Horse Power

[jerrybob]

We've used horses for many things over the years....this one is incredible.....great story.

WATCH: Two horses pull semi truck up icy driveway | | kptv.com

 

[Wagtail]

I agree; great story. :thumbsup:

 

[mark02tj]

Very cool, JB! Thanks for posting!

 

[coobie]

True story being a electric lineman in s.michigan about 25 years ago I witnessed a local guy with 2 draft horses pull one of our smaller bucket trucks out of a snow drift.Cool as H-ll to see.

 

[QRTRHRS]

Love it! There is an Amish owned shop in my area that has all kinds of Bridgport's and other machinery in the plant yet still uses Belgiums for several tasks like moving heavy objects.

 

[bunyip]

We used to use Suffolk Punch horses on the farm in the UK well into the 50's and could have been early 60's, a big Melbourne brewery has recently stopped using Clydesdales for deliveries and use a mini semi trailer for narrow lanes.
Good story.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

My Dad grew up on a farm, and they farmed with horses until the late 20's. He said my Grand Dad had a matched set of Clydesdale mules that were not only amazingly strong, but were beautiful to look at. Sometime during WWI, the Army appropriated these mules for the war effort. All was not lost, however; they wrote him a check for $800.00. Now it seems to me that was a lot of money in 1918.