good memories of a happy and more settled time. Life may have been slower but it gave folks time to meet and mix and talk. Born and raised on a farm, but by the time I was 20 moved away into a different world, sad that much was lost in the chase to produce more with less workers , with making money more important than quality of life. Thankyou for thd memories, stay happy as you are.
@artemiasalina18603 жыл бұрын
I smiled the whole time seeing the beauty of neighbors helping each other when needed. Very sweet.
@WorkingHorsesWithJim3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, glad it made you smile!
@konalis8083 жыл бұрын
awesome community to live in. good hardworking people. good neighbors, good life... i’m so glad i found your channel!
@WorkingHorsesWithJim3 жыл бұрын
Glad you are enjoying it!
@pittschapelfarm28443 жыл бұрын
Going on record saying my sister would NEVER help with that. Much less barefoot. Good of you to help out.
@WorkingHorsesWithJim3 жыл бұрын
Haha, thanks for watching!
@argonthesad3 жыл бұрын
A helpful sister. It's almost like we could learn from the Amish.
@robertjohnston50273 жыл бұрын
We love to see the Amish working their land as it was meant to be. I've never seen a stressed out Amish person. Gee! Maybe there's a correlation? Thank you to you and your wife for supplying these informative and perspective building videos.
@WorkingHorsesWithJim3 жыл бұрын
They do have a good way of life. Thanks for watching, we appreciate it
@curtiswolf3133 жыл бұрын
Very nice of you to help the young neighbor out. The Amish are very interesting hard working people. I'm sure he will be a good neighbor to have.
@WorkingHorsesWithJim3 жыл бұрын
I think so too! It was fun.
@shawngordon15633 жыл бұрын
How respectful and thoughtful you where of them with the camera and them of you and for what you do with the filming to help educate people about farming with horses and old time farming ways
@WorkingHorsesWithJim3 жыл бұрын
We appreciate you watching!
@cathiwim3 жыл бұрын
I noticed that too! Good on ya! We have Amish and Mennonites in East TN
@outlawfarms69612 жыл бұрын
Ms Brenda you do got that right life never goes easy especially if its worth living. I also love the way you respect your Amish neighbors beliefs about being in video with no faces. Love talking with the Amish in our area too
@jimcraig52083 жыл бұрын
This is the place you have bales hay for a wedding gift
@WorkingHorsesWithJim3 жыл бұрын
yes
@goldwingmoments3 жыл бұрын
Amish are great people. Happy to see you help them out. Awesome!! stay safe..
@WorkingHorsesWithJim3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, you too
@harveyotoole20293 жыл бұрын
You're a good neighbour Jim.
@WorkingHorsesWithJim3 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@kevinmaritz45193 жыл бұрын
Beautiful day ! Thanks for sharng
@suzannemomma3 жыл бұрын
I can almost smell that sweet, fresh cut hay! Thank you for showing us your life and life’s work. Your grace and kindness shines through. We all have MUCH to learn from you
@WorkingHorsesWithJim3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your kind words, thanks for watching
@ellisc.foleyjr97783 жыл бұрын
That was really nice Jim. of your respect for not putting the camera on them where they did not want to be seen. and for them allowing you to do the video. I for one really appreciated that from both of you. so pass along my gratitude to them for that. and thank you for taking the time to video this it shows a lot of what it was and still is to do a day's work on the farm. I must admit I've never put up hay loose. whole new ballpark on that one. thanks again for sharing.
@WorkingHorsesWithJim3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching, will try to pass on your gratitude to the neighbors
@robertmarino21583 жыл бұрын
My father Charles used a team of horses back in the 30-40's on 21 acres in Pueblo Colorado , very hard work alot of labor hours ! Bob
@herbhouston53783 жыл бұрын
I've been a big fan of the Amish community close to where I live in South Eastern Indiana for many years... I like many things about their way of living... I enjoyed the video very much... Thank you...
@WorkingHorsesWithJim3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@MrVailtown3 жыл бұрын
A place were hard work is shared, nice Jim, nice. Her feet must be very tough. Years of training on them.
@thekentuckian83753 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed the video. Nice weather up there. Thanks
@thewestnewyorker72693 жыл бұрын
Wow, no shoes? I couldn't do that. That is great how you folks work in community with each other. Like the way you are very selective and respectful of the Amish in the editing. I still am amazed by the long flat fields up your way. Thanks for sharing!
