Tennessee Mule Logging: Banning Tract-1

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Zach Odom Mule Logging

11 ай бұрын

First load coming out of the Banning Tract…sweet gum, black gum, ash, and pin oak.

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@everestvirtue309 Ай бұрын

Dear Zach Thank you for taking me along to see how you plan everything there and work with Kate and Alice God bless you all there Take care my friend

@zachodom7486 Ай бұрын

You are most welcome, my friend! Thank you so much

@wayoutwest4944 10 ай бұрын

Not a real mule person, but your kind consideration of your mules is refreshing. I have heard on TV about the 'horse whisperer', you are the mule whisperer'. I did have an opportunity to work with a mule pulling some smaller logs down a power line right of way. I concluded at the end of the day that the mule we were using was the smartest one of the work group.

@zachodom7486 10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for the kind words! I do try my best by my animals. And I am glad that it shows at least a little. Thank you for watching and taking time to comment. Take care.

@PapawMule 8 ай бұрын

I grew up doing this 60+ yrs ago.. you are doing good. Gud job..!

@zachodom7486 8 ай бұрын

Tha k you sir and thanks for watching

@nathanalmond8280 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing the video Zach. Nice looking logs. Kate and Alice are doing good. They'll get back in shape pretty quick. Be safe out there.

@zachodom7486 10 ай бұрын

Thanks brother! I sure appreciate you always following along with us. Means a lot. And yessir, we will def try to be safe. Thanks again and take care my friend.

@REDMAN298 10 ай бұрын

Those mules are trained well. Being behind when backing them up seems mighty dangerous place to be in. Great job your doing .

@zachodom7486 10 ай бұрын

Thank you sir. Logging, even as much as one tries to be safe…you still put yourself in several dangerous positions at times. You just have to be ready to move and move quick. My mules mind me pretty good tho and we’ve had lots of practice. So I don’t mind it too bad. Thanks for watching and taking time to comment. I appreciate it and have a great day!

@jbbrown7907 10 ай бұрын

Thank you. That was a good video. Well done!

@zachodom7486 10 ай бұрын

You’re welcome and thank you sir also! Thanks for watching and also commenting. I appreciate it. Take care

@wayoutwest4944 10 ай бұрын

Well I am on a roll now. The day we were using a trained mule to pull the firewood logs down a hill, the mule was actually borrowed and trained. The skid trail was mostly down, but had to cross the hill in one place. As you were talking about when going across the hill the log would roll down a little, sometimes catching the butt on a small stump or a rock. When the mule felt the jerk, he would stop, and side step up hill a foot or so. Then he would ease into the harness to see if he had cleared the butt of the obstacle. If the log moved, he would take off. Well one time the butt end caught up on a flat rock about the size of a coffee table and about 8 inches thick. When he eased back into harness he felt the rock move, he took off, and that rock come up out of the ground and slid across the ground. Like I said he previously, that mule was smarter than we were.

@zachodom7486 10 ай бұрын

Yes, I’ve saw them that smart before. I’ve seen them get hung on a stump…swing sideways…and then go on. They get smart! Really smart the more you work them. So many “little” things like that they learn that most people pay no attention too. I am thankful for my mules no doubt. Thanks for sharing with me!!!

@MrGeasel 10 ай бұрын

really cool videos. thanks for taking the time to share and explain

@zachodom7486 10 ай бұрын

You’re most welcome! I’am glad ya enjoy them. Thanks for watching and taking time to comment. I appreciate it! Take care

@user-jp4cy7bu8i 10 ай бұрын

Great video enjoyed it 👍

@zachodom7486 10 ай бұрын

Thank you and glad ya enjoyed it! Thanks for watching

@wayoutwest4944 10 ай бұрын

Glad you called your peavey a peavey. I have a brother in Middle Tn, says they call peaveys, cane hooks. He learned that the Cane company made peaveys so around where he lives a peavey is a cane hook.

@zachodom7486 10 ай бұрын

Well, I’ve heard folks call it a “cant hook.” That’s because sawmills use them to turn “cants” on the mills. But a cant hook and peavey are actually different though. A peavey has a sharp point on the end like a spear. A cant hook does not. I’m sure ya can find an example on line. Anyway, thanks again for watching and commenting! I always enjoy hearing from people and their experiences.

@TheAppalachianWay 10 ай бұрын

Heard it called a cant hook.

