Hello to all!
A new member here. I live on a small farm in Western NC which had been in the family since the 1840's. I am retired from the construction and building industry. As to farming, we raise a few cows (mainly hobby farming), cut a little hay and generally manage the bulk woodlands for timber and animal sanctuary. I grew up having to farm and garden for subsistence and learned how to harness and work a mule or horse at an early age. You take it seriously when that is where your next meal comes from. The woodland provided all our heat which we originally cut down with cross-cut saws, logged them to the house with the horse then cut into lengths with either the cross-cut or buck saw. It was then split with either the single bit axe or the bigger stuff with iron wedges and sledge hammer. A tough way of life but it kept you warm twice! Once when it was cut, worked into length, split, carried into the house and finally the second time when it was burned!!!! I have my Grand-Dad's old McCormick-Farmall tractor and want to restore it. My current tractor is a Ford Model 1910 4x4. It is perfect for my needs, easy to haul, yet is powerful for it's size. The only real problem is that even weighted and ballasted, it is hard to get traction to use the available power. I look forward to meeting and interacting with the members here!
A new member here. I live on a small farm in Western NC which had been in the family since the 1840's. I am retired from the construction and building industry. As to farming, we raise a few cows (mainly hobby farming), cut a little hay and generally manage the bulk woodlands for timber and animal sanctuary. I grew up having to farm and garden for subsistence and learned how to harness and work a mule or horse at an early age. You take it seriously when that is where your next meal comes from. The woodland provided all our heat which we originally cut down with cross-cut saws, logged them to the house with the horse then cut into lengths with either the cross-cut or buck saw. It was then split with either the single bit axe or the bigger stuff with iron wedges and sledge hammer. A tough way of life but it kept you warm twice! Once when it was cut, worked into length, split, carried into the house and finally the second time when it was burned!!!! I have my Grand-Dad's old McCormick-Farmall tractor and want to restore it. My current tractor is a Ford Model 1910 4x4. It is perfect for my needs, easy to haul, yet is powerful for it's size. The only real problem is that even weighted and ballasted, it is hard to get traction to use the available power. I look forward to meeting and interacting with the members here!
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