@WorkingHorsesWithJim3 жыл бұрын
It sure would be hard to go without shoes, they've got tough feet! It makes editing tough and we are glad they said we could film them. Thanks for watching!
@shellymb3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video... too bad about the well
@sherylbartlett38712 ай бұрын
Hi Jim & Brenda....What a gorgeous daythere. Love to see Bill & Lady hitched together and loved their cadence when trottinng home❤😊 Horses always speed up when heading home and they All know which way home is. Thanks for sharing &. God bless.... 😊
@bladewiper3 жыл бұрын
I haven't done that in 50 years. even then it was rare to be done. My brother still has the remnants of one in the corner of his field. That was a great reminder of days gone by.
@WorkingHorsesWithJim3 жыл бұрын
Hard work!
@scruffy61513 жыл бұрын
Are hay stacker was between the tractor and wagon we used a Ford 9n. We had a hay trolley in the peek of the barn roof and big four finger hay carrier for loose hay. They are missing a slat on there stacker but, it still did the job. Thank you for taking us along.
@WorkingHorsesWithJim3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for coming along!
@WorkingHorsesWithJim3 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, they are missing one, that's why the hay balled up! Thanks for the observation ,I didn't notice before.
@scruffy61513 жыл бұрын
@@WorkingHorsesWithJim to many hour watching hay being pulled up the slide as a kid lol.
@gastoncannon47103 жыл бұрын
Awesome video, Jim. Sometimes the old way are the best, even tho they may not be the fastest. Thanks for sharing. 👍👍👍👍👍💜💙💚💜💗
@WorkingHorsesWithJim3 жыл бұрын
You got that right!
@louisecassidy59913 жыл бұрын
Where you don't have tractor repairs, or a diesel bill, horses procreate themselves, and all this is to keep the horses eating well, along with what other livestock they keep. Its all very self-sustaining. Life moves at a slower pace.
@dannyboy70863 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. way to help out a neighbor. I hope they get water soon.
@WorkingHorsesWithJim3 жыл бұрын
Yes, us too. Thanks for watching
@nathanrobinson771511 ай бұрын
It's nice to see young children outside working. Not stuck behind computer or game system. I know they're different type of people. But just nice to see it still
@jackallen76803 жыл бұрын
Amish near Tomah, Wisconsin use the same type of hay loader.
@steveadams997083 жыл бұрын
Over around Hancock and Wautoma WI too.
@klauskarbaumer63023 жыл бұрын
The variations in what Amish communities are allowed to do by their elders are amazing. In Jamesport MO they are using motorized mowers and balers behind their horses, for example. And a lot of them even have skid steers on their farms.
@WorkingHorsesWithJim3 жыл бұрын
We have 3 different Amish groups, plus horse and buggy Mennonites besides in our area and they all do things differently. There are some Amish fairly close by who also use skid steers and motorized balers around here. But not our closest neighbors. Makes things interesting. Thanks for watching
@Luckingsworth3 жыл бұрын
Most Amish get around their rules by not owning but instead borrowing or renting electric tools. Very few "true" Amish exist. Most others are just regular people that decided they wanted to be Amish but didn't want to follow every rule.
@carrichard2 жыл бұрын
For me this brings back memories. I grew up on a farm, And as we were German by birth, work was no stranger to me. And there was no fat kid there. You work or it's harder for you. Also, I used a different way of handling the fork, I turned my left hand and the other waw around making it easer to work the pitch fork handle. If you wanted to take a brake---just brake the fork handle. Ha-Ha !!!
@escalade78 Жыл бұрын
Always hed respect & admiration for the Amish. They definitely have the right idea nowadays, while we have to deal with inflation, high fuel prices, inflated housing market, etc. Their life of simplicity, community cooperation & faith is to be admired!
@janet58202 жыл бұрын
Jim mentions The 6yr old boy !! Great work. & how some people haven’t had experience with this work, I would love to live on a farm & be around these gentle giants, fantastic 👌I really enjoy watching these brilliant shows of life on the farm with the powerful horses ❤️
@btcbob113923 жыл бұрын
He backed that hay wagon up better with horses than most people would do with a truck or tractor. !!
