Mules plowing up and gathering potatoes!

Mr Summers plowing up his potatoes with Pat and Pearl.

[@joycehennequin8469]

Please say hello to Mr Summers for me,and thankyou Zach for sharing this wonderful video.The Mules look healthy,well taken care of and happy,such a pleasure to watch thankyou UK 🇬🇧 ENGLAND

[@zachodom7486]

Yes ma’am, I will! Thank you so much and also thank you for watching! I really appreciate it. Take care and do come again, please!!

[@JamesN-ut2jv]

People helping people is the way it should be. It just shows how respected Mr. Summers is. You blessed him by helping but by doing so you are blessed too

[@zachodom7486]

Right! It’s a good trade. People use to help each other a lot more than now days. I miss those times for sure. Thank you sir for watching and commenting! Take care

[@HeinrichPries]

😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@user-dd5ey1sc5q]

really enjoy watching good mules work!

[@zachodom7486]

Thank you sir, me too. And thanks for stopping by, do come again! Take care

[@plainsimple442]

Hi Zach, I enjoy your videos, and I will be 83 in 20 days. When I was younger, I worked a single steer twitching out wood and working the vegetable garden in the State of Maine. Now I do it all by hand in Illinois.

[@zachodom7486]

Aw man! That’s cool and especially for your age my friend 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. I am always encouraged by people just like yourself. I hope I can still be going when I’m that age. Anyway, thank you for taking time to watch and comment. Take care my friend and do come again, please

[@MyDogmatix]

Harvest time is a lot of fun! This was great to watch. Love seeing how easy y’all make it look.

[@zachodom7486]

Thank you very kindly and thanks for watching! Take care

[@canadianHAWK3]

Always nice to see.

[@zachodom7486]

Glad ya enjoyed it! Thank you kindly and thanks for watching and commenting! Take care

[@MikeKeatley]

That beautiful pair of mules, I especially like the sorrel color., well trained.

[@zachodom7486]

Yes they and thank you. Thank you for taking time to watch and comment!! Take care and do come again!

[@donaldwells2102]

Time spent with Mr Summers and the rest of you folks is time well spent 😊. Thanks for sharing.

[@zachodom7486]

Yessir for sure! You’re welcome and thank you for watching and commenting as always. Take care

[@everestvirtue309]

Dear Zach Thank you for all your videos They mean so much to me As far as im concerned This is the greatest work and around wonderful people too I wish you and everyone there all happiness Take care my friend

[@zachodom7486]

Awesome! Glad ya enjoyed it and thanks for such kind words. Thank you for taking time to watch and comment. Take care and do come again, anytime! Thx

[@everestvirtue309]

@@zachodom7486 thank you Zach Im a man im 58 i grew up making a nice garden in our yard with my Mom and Dad and my brother and my Moms twin sister, i also was taught to cut fire wood for our fireplace when my Dad showed me how and made sure i was safe. I am the last left of my family i have a best friend Sherri. I am so glad to have found your channel i am looking foward to learning all about your work there, its really Magnificent. I also watched your presentation on re shoeing your Mule and balancing his feet. Thank you so much Take care

[@zachodom7486]

@@everestvirtue309 well that is really cool! I’m always glad to hear other people stories. And thank you for taking time to comment. I surely appreciate it! I always welcome people and encourage people to comment and interact. Thank you so much!

[@rexforestwanderers]

Really neat to see this! Thanks for posting!

[@zachodom7486]

You’re most welcome and thanks for watching!! Thanks for the kind words

[@karenatha7890]

I really enjoy your long videos. Im so glad to see folks still using mules and horses. Better way I'll say!

[@zachodom7486]

Thank you very kindly! We prefer working our animals as well 😌😌😌. Thanks for watching and commenting. I really appreciate it

[@TwinCityFirewood]

Good video!! Awesome to see y’all using the old way to get choring done!

[@zachodom7486]

Thank you! We use the old methods quiet a bit still 😎😎😎 thank you for watching! I appreciate it

[@nathanalmond8280]

Thanks for sharing the video Zach. Enjoyed watching y'all work the mules. He definitely has a great garden and he made a good crop of potatoes. Pretty looking soil too. Yes sir it has been hot. Stay safe out there working.

[@zachodom7486]

Will do buddy and thanks for watching my friend and commenting! I appreciate it and take care

[@johnystulir6484]

Ml.

[@deltonwatts9726]

That makes me miss plowing out our potatoes like we did decades ago. Great job

[@zachodom7486]

Cool 😎 I am glad ya enjoyed it. Thanks for watching and commenting. Take care

[@michaelmosley254]

So cool I love watching a team of mules work

[@zachodom7486]

Thank you! And thanks for watching!! Take care

[@marguaritemccoy6968]

great video I just really enjoyed it. Thank you so much.

