Tuesday, March 13, 2012

To Make a Single Ox Yoke, Part 16

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Finishing the  Ivory  Ox  Bow Neither the hand file, nor the hoof trimming wheel, would work on the PVC  (Polyvinyl chloride).  I ...
Monday, March 12, 2012

To Make a Single Ox Yoke, Part 17

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The Britchen Harness A length of rope. A back-strap on each side of the hip bone, to be joined together at the top. The hipbone...
Sunday, March 11, 2012

To Make a Single Ox Yoke, Part 18

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Putting the Ox Yoke, Ox Bow, and Britchen Together I have added a wide butt strap, made from an old fire hose, to protect from the sawi...
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Saturday, March 10, 2012

Ox Yoke Hardware

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Larry Cooper of Gulland Forge has followed my ox and dog blog for several years. I  received  the following note from him: March 21,...
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Plowing Snow With a Team of Oxen

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Oxen Plowing Snow (source unknown) These oxen had their work cut out for them after a March snowstorm plugged the road. It looks lik...

I'm Dreaming of Spring --- or of an Oxcart on an Island in the Middle of the Mediterranean Sea

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 A Sicilian Oxcart (postcard) 

Ice Harvest Poster

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Food Relief Poster 1910-1920 Library of Congress Help in the harvest. Ice is needed to save food for the starving people of the world....

Ice Harvest: A Cool Occupation

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Ice Harvesting Tools from Harvesting the River Minnesota Ice Harvest original photo by Charles A. Zimmerman (1844-1909)

Harvesting Ice with Oxen

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If you don't have your ice put-up yet, time is running out! Hauling the blocks of ice from the lake's edge would have been a job ...
Monday, February 20, 2012

Harvesting a Tree with an Ox and a Dog

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A poplar tree is harvested to create regrowth for wildlife. This video speaks to our mortality.
Saturday, February 11, 2012

An Oxen's Reward

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After a day's work in the woods, Scout the Ox receives his reward before trailering-up and going home.
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Ox Training: Swinging Wide On Corners

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Scout learned to dump the load on this corner and it's taken a bit of patience to get him to do it right again. Gee! Haw! Whoa!
Saturday, December 31, 2011

Long Reins on Ox Pulling Firewood Sledge in Woods

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Scout the Ox maneuvers well in brushy woods, guided by a long set of reins.
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Monday, December 26, 2011

Falling Timber with Idle Ox and Dog

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Scout the Ox assumes a contemplative mood while the timber falls.
Thursday, December 22, 2011

Where is Harry the Dog? Loading Wood?

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Since a near miss with a falling tree Harry remains pretty sceptical. But he's ready to help.
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Sledding Firewood with Ox and Dog

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Cutting up the firewood in the woods seems more satisfactory for me than skidding the logs out to chunk-up in the open. It keeps the mess i...
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Monday, December 19, 2011

Skidding Firewood Logs with Ox and Dog

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Logging popple trees in Northwestern Minnesota : This is our first try at skidding logs for firewood. The woods is so brushy that the proc...
Sunday, December 11, 2011

For Sale: Ox Cart

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  This ox cart has wooden wheels and a dumping box as well as a teamsters bench for the driver to sit on. The cart does not belong to me ...
Friday, December 9, 2011

Scout the Ox on Cutting Firewood

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"With a little help from the neighbors this firewood thing shouldn't take long." "Let's get going. You cut ...
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Bennett Buggy, New York Style --- A Real Hummdinger

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Only in America! The all new Hoover Wagon.
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How the Bennett Buggy Got Its Name

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A bit of Canadian history as told by four high school girls (presumably Canadian) in an amateur video skit.
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After Bennett Buggy, Hoover Wagon, Practice Goes International

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In the United States of America, at the time of The Great Deppression, it is said that an automobile with its engine removed, and pulled by...
Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Bennett Buggy a.k.a. Anderson Cart

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The Anderson Cart employed a bit more ingenuity than the Bennett Buggy. A classy little horse-drawn cart was fashioned from the axle and...
Monday, December 5, 2011

Bennett Buggy: Never Say Never

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During The Great Depression, gasoline, oil, and repairs became too costly for many folks. It turned out the best use of their automobile...
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Technologically Advanced Bennett Buggy

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The Glenbow Museum  (click here for link to complete photo) Title: Oxen pulling automobile, Lashburn, Saskatchewan. Date: Winter 1913 ...
Saturday, December 3, 2011

Tim Harrigan Posts Ox Logging Videos on YouTube

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Tim Harrigan Photo Link Tim Harrigan of Michigan State University (Biosystems Engineering) is Vice President of the Draft Animal Pow...