@annebartz91753 жыл бұрын
Hi Thanks for great video it's a lot of work to make hay that way
@WorkingHorsesWithJim3 жыл бұрын
You bet
@terrymcdougal92583 жыл бұрын
Thank you for showing so much respect to the Amish. Your careful camera work is well done and in line with their culture.
@WorkingHorsesWithJim3 жыл бұрын
You’re welcome, it was quite a challenge to do.
@garyarmstrong45973 жыл бұрын
I am not here to learn like others will feverishly do but to watch and marvel at what you can do with horses and the machinery you use. It appears the way your farm and wood business goes it is well established. Having this then set in place makes it easier to help your young neighbours out. It is good to see these Amish people let you into their lives. They must have high respect for you and your family. Entertaining video as always Jim. Ps I hope I was correct in my assumption of the Amish people and don’t offend them.
@WorkingHorsesWithJim3 жыл бұрын
Since we are established, you're right in saying it is easier for us to take time out and help neighbors. They were glad to let us come along, help and film.
@donaldwallace7934 Жыл бұрын
Jim, I must apologize, but I laughed out loud when you asked “how do you get off without breaking your neck”. 😂
@theot40773 жыл бұрын
Hay Jim & company - - Yep I'm back- - Wisc. We did the very same with 'Kate & Qween' - - Yes loose hay and loader. At least 4 loads a day. 'GRAPPLE HOOKS' on the unload. I was just a little guy, 1948-49 - - and on 'Kate or Qween' for most of the day. I loved those horses- still do!!
@garyhunter60303 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video. I had no idea how the Amish got their hay baled. You are a good person to help you neighbors the way you do. Tell your Amish neighbor they were a marvel to see a small part of their life and and way s of accomplishing their work according to their religion.
@WorkingHorsesWithJim3 жыл бұрын
Yes, it was great that they allowed the filming to take place, will pass that on to them
@gregholl50112 жыл бұрын
One reason they don't make many new hayloaders is the old ones are still working!😊
@hacc220able3 жыл бұрын
You really have to appreciate these people and their way of life - thanks for sharing.
@normafollet71562 жыл бұрын
I pray that these Amish hard working horses are going to be rewarded very nicely and i quote, for their work at the end of each day. I love horses, and i cant stand cruelty. Norma Australia.
@chucker4403 жыл бұрын
Great video I like to learn about there life. Thanks Jim great 👍
@gregholl50112 жыл бұрын
And hey! Something I've done before Jim hasn't! I've loaded a few loads with a hayloader.
@robertmarino21583 жыл бұрын
Great video 👍 , alot of very hard work each day ! Stay safe ! Bob
@WorkingHorsesWithJim3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, you too!
@robertpayne27172 жыл бұрын
We don't have many Amish in our area but, I do know that depending upon the sect some are very primitive and some are able to use tractors for power usally stationary, and some have gotten liberal to the point that they do some field work with tractors. Just depends upon what sect. When I was young in the 1960's their were alot of Mennonites in The community of Vilonia, Arkansas which was on US highway 64 which was on the route we took to my Grandmothers home in Booneville Arkansas and at that time those Mennonites didnt even have electricity run to their homesteads. It was enjoyable to see that they went to town with their horse and buggies., the town has since been bypassed and is now an outlying suburb of the Little Rock and Conway Arkansas towns. Not many Mennonites left in that area. From where we lived to my grandmothers was a 5 hour minimum drive by car. Vilonia still had a goodmany churches of varying denominations and it was always difficult drive home on sunday afternoons cause if we were late headed home we'd get hung up by Sunday evening church traffic. Either someone getting ready to turn off or turn in to the numerous churches.
@WorkingHorsesWithJim2 жыл бұрын
Yes, there are a lot of differences between the different sects
@inhonorofmygradmotherjessi12872 жыл бұрын
Jim my grandfather did his hay that way back in the 40s and 50s I learned to drive his horses I had lots of fun growing up he was Irish grandma Was Potawatomi grandma had a saying you don’t work you don’t eat that was our pay homemade food from scratch
@johnkomosa40892 жыл бұрын
Thank you. The last time I seen a hay lift I must have been 5 or 6.. after that balers , I remember when the bale throwers came to our area, that was cheating, , ah ha.😄, then the round bales came and I went off to Technical College. . Thanks to your neighbors, nice folks..