[@zachodom7486]

You’re most welcome and thanks for watching! Take care

[@charleywalker2982]

Thanks for sharing your videos and keep them coming please.

[@zachodom7486]

You’re most welcome and I’ll do my best! Thx again for watching and commenting…I appreciate it!

[@jemreandeau3583]

Very nice video. God bless you all. ❤

[@zachodom7486]

Thank you kindly! And the same to you..thank you for watching and take care!

[@klauskarbaumer6302]

It's not only great to see good mules doing their work, but also to see farmers working together. It seems this little patch had quite a nice yield of potatoes. I plow out my potatoes with a regular riding plow, since I can't walk behind the plow anymore. Our soil here is very heavy, and the heat and heavy rains thrash it down even more.

[@zachodom7486]

That makes sense. Ya gotta do what ya gotta do sometimes. It was a good day and yes his potatoes did well! Thanks for always watching and commenting! I really appreciate it

[@kennethhall5070]

I love watching this video, it just goes to show you that a little bit of work never hurt anybody. The mules are some fine lookin animals, plus yall got some nice potatoes for the supper table.

[@zachodom7486]

Yessir for sure and thank you very kindly! Thanks for watching and commenting! Take care

[@lanon3277]

@@zachodom7486 Love to know where you got the mules! Did you breed them yourself?

[@zachodom7486]

@@lanon3277I’ve got two I bred and raised myself and two I bought that came from a breeder in Missouri. There are a few mule sales throughout the year that’ll have several mules for sale. You just have to watch for the sales. And there are some breeders left. You just have to seek them out.

[@jimamccracken5783]

Zach, Please while Mr Summers is still with yall down there. Meet with on one Sunday afternoon and have him tell all of us all about himself. Sorta like a set down interview. I figger that would make a great video. I feel he may be sorta quiet and shy but may have that Ol Gift to Gab. Please do this and save his family history. God Bless yall.

[@zachodom7486]

Yes, he is rather shy and quiet. One reason I have started videoing him is to help preserve what he knows. I will get him to do more as time goes on. Thank you for watching and thanks for commenting! Take care…

[@lawerencestimpson2280]

Years back farmers and loggers took great pride in their teams.Seems like these fellows do.

[@zachodom7486]

Yes very much so and thank you for noticing! My pa taught me that as a young boy. He had a deep affection for mules. Because his mules made him his living and brought him and my family thru the Great Depression. He always told me, “if it hadn’t been for our mules, we’d have surely died.” We honor our mules even till this day for sure. Thanks for watching and commenting! Take care

[@freddypatterson8653]

There you have a great team of mules, they work together like a fine watch.

[@zachodom7486]

Yes they do, and thank you kindly! Thanks for watching and commenting. Take care

[@terrythomas7035]

I love watching the mules they’re so sure footed they don’t rock like a horse does

[@zachodom7486]

Yes ma’am that’s true. There is less wasted movement with mules compared to horses. Thank you ma’am for always watching and commenting! Thank you! Take care

[@musefahmed6383]

Good technic for ploughing and easy too. I started this way. Heartest love From Miah Bangldeshi 🌹🌹🌹💖💖💖

[@zachodom7486]

Very cool 😎 and thank you kindly! Thanks for Watching and commenting. Take care

[@donlaroque8028]

Awesome lifestyle thanks for sharing it

[@zachodom7486]

Thank you! You are welcome, and thank you for watching, and commenting. Take care!

[@franzellecarmon3550]

You're biggest fan here in Wyoming. Come visit after the harvest...and bring Mr. Summers. I'll make all of you a good steak over the campfire.

[@zachodom7486]

Well hello to my biggest fan in WY!! Sure wish we could! I wanna see that part of the country one day. I have a few friends up that way. From what I see from them, it’s beautiful. Mr summers traveling days are just about over with. He don’t get far from home anymore. But he’ll love the thought of it anyway. Thank you for watching and commenting. I really appreciate it!

[@819John]

Thank you sir. God Bless.

[@zachodom7486]

Yessir you’re welcome and thank you! Thank you for watching and commenting! I appreciate it. Take care

[@rocksandoil2241]

We used to have one of those - called it a potato lister as I recall.

[@zachodom7486]

Cool 😎 yes! I’ve heard it called that too. Thanks for watching and commenting! Take care

[@westwindcharters9146]

Nicely Done. Thank you.

