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[wbvs58]

I'll bet you this much, those old boys had a handshake you knew you got. Hard times make hard men and those guys were iron.

I wonder if they got their carpal tunnels done?

Ken

 

[Silver]

Well I guess there were 4 or 5 that were just too stressed out to compete with the linebackers at the buffet table. OR were there 4 or 5 that were just smarter than the rest?

 

[Travlr]

Well I guess there were 4 or 5 that were just too stressed out to compete with the linebackers at the buffet table. OR were there 4 or 5 that were just smarter than the rest?


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Party members on the left... independents on the right.

 

[greybeard]

They would cut a notch in the tree so they could insert a board... so they could stand on it.

Bu now I have a question. How long did it take to make a cut like that with a two man hand saw like the one in the picture? I'm thinking a lot of time measured in blisters.

I think I once saw a video of that notch thing being done..
Dave? You have any experience in this?

 

[jltrent]

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I like the way that machine spreads hay.

 

[jltrent]

I'll bet you this much, those old boys had a handshake you knew you got. Hard times make hard men and those guys were iron.

I went a few years ago to the State Trooper Acadamy and out of 120 recruits there I won the squeeze contest, an came in third in the shuttle/obstacle run. I bet them boys back in the day could do 200 lbs. and that is not easy.

 

[TCRanch]

"P" is for poo. Frozen, but whatever, don't judge. I'm teaching the pups the alphabet.

 

[Dave]

I think I once saw a video of that notch thing being done..
Dave? You have any experience in this?

One that size would take a couple days. They chopped out the undercut with axes that had long handles (42 inches) and long narrow blades. Those axes were sharp enough to shave with. I have stood on a spring board more than a few times. I did it on big trees that were on steep ground. Tree too big to reach around far enough to get the cut on the down hill side. Standing on a board 10-15 feet in the air running a big saw will make you pay attention.

 

[tater74]

Just like men who milked cows by hand for a living. They had forearms like tree trunks!

My step granddad milked shorthorns in the 19teens. He still had a grip into his nineties.

 

[Silver]

The baby New Holland snuggled in between the grownups.

 

[TCRanch]

The baby New Holland snuggled in between the grownups.
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Baby's gonna get spoiled rotten with all his/her new attachments!!! Grownups may pout a little.

 

[greybeard]

 

[TexasJerseyMilker]

 

[coachg]

Son and grandson taking in the view at their cabin site . Backwater of the Tennessee river.

 

[TCRanch]

Guess Sparrow was a little traumatized getting pelvic measured, BANGS & a magnet. Just plopped down like a dog. In a fresh pile.

 

[MurraysMutts]

Guess Sparrow was a little traumatized getting pelvic measured, BANGS & a magnet. Just plopped down like a dog. In a fresh pile. View attachment 40586View attachment 40587

Did u have to try the glove over face trick?

 

[TCRanch]

Did u have to try the glove over face trick?

No. We opened the side doors so she could get up, back out, and leave either way, and were getting ready to open the side gates when she decided to finally get up - with a little more encouragement. At least the breast bar kept her somewhat up. My coat & jeans were washed immediately when I got home!

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

I was going to ask what the red bar was. So, what is it's purpose? Other than keeping their chest up off the floor?

 

[TCRanch]

I was going to ask what the red bar was. So, what is it's purpose? Other than keeping their chest up off the floor?

It's a brisket bar, so they won't choke or cut off their air supply if they go down in the chute. Higher in the front and curves down to the floor of the chute.

 

[SBMF 2015]

I was going to ask what the red bar was. So, what is it's purpose? Other than keeping their chest up off the floor?

Like @TCRanch said it's a brisket bar or some people call it an A.I. bar. It does exactly what you said. It keeps the cow from going down on their front end.
I use one when we freeze brand. We brand on the left ribs and it's a lot easier if the cattle stay standing.