Brother Clifford, my Brother Geno and I have seen equipment which you
refer to for the horses and the farm as we moved onto a farm temp in
September 1954. that Grand parent only used horses and would not allow
a tractor on his farm even until he retired in the early 80's. to my
knowledge th only brakes on equipment was the horses themselves. I have
actually ridden on and operated that dump rake. having to for hay.
one had to stomp down hard with your foot to get the thing to raise.
Grandpa used waste oil to lube that thing before each use. then we
thought he was growing stones, no pun intended as we walked by the stone
boat. the only modern thing we see for sale around here from that
fantastic Amish community is like back yard sheds which they will
deliver and set up on your property. Someone real nice sent me some
molasses cookies and I'm down to three but I'll always remember what
good home made molasses cookies taste like. Lee
--
Persistence in one opinion has never been considered a merit in political
leaders.
-- Marcus Tullius Cicero, "Ad familiares", 1st century BC