[@zachodom7486]

You’re welcome and thank you for the kind words! And thanks for watching…

[@billbunnel9884]

Wonderful 😊

[@zachodom7486]

Thank you and thanks a bunch for watching; and taking time to comment! I appreciate it. Take care

[@Irishsaxon]

Wonderful. Honest work for folks and mules. I grow a few thousand pounds of potatoes each summer but I work it with a tractor. If I knew how to work draft animals instead of a tractor, why, I would.

[@zachodom7486]

Cool 😎 I prefer to work my animals over using machines when and where I can. I just enjoy fooling with them. Thank you for the kind words and for watching! Take care

[@marilynosgood3220]

Thanks for the answer. Your black pair I saw from the side and their hooves looked good. Mr. Summers I saw from the rear for all the potato patch work and they looked long from the back.

[@zachodom7486]

His mules have better heels than mine do. I’m still working on getting mine stood up a little better. They’re not horses for sure. And you’re welcome. Thanks for your interest and commenting. I appreciate it

[@user-rq8ou4ii9z]

Very nice team

[@zachodom7486]

Thank you kindly and thanks for watching

[@terrythomas7035]

Yummy corn candy

[@zachodom7486]

Right! It is pretty good if I say so myself lol

[@anthonymclaughlin1837]

Another great video. Pat and Pearl are on auto pilot. I've plowed and picked up taters in the garden using a middle buster, however, we didn't pull it with mules.

[@zachodom7486]

That’s cool 😎 and yes Pat and Pearl are pretty awesome. Thank you for watching, I appreciate it. Take care

[@conniewolf7300]

This is the way it should be!

[@zachodom7486]

Yes! I wish everyone still believed in this sorta thing and the world would be a much better place! Thanks for the kind words and for watching! Take care

[@briannapier8337]

Good video Zach

[@zachodom7486]

Ty sir! Thanks for watching and commenting!! Take care

[@barbaraodom2711]

I thoroughly enjoyed this. Do your miles just know by now what to do? Because I never heard him speaking to them. Great job, Zach. Great that neighbors still come out to help each other. That’s rare.

[@zachodom7486]

He speaks real soft to them. They listen well too. Thank you for watching and love you! Hope you are well.

[@barbaraodom2711]

@@zachodom7486 I am good. Hope y’all are to.

[@zachodom7486]

We are ☺️

[@rustygun1]

These are my people

[@zachodom7486]

Country folk ☺️ Thanks for watching and commenting. Take care

[@dannyboy7086]

awesome

[@zachodom7486]

Thank you sir! Thanks for watching and commenting also. I appreciate it. Take care

[@craigoldsen1667]

From the sounds coming from that disc, I think Mr. Summers needs to invest in a grease gun!😂

[@zachodom7486]

Ha, yeah you’re prolly right! Although I haven’t rode many of these old disk that don’t squeak and carry on lol. Thanks for watching my friend and commenting! Take care

[@dwl3016]

We always called that a lister plough.

[@zachodom7486]

Yep, I have heard it called that too. It’s cool how tools are called different things in the different parts of the country. Hey, thanks for watching and commenting! Take care

[@davisdavis4934]

hey Cousins, I have been working on a story about the Morris canal up in Jersey. I am a tuber and thought it would be nice to watch and hear the sounds of pulling barges along the canal over one hundred years ago. How often you think they changed out the mule teams? Impossible today with all or speed and tech? Love mules

[@zachodom7486]

Hey there! I’ve read and saw stories of using horses and mules pulling barges thru small canals. Also using them to pull rail cars around on rail yards also. Of course rolling weight and boats would be easier to move than a dead weight load. With that said, I can’t give you a good answer on how often they swapped the animals out. Most of our mules we’ve ever had, we’ll work em a few hours then rest for a while. Then work a few more hours. But it’s slow steady work. Not hard pulling. Thanks for watching and the kind words

[@davisdavis4934]

like that log loader. Made a loader for a 20hpx25T splitter- could throw a 24" round right over the splitter-- before I put a throttle valve in the system. Merry!

[@zachodom7486]

@@davisdavis4934cool!! Merry Christmas

[@terrythomas7035]

Zach I wish you’d feed those poor babies they’re wasting away 😂

[@zachodom7486]

Exactly! They act like they never eat lol

[@user-nj4mk5if1b]

Never seen one of those. I had what I always heard called a single point plow that I used

[@zachodom7486]

I’d like to see it if you still have it. Maybe ya could email me a picture of it. There are so many different implements that folks use to use. It’s cool to see them tho. Thanks for watching and commenting. Take care

[@tomharrington1393]

I was raised in Lincoln county Tennessee. Picking up tatters after daddy plowed them up was not one of my favorite things to do. He used a team of mules also.

