Horse Progress Days Making Hay
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- Lots of action at the Vernon Yoder farm in rural Arcola Illinois at the Horse Progress Days. Here you will see demonstrations of cutting, tedding, raking and baling hay.
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I think this video is amazing. if you look closely not all the equipment has a moter. on it. the baller was ground driven thus turning the pto. at the proper speed as well as the rake. and to my amazement a modern haybine. and if you look closely you'll see a hydraulic hose running to the hay rake. all powerd by a ground driven pto. if you think about it the first sickle mower was ground driven long before the Tractor came along. if we ever. run out of oil it shows it can be done ps. hats off to the inventor a of the world
Michael H I agree it is an interesting juxtaposition. I wouldn't race to judge them though until you understand the reasoning. I do think part of their success measured by longevity is keeping their enterprises commercially viable. Similar to the fact they use power tools now often in wood working perhaps it is a necessary commercial trade off.
Great videos. I wonder if you can tell me about the singletree horse sickle mower at 1:29 into video. Great looking unit and I'm looking for manufacturer etc. Thanks.
I & J makes a mower. Not sure if this one is made by them. I & J Manufacturing is from Pennsylvania.
Ernest Bontrager I live about a mile from I & J manufacturing.
when will the next event be held?
Where was the hay-making??All I saw was crowds of spectators. Nice to see a sunny day .Every time I cut mine,it rains.
Cut your hay, we need the rain.
Q
very cool
I love!!!!
some the responses here are very intelligent, however...those of you who made snide remarks and just can't seem to, or don't want to, accept the Amish culture, are pretty stupid. why try to degrade a culture, when you don't understand it. if you don't know what your saying, keep your comments to yourself. it's the right thing to do.
KIM ALBRECHT Amen.
just buy a trcator...
they do have tractors, you just never see them because the only thing they really use them for is filling their silos if they have them, and running their liquid manure pumps. They also use them to power ag baggers for bagging corn and hay bales. Some use them for their side businesses as well.
Guess they couldnt afford the tractors... Really, if you have to use an engine for the PTO driven equipment, what is the point of using horses.
Don't get me wrong, I love watching seeing horses at work. But not when you have to use a gas engine.
The point is that Amish want more compact communities; you can farm fewer acres with horses, even using engines like this, so communities stay smaller. besides, they don't make the equipment that could do this without engines anymore, though there is now a ground drive PTO cart that can handle most low horsepower applications.
This is just rediculous ... engines yes, tractors no ... Oh come on ...
Its their simplistic nature. I can take a very educated guess as to why they have engines powering their equipment today. The advancements in modern equipmet have made it a necessity. 20 years ago, you could still find ground driven equipment, but the change was already happening. I can tell you that they probably do not like the idea of relying on engines to power their equipment, but the advancements require it.
Why would you use gas powered - horse drawn equipment? How does that make you self sufficient. I love the idea of Amish living. When I see gas powered washing machines, and other farm equipment I have to scratch my head. How about the round baler being pulled by horses? WHAT? Just end the doubt and buy a giant tractor because you are making so many excuses for what you can and can't do that the religion just drowns you. Personally I am not Amish, but when I do start my farm, I'll focus on slow and smart and colonial models that don't rely on anything past my fence post. As much as possible. Wait till the gas runs out......what will they do then?
Amish in our area are not allowed to use tractors in the field.
Thanks Mr. Bontrager,
I was commenting on the lunacy of trying to uphold the 'old ways' and then using gas powered implements on 'old' equipment.
Why not just embrace the entire petroleum spectrum? It's rank hypocracy. Not that I care. I don't care one iota. It's defies common sense that God gave us to behave in this manner. The Amish's religion demands a strict adherence to the ordnung, except with gas powered, hydraulic fore carts, washing machines and other gas-hydraulic devices.
Religion is what crucified Christ, and in the end will crucify us all. Only real clear headed discipleship of our Lord leads to good living.
Sanctity precedes sanity. Religion denies one of the first. Sincerely, Michael
Michael H
Why don't you chill out and just let them farm how they want to? I bet your life looks kinda silly from the outside sometimes too.
Ernest Bontrager They are not allowed to use tractors but they can use modern equipment and engines ?
lepaul26 most modern equipment requires the use of engines, and to modify them to ground drives it to much of a hassle. They are adapting to modern culture, but still staying true to their roots. Their "religion", as you say, is that they are not allowed using tractors for their fields because it is to "complicated and worldly", but it says nothing about using engines to power field equipment. And most Amish do have a tractor or two because most have a side business that requires a tractor for use, but that is a whole different matter. Some of the required equipment for farming needs loads of power, and their little engines on their machines or their carts are not strong enough to power them. Come to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania to see the original amish in action.
non sens and useless.
Carry On Naysayer............
when will the next event be held?