@lorenzowoodson6243 жыл бұрын
Nice of you to help the younguns out Jim. It's a shame they can't bail it in the field oh, it's so much extra work to do it the way they do but all is well that ends well. Great job!
@WorkingHorsesWithJim3 жыл бұрын
It sure is
@sueupham25192 жыл бұрын
It's always good to see your giving hearts ...
@RonRay2 жыл бұрын
Good thing y'all got that in... looks like a front coming in from the north west with rain soon.
@sueupham25192 жыл бұрын
Wow such hard haying days..full wagon looks like my dad's in the '50s
@rockcrusher46363 жыл бұрын
Yes it must be said again, please thank them for letting us into their world, this is how things should be, everyone helping one another. Thanks Jim.
@chrisbennett85382 жыл бұрын
I remember standing behind the shut on the wagon many days.
@prjndigo3 жыл бұрын
0:20:00 Amish where I grew up would often braid remnant segments of older leads into the gripping length of their newer leads to make a broader and more durable grip area.
@chrisbennett85382 жыл бұрын
Nothing like fresh cut hay .
@richardboyd3407 Жыл бұрын
I want to thank you so much for sharing your videos with us all
@knis013 жыл бұрын
Great video!
@WorkingHorsesWithJim3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@jemreandeau3583 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful video, and interesting too. Nice to see a little of the Amish way of life. ❤
@sueflynn98863 жыл бұрын
Beautiful video, thank you Jim x
@WorkingHorsesWithJim3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@davidhintz13 жыл бұрын
12:29 she says `bissle weiter`, that means a little more`` or à little further`. Living here in Germany, I was tickeled to hear that.
@georgelewis89043 жыл бұрын
Like that, never really seen working horses before, only from distance, thanks for the video.
@WorkingHorsesWithJim3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@nicklambing92683 жыл бұрын
We have relatives in Pennsylvania and travel to see them. Have seen Amish farm operations going on only from a distance. This was fantastic to see the operation close up. Our old 1909 barn was built to handle and store loose hay and was used that way for years with a dairy operation. We still have all of the old loose hay handling equipment, but have only used the monorail overhead to assist in moving hay convers on occasion. We really enjoyed seeing this video and another one we watched on loose hay handling inside the barn. Upon first seeing our barn in January of 1972, it was set up exactly like the barn shown in the other video. Showing how these older facilities were utilized back in the day is fantastic! Nick, North West Farmer (approximately 30 miles SW of Portland Oregon in Laurel Oregon)
@gregholl50112 жыл бұрын
That raking video clip! You have to watch the caffeine you feed the horses. 😀
@PlanetMojo3 жыл бұрын
That hay loader is what they use in our area as well (SW Wisconsin). I've seen videos of them making round bales with a motor driving the PTO shaft as well, but not in this area. Thanks for the great video 😊
@WorkingHorsesWithJim3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@chrisark80393 жыл бұрын
Kathy Ark what a treasure to be of help during hay time and to learn a new skill
@randallanderson88893 жыл бұрын
I've both ridden the rack behind a baler many times and helped load a rack behind a Amish Hay-loader.I tell you what...It will seperate the men from the boys beintg on a rack behind a hay-loader. Building the edges and stomping the center while being buried under a constant harvest of hay. Don't know what the big difference is but seemed like the animals liked the put up loose hay better. As for the Amish girl not wearring any shoes brings me back to the innocense of my youth. YEAH!!!!!! Scholls out for the summer,NO SHOES!!!!! It's H_ck getting old!
@WorkingHorsesWithJim3 жыл бұрын
Hard work indeed, thanks for watching
@andymiller31382 жыл бұрын
beautiful horses and beautiful people
@KEarllongJr2 жыл бұрын
That is pretty cool how it loads up the machine
@tomfillmore97102 жыл бұрын
Great video I have helped load hay with a hay loader we used the horses and at my uncles we used the loader but hauled it with a 38 chev maple leaf truck the hay loader is still up in the old barn and looks like new thanks for sharing take care
@chickenlittleboy96972 жыл бұрын
That’s pretty cool I’ve only seen two of them in my life
@chrisbennett85382 жыл бұрын
Real man's work there.
@JeffRyman693 жыл бұрын
When my dad was growing up on the farm, they used a "Go Devil Hay Stacker".
