Amish Percheron Hitch

[Arrowsmith]

An Amish farmer near our farm was prepping (cultipacking) his fields Saturday with a 8 horse Percheron team. Five in back, three in front.

He was using a 10 horse hitch last week pulling a 4 bottom plow. He was resting the horses for about 5 to10 minutes after a couple of passes. He also had a water tank on a wagon to water the team every 30 minutes or so.

His 10 best Percherons that are trained to pull are worth $65,000. They weigh 2500 to 2700 pounds each. You can feel the ground shake if you are standing close by when they make a pass. He also has other horses that he works into the rotation for training.

[MadHatter]

Purple for $500..

[BlessedVeteran0305]

No pictures just a purple haze

[7sdad]

No pictures just a purple haze

That would be a good name for a song.

[Chew]

Amish obviously don't like their faces or their inventions to be on the tv or internet.

[DZM]

I can see it - very cool pics thanks for sharing

[Arrowsmith]

Amish obviously don't like their faces or their inventions to be on the tv or internet.

I don't know what you guys are smoking, but I will take some of it. [emoji1]

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[Dale Moser]

I'm surprised it takes 8 to pull that little cultipacker.

[jerp]

I can see the pics - very cool!

[Arrowsmith]

I'm surprised it takes 8 to pull that little cultipacker.

It probably doesn't. He said he had been training 3 horses. The lighter less technical pull is probably a good training run.

The 4 bottom plow or field cultivator is a much more difficult pull....even with a tractor.

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[Hoggslayer]

I'm surprised it takes 8 to pull that little cultipacker.

I bet it would take a 25hp tractor to pull it. He's doing it with 8hp.

[SaltwaterSlick]

That's just plain old cool right there!! Will that be an agricultural crop field or he growing veggies?

[GroceryGetter]

Amish obviously don't like their faces or their inventions to be on the tv or internet.

How would they see it?

[Geezy Rider]

Work the fields and fertilize at the same time.

[Arrowsmith]

That's just plain old cool right there!! Will that be an agricultural crop field or he growing veggies?

Soybeans and corn.

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