Mostly about my backyard chickens. (Boring, I know), but there are a lot of us out here. Mine are only kept as pampered pets. I could eat a neighbor's chicken, but not MINE. There may be a comment on current events only if I get riled up enough. And there will always be a cartoon or a joke to cheer us. I promise to try my very best to respond to comments. Now I have to figure out how this blogger thingy works....
Monday, January 26, 2015
How it used to be done
Snow plowing!
After a blizzard you have to wonder how they got to the barn to get the horses out!
Interesting, and probably will work if you don't get much snow.
What our family did in Canada was hitch up 6 horses to a 'roller' and would roll the snow, compacting it so it could be walked on or driven on. We would get so much snow that you couldn't really effectively plow it - where would you put it? I've looked around for documents, but can't find much about it.
I don't remember much about those times, but we were really 'out there', at least 50 miles from any moderate sized town.
When I was looking for pics, I saw several of that huge roller you mentioned. All had a few horses hitched. It had to be very heavy to flatten the snow!
Neat!
ReplyDeleteNice to see a draft horse being used again, isn't it? :o)
Delete"After a blizzard you have to wonder how they got to the barn to get the horses out!"
ReplyDeleteThey grabbed a coat and a shovel, and dug their way there. Grandpa did it lots of times. :)
Remember the old VW commercial on how the plowman got to the snowplow? LOL ;o)
DeleteInteresting, and probably will work if you don't get much snow.
ReplyDeleteWhat our family did in Canada was hitch up 6 horses to a 'roller' and would roll the snow, compacting it so it could be walked on or driven on. We would get so much snow that you couldn't really effectively plow it - where would you put it? I've looked around for documents, but can't find much about it.
I don't remember much about those times, but we were really 'out there', at least 50 miles from any moderate sized town.
Fair/winds
Cap'n Jan
When I was looking for pics, I saw several of that huge roller you mentioned. All had a few horses hitched. It had to be very heavy to flatten the snow!
DeleteGreat...pics :))
ReplyDeleteWish I could have found more info on them. Don't know when they were taken.
DeleteStay warm!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Joy! Snug a a bug... :o)
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