@davidhintz13 жыл бұрын
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@seaknightvirchow81313 жыл бұрын
Very enjoyable to see your relationship with your Amish neighbors. I must say it is hard to understand any relationship between Christ and not baling in the field but I realize that is another discussion altogether. I am glad to see the neighborliness which is approved by the Lord.
@WorkingHorsesWithJim3 жыл бұрын
Yes there are many lessons to be learned from farming that relate to Christian life
@petervogwill64993 жыл бұрын
Holy swingin hay forks BATMAN..! Ouch..! Farmers trampoline and trapeze show...!
@hughvane3 жыл бұрын
Been there, done that, with the water scarcity situation. Solved eventually with a spring supply, but it was a salutary lesson to reticulate-reticulate-reticulate wherever possible every last drop of available rainwater into underground tanks.
@richardhessert78623 жыл бұрын
I've done that way of getting hay but with a tractor less the horses. I'm glad I had the experience something I will never forget
@bigchew31492 жыл бұрын
Very nice looking matched Pair of horses ..I can hear them sounds like one horse & not 2-3 ! They look to be about 14-15ish hands high from here !
@robertsimmons12643 жыл бұрын
Worked with some Amish guys in PA, great guys!
@br9273 жыл бұрын
That's how we put hay in for years!!Hay fork in the barn! You want a good man on the wagon, or you'll get buried!
@WorkingHorsesWithJim3 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@paulabraun9502 жыл бұрын
always such beautiful horses....................and so nice t help them out.....just wonderful
@johnking86793 жыл бұрын
That's the right and neighborly thing to do in your community, Jim.
@robpeters52043 жыл бұрын
I live very close to Waterloo Ontario Canada and the Amish in our area still use this method.. Very labour intensive. Especially when temperatures can be extremely hot some years.
@WorkingHorsesWithJim3 жыл бұрын
Yes, that’s for sure!
@randolphbutler18323 жыл бұрын
How good to see everyone working together to benefit a new family. Great to have good neighbors to help each other. Next time tell us more about his horses. The kids you for sharing. 🐴🐴😷👍
@WorkingHorsesWithJim3 жыл бұрын
We will keep that in mind
@ericlakota65123 жыл бұрын
Jim the hardest working man in the state jim is the real life tarzan runs his own farm and goes down helps the nabor when he is cought up .and dose the work for his nabor harder then he would do his own field God bless jim i think jims horse lady would pull that team backwards
@cathyc1281 Жыл бұрын
Great video, great neighbors!
@toms6412 жыл бұрын
Nice vid Jim. With all the craziness going on in the world, I suspect the Amish life may look very attractive for young people. Clean hard work, and family values. I would have to agree.
@ronaldkearn33223 жыл бұрын
How it was done before bakers. We had one of those. never saw it run. My grandfather put up in the woods to eventually rot away. You are an awful good neighbor Jim. Helping out those folks. :-)
@brucerazor52023 жыл бұрын
Very impressed, longing for simple and quiet
@Don-zw3cx3 жыл бұрын
I was always facenated with method of farming and life style in West and wanted to visit and be part of your culture, will surely visit your countryside someday. Thank you very much Jim for making my dream come true through your channel. Really appreciate!
@WorkingHorsesWithJim3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for watching, glad you enjoy!
@Don-zw3cx3 жыл бұрын
@@WorkingHorsesWithJim The way you interpret and explains during your entire video I don't feel I am watching a video, rather feel as if I am there
@michaelthorp28672 жыл бұрын
Can we see how the horses are looked after there days work. Thanks really enjoy this insight
@robertpayne27172 жыл бұрын
Im sure that your New York weather is too humid and unlike the western states storage of hay by stacking is prohibitive. Just because of the rains and storms and weather. Out west due to limited rainfall and low humidity the haystacks were at onetime very numerous.
@juliahelland64883 жыл бұрын
I throughly enjoyed coming along for the ride. As a young farm girl, I would run around the farm barefoot most of the time, but never while haying. Always long sleeves and pants and of course shoes. I feel itchy just thinking about it. 💯☺
@WorkingHorsesWithJim3 жыл бұрын
Yes, it's an itchy/scratchy job!
@ginggur173 жыл бұрын
The lady has much stronger feet than me, wow. Hats off to to you. 🇬🇧🇺🇸