Honey, this is why....WE NEED MORE THAN ONE

[Ed Kennell 35,616]

Mother Mature created a little work for the horses on Tuesday.   She broke one of the three main limbs off my 50 year old chestnut tree.  Luckily it was not over the house, but the other two were and they also looked weak so I took all of them down.   I left the stump because it supports my hammock.  I used the F-150 to pull the limbs away from the house.

 

 

 

Then I needed a brush hauler, a wood hauler, a sweeper and a splitter mover,

 

The poor Finches watched in bewilderment  as the tree that held their feeders disappeared.

     Before I  I took a break for a cold drink I temporarily hung the feeder on the hammock chain, they began feeding right away.

 

Now I need to come up with a way to hang the feeders.  I'm thinking an iron wagon wheel on top of the stump with the feeders hanging from the spokes.

[Wishin4a416 2,185]

I think you had it very well covered Ed!! And glad there was no damage to your house.

[elcamino/wheelhorse 9,027]

Glad you are okay, like the picture of the finches and your shoe.Looks like you were making use of the hammock.

[AMC RULES 36,941]

Like your very own four  tree service. 

Edited June 11, 2016 by AMC RULES

[Phatboy 565]

Haha Ed got to love it buddy,,, a horse for every task !!

[wheeledhorseman 573]

Great pics of horses as work. Thanks for sharing.

[Horse46 512]

How about a nice weather vein grafted up there?

 

Love the splitter horse 

[Retired Wrencher 4,874]

Nice looking crew of horses you have there. what about shade?

Edited June 10, 2016 by T1257 RETIRED WRENCHER.

[Ken B 3,116]

Yes that is why we need more than one! Is that a 22 ton Huskee splitter? If so, I have the exact same one I picked up brand new for 900 bucks a few yrs. ago. Best 900 I ever spent, it will cut thru anything...

[Ed Kennell 35,616]

2 hours ago, Horse46 said:

How about a nice weather vein grafted up there?

 

Love the splitter horse 

I have visions of a  emblem with rotating wheels .

 

1 hour ago, T1257 RETIRED WRENCHER. said:

Nice looking crew of horses you have there. what about shade?

I will miss the shade, but won't miss digging the burrs out of the grass every fall.  And I still have a silver maple and a honey locust tree at each end of the house for shade.

 

1 hour ago, Ken B said:

Yes that is why we need more than one! Is that a 22 ton Huskee splitter? If so, I have the exact same one I picked up brand new for 900 bucks a few yrs. ago. Best 900 I ever spent, it will cut thru anything...

 

That is a 22T Husky splitter that I bought on sale at TSC about 10 years ago for $999.  It has split everything I put under it including some 40" dia.  chunks of maple and black locust.

[Horse46 512]

Wow! I was thinking a little more retro-ornate but that'll work.

[WHX?? 46,701]

 Ed ...Thanks for sharing!

[JimD 3,345]

That's a fine looking team of four Horses sharing in the workload. Makes short work of any task doesn't it? Now if we could just figure out a way to be on all four at the same time..

Edited June 10, 2016 by JimD

[TDF5G 2,051]

Nice team of Horses!  Looks like you are well prepared for just such an occasion.

[Wheelin'theSky 57]

Yogi used to say it about that insurance, "it's what you need unless you have it, then you don't need it".

Do we really NEED a garage full of horses? Probably not, but they're nice to have when you do.

[ohiofarmer 3,156]

 Just like battery powered drills--one to drill holes, one to drive screws. Saves the hassle of changing bits...

 

 Nice herd.

[ACman 7,505]

Any chainsaw artist around your parts . I'm sure you could up with  some cool design. you've got quite the herd there  .

Edited June 11, 2016 by ACman

[elliot ness 1,916]

I find Wheel Horse tractors are like pop corn, more is always better.