As a practicing Luddite, I am proud to say that I know how to use machines such as the one in the photo and how to handle the mule/ox/horse connected to it.
We might all find ourselves back in the 19th century soon enough. Learn while you can from those of us still alive to teach.
In the ’70s, I towed my Gramps’ sickle bar mower about 15 miles down county roads to my place to cut oat hay. Had to do some repair/restore/replace to get it cutting. That mower is proud yard art out front, watching modern equipment cut, bale & stack oat hay.
Sure, there will be isolated areas of mechanized tech. Most will be lost to the near extinction Program, 2030.
As a practicing Luddite, I am proud to say that I know how to use machines such as the one in the photo and how to handle the mule/ox/horse connected to it.
We might all find ourselves back in the 19th century soon enough. Learn while you can from those of us still alive to teach.
When the balloon goes up.
There’s an app for that…..
15 years ago I used to joke about needing a plow and a mule, the joke part has diminished daily since then.
Tough to find working mules nowadays…
See quite a few around here actually. But way more horses pulling plows and such.
Yep but there around but only in rural areas. The Amish will become the wealthy selling from their stock.
In the ’70s, I towed my Gramps’ sickle bar mower about 15 miles down county roads to my place to cut oat hay. Had to do some repair/restore/replace to get it cutting. That mower is proud yard art out front, watching modern equipment cut, bale & stack oat hay.