[@zachodom7486]

I can’t say I absolutely love it, but I do love to eat them lol. So it kinda goes hand and hand. Thank you sir for watching and sharing with me! Take care

[@germansahidbeltranardila2985]

Huuuuuyyyyyyyyyyyyiiii exelente sería bueno un vídeo de los aperos de las mulas y el diceño del carruaje de arado

[@zachodom7486]

I’ll see what I can do sometime…thank you for the idea!

[@user-zm8gl3uf1z]

Great job, which country are you from?

[@zachodom7486]

Thank you kindly! I am from the United States 🇺🇸. And thank you for watching

[@kennybolt8329]

I saw you on Rural Heritage and sounded like you was from L.A. Which is it?

[@zachodom7486]

Yes I was born and raised in enterprise AL. But I live in Tennessee now. Thanks for watching and commenting. Take care

[@benbaker989]

Hey Zach I know this ant related to the video, but new to logging would u make a video explaining how get most Money out of your logs like what trees make good staves,ties etc. Pretty much how to get most out of what you got, I know I'm kindly in same region as you so may be able to help me or others.

[@zachodom7486]

Hey buddy! Yeah I can do that sometime…I’ve touched on it a little in some of my timber cutting videos. Unfortunately the cutting videos aren’t as popular as the others and don’t get circulated as much as the others. But yeah, I’ll see if I can work it in on the next job once we get cranked off. Thanks for watching buddy and take care

[@benbaker989]

Thanks!

[@zachodom7486]

@@benbaker989 yw

[@jacobkennedy112]

I’d say he’s walked behind that middle buster a time or two. I can’t hardly keep it on the hill.

[@zachodom7486]

Yes, he’s made many a trip with it. He’s laid off a lot of rows with it too. I’m just glad he can still do it. He’s starting to get fragile tho. And I hate to see it! It’ll happen to all of us tho if we live long enough. I sure do love him tho, he’s been a good friend to me. Thanks for watching my friend and commenting! I appreciate it

[@jacobkennedy112]

@@zachodom7486 yes sir. You can’t Google what he knows.

[@zachodom7486]

Right

[@germansahidbeltranardila2985]

Por favor muchas gracias

[@zachodom7486]

I will do my best. And thank you for watching! I appreciate it.

[@marilynosgood3220]

I know nothing specific about mule hooves, length, shape etc. Are Pat and Pearl's feet too long?

[@zachodom7486]

No ma’am. Mules are similar to donkeys. Their feet are more upright. A mule has steeper shoulder angles also. A mule will have a tougher more upright type of foot. They have to be trimmed just like any other animal though. We usually trim ours about every 8-12 weeks usually just depends on growth, weather, conditions, work load, etc. Thanks a bunch for watching and also taking time to comment. I appreciate it. Take care and hope I answered your question.

[@thomasneill6858]

He made enough tators to the county

[@zachodom7486]

Yessir for sure! Thanks for always being watching and commenting. I appreciate it and enjoy hearing from you. Thanks! Take care

[@markburrell2778]

What kind of corn is that ?

[@zachodom7486]

You know, I don’t know for sure other than it’s field corn. An older variety is all I know but I’ll try and remember to ask him what variety it is. It’s tall isn’t it?! Thanks for watching!!!

[@markburrell2778]

@@zachodom7486 I grow Hastings Prolific.

[@zachodom7486]

@@markburrell2778 cool 😎

[@virceuferreiradasilva6063]

Ê vão bem lento ê serve pra tudo muito jóia

[@zachodom7486]

Thank you! Yes, slow is best. Thank you for watching. Take care

[@fredrictown]

I never seen corn you have to reach up to pick what kind is that hell if my corn grows waist high is it even field corn here is no nearly that big

[@zachodom7486]

I’ll have to ask him again. He told me what it was but I can’t remember the name. I know it’s an old variety. But that’s all I can remember. And yes I was really tall. Thanks for watching and commenting. Take care

[@hershellinnenbringer4058]

😂l work mules and horses .in the Kingdom of Callaway, Mo. Have a safe day! Good looking mules.

[@zachodom7486]

@@hershellinnenbringer4058 thank you kindly! And thanks for watching and commenting. Take care

[@dcrosco1458]

The amish do

[@zachodom7486]

Thanks for watching! Take care

[@Malikmukhtar-hp2lc]

❤❤❤❤❤❤supt me

[@zachodom7486]

Thank you! And thanks for watching…

[@user-wc8fm7zd9x]

Что то часто стали появляться видео с лошадьми, с топливом проблемы? Скоро и на паровозах будете ездить.

[@zachodom7486]

No, we don’t have any problems with fuel here that I know of other than it’s costly. We use our animals because it’s tradition for one, and then because in the woods the horses or mules don’t tear the young forest up like modern machinery. Thanks for the watching