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Adirondack case guy

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I just had to stop and talk to one of my neighbors a couple of miles down the road. We have always exchanged waives, but never talked. The 6 horse hitch is cool but my main focal point was the sulky & plow. Here's some close ups of this modern day Amish plow. As you can see it's a hydraulic reset, using Radex bottoms. The hitch on the plow frame hooks to the sulky hydraulic power unit, with a short drawbar. Notice the lift cylinder and small cylinder that can turn the drawbar. Notice all the hyd. quick couplers. The sulky has a hyd. pump driven by the furrow wheel. The furrow wheel also can be steered for side hill operatiion. (sorda like crab steer on a Case 2470 tractor.) The hydraulic system also has an accumilator similar to one on an oliver hyd. reset plow. The sulky is used on many different implements including haybines and balers and round bale spears. Isaac is the gentleman's name operating this rig, and it has one feature that most modern of tractors dosen't have. "Voice command". Isaac told me that tommorow he was putting the other 2 horses on the hitch as today he was just getting the plow shined up.
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They aren't paying $3 plus per gallon of gas either. One has to admire those guys for what they get done.
 
That ia a nice change of pace.Really don't see that anymore.And here I thought my pictures were cool.I guess I have been out done.Thanks for stopping and snapping a few pics.Very neat.Thanks BlaineF(WA)
 
That is beyond cool! Thanx for sharing those! My Grandpa always would rather farm with his horses, but would dig out the tractors if a deadline drew near! Greg
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Great pictures!! Very thought provoking. Wonder
what kind of pump and pressure he can get? Who
designed the reset mechanism on the plow? A lot
of engineering in that plow. I used to sell parts
to the Amish. Very nice people and he must like
you get a photo of him from the front view.
 
Nice pics. I wonder what percentage of the "hosspower" is required just to run the hydraulic pump and the added weight of the hydraulic system. What if they stop? Is hydraulic pressure buffered somehow, at least enough for one lift? Why not just have a trip plow? Not trying to be critical, just amazed at the length they will go to in order to avoid the "evil" parts of modern equipment.

Good work,
Bill
 
He is killing two birds with each trip through the field. Those three horses walking on plowed ground are busting clods for him. I would think they would get tired pretty quick.
 
One thing I find interesting is that most Amish won't let you take their picture unless you sneak one in.


RT
 
Yes it could, provided that it could acheive proper traction and proper gearing. The horses might out perform it though.Drawbar hp is a math formula multiplying speed by # of pull over a period of time thus the term Horse Power Hours, and then equated to fuel consumption per hr.Tractor economy was equated as Horse Power Hours Per Gal.Horses don't burn gas or diesel so if you wanted to rate this team, I guess you would have to rate fuel economy on Hp Hrs./bale based on a specific protien count per pound adjusted for dry matter content and thisels. Isaac doesn't worry about that.
 
We have an Amish colony where we live and they are nice folks. I don"t always understand why they do the things they do however. A few years ago, they hayed a piece with a team pulling a huge diesel power unit with a pto drive on a wagon that was connected to a moco. All this was pulled by a pair of draft horses. Took them about 2-3 days to mow a 40. A tractor would have been much simpler than this set up it seems to me.
 
The Amish here in Southern Illinois have farm tractors, and use them as much for transportation as anything. But you never see the tractors used on Sunday - it's always the one horse buggies.

Paul
 
Presume it holds the oil for the rams?? The hoses go back to it.Ratchet on side so assume that is used for dept level. How are we going?????
 

My Father cut his teeth on these, circa 1933 irrigation channel,Yarrawonga ,Victoria Australia.
With a slight adjustment to your head... How do you stand them up in My Pictures ??
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That's a neat rig, but aren't hydraulics kind of cheating for the Amish? Shouldn't he be using some sort of levers or block and tackle? I mean, if you want to live in the 1800's, live in the 1800's. (Those boots he had on sure don't look like they were made by the local cobbler either.)
 
When I was a kid my father had what he called a gang plow. It was a two bottom plow pulled by horses I got to plow a little with it late in the day after the hitch was worn down. He had a evener hitch. Horses were hitched two up and three to the rear. I plowed a lot with the one bottom sulky plow with a three horse hitch. Would not like to do it again but this type of dedication is what made our country.
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Well, your neighbour is at least saving fossil fuel. His horsepower probably limits his speed thereby making that ancient practice somewhat necessary. Otherwise, that soil needs to be plowed because ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
 
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Enjoyed all the photos.

Thanks for sharing them with us.
 
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