@zachodom7486 10 ай бұрын

@@TheAppalachianWayyes. But there is a difference in a cant hook and peavey.

@terrythomas7035 10 ай бұрын

I used to love trimming and limbing with chainsaw that was my job on farm

@zachodom7486 10 ай бұрын

Neat! You sure love to work then that for sure. Not many folks these days know how to run a saw let alone like it lol.

@jackgreen412 10 ай бұрын

Good crew!

@zachodom7486 10 ай бұрын

Yessir, doing our best! Thanks a bunch for watching and commenting. Take care

@lesterwatson8519 4 ай бұрын

Good job, !! You could use a winch on your log cart to lift the front of your logs up and make them pull easier. I know you probably know this but it looks like it would be a wise investment.

@zachodom7486 4 ай бұрын

Thank you sir. My cart has 14 degrees of “sweep” in its uprights. So what happens, when you get all the slack out of the choker chain..and the mules tighten up..the tongue will rise. And as the mules get tighter, with the double tree mounted on top of the tongue, they’ll pull it back down which jacks the log up off the ground. And works pretty good. And if you use a cradle hitch to hitch the log with, it’ll lift it even higher. So a winch really isn’t needed. And on the real big ones, it would take a heck of a winch to really get it up enough to make it work right. I am simple type feller really. The simpler the better…I am not saying a winch wouldn’t work good, but it is more to fool with and keep up yanno. Anyway, thanks Mr Lester for taking time to comment and watch! I surely appreciate it my friend. Please swing by and watch anytime you feel like it. Take care

@br927 10 ай бұрын

They do real good for 3 year olds! And you trust them, they haven't taken off on you when standing and not tied!

@zachodom7486 10 ай бұрын

Well, it’s mostly not that I trust them…but they’ve worked enough to know what a break is and don’t mind to stand when asked lol. Thank you sir for such kind words and also for always watching! I appreciate it…take care

@user-nj4mk5if1b 10 ай бұрын

Mules doing better All the time

@zachodom7486 10 ай бұрын

Thank you sir! I really appreciate it. Thanks for watching and take care…

@kennybolt8329 10 ай бұрын

Must be making good money wearing them new overhauls !😅

@zachodom7486 10 ай бұрын

Getting rich buddy! 🤣🤣🤣 Shoot I had to get some new ones. My old ones was barely keeping me in and the wind out lol. Thanks for watching and commenting. Take care

@stevekeller8818 10 ай бұрын

great stuff

@zachodom7486 10 ай бұрын

Thank you sir and thanks for watching, and taking time to comment! Take care

@klauskarbaumer6302 10 ай бұрын

Impressive how quietly your mules are standing with the chainsaw screeching right next to them. And they work with (voice) remote control.

@zachodom7486 10 ай бұрын

Thank you sir. They’ve had their share of listening to one lol. Thank you for watching and commenting as always. Take care

@terrythomas7035 10 ай бұрын

They feel you pick up reins and their like ok dad let’s go I’m ready to pull

@zachodom7486 10 ай бұрын

Yes ma’am, they know for sure…they’re smart animals! Thank you ma’am for the kind words as always

@terrythomas7035 10 ай бұрын

They were so good when you unhooked them and told them to gee around when they got to log truck the looked so dainty stepping over the lift

@zachodom7486 10 ай бұрын

Yes ma’am, they are a real good pair of young mules. They’ll just get better with age. I am thankful for them: I’ve got a pair of yearling colts I have high aspects for too! Thank you for such kind words

@tomharrington1393 10 ай бұрын

Awesome pair of Mules. I think you said they are 3 years old? How old were they when you got them? They seem to know all of your commands so did you train them? Back in the day I was raised in the hills of Lincoln county where my daddy used mules to farm with. We were dirt poor share croppers but it was a good life. 👍👍

@zachodom7486 10 ай бұрын

Yessir they’re 3 yo this year. They’re making a good pair of logging mules. They’re still adolescents at times but all in all, they’re a fine pair and I’m glad to own them. Yes I trained them and still am training them. Lol. The training never really stops around here. It just gets to be less and less as they age. I have a pair of yearling mules I’ll be starting to work next summer/fall. Thanks for the kind words and thanks for watching! Take care!

@tomharrington1393 10 ай бұрын

Have you participated in Mule Days in Columbia, Tennessee?

@zachodom7486 10 ай бұрын

@@tomharrington1393yessir I have