When men were men and boys were men!

[D2Cat]

 

[je1279]

That's some legit horsepower there.

 

[skeets]

Ya got ta admit, then old farm boys were some tuff SOBs

 

[Trimley]

That's some legit horsepower there.

Left turn Clydesdale [Clint]

 

[GreensvilleJay]

I only counted 20 HP....
so why can't my BX23S do THAT kind of WORK ?????

 

[rc51stierhoff]

When it weighs that much it might.

 

[Henro]

Looking at the work they did, I am glad I am not a man as measured by those days!

Just a man by the LBGT definition I guess...

Even then at almost 77 I am not sure anymore...

 

[NCL4701]

Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) took effect 4/28/1971. Dudes on that hay mountain could have been poster boys for the proponents of that legislation.

 

[D2Cat]

Here's your poster for OSHA.

 

[GrizBota]

That's some legit horsepower there.

Took damn near as much manpower to make that haystack. Back when an honest day’s hard physical labor was something to be proud of. That’s why that picture was taken. That haystack was something to be proud of because of the effort it took. Same with that pile of logs. It wasn’t the logs to be proud of so much as the labor it took to make that pile of logs.

 

[D2Cat]

Maybe that work ethic which provided the pride in the results is what is missing in our society today. Physical effort today is on a much lighter scale because of gadgets and gizmos!

 

[Orangeglow]

Yup, I don,t know who will be doing any job that requires manual labor in a decade or so. Wouldn,t be surprised if we start importing more and more Mexicans.

 

[Seane1987]

This video is a little long but I think you guys will appreciate it. This is about logging and driving logs on rivers in upstate NY. The Gould paper company he talks about is now closed but it was a small town powerhouse paper company that folded in the 90's. The town lyons falls mentioned is where my kubota spends most of its time in the summer, and the moose river that is shown is where spend our summers relaxing.

Watching the guys move logs by hand and making them look light makes it hard to believe how much the world has changed in a short amount of time

 

[Tughill Tom]

This video is a little long but I think you guys will appreciate it. This is about logging and driving logs on rivers in upstate NY. The Gould paper company he talks about is now closed but it was a small town powerhouse paper company that folded in the 90's. The town lyons falls mentioned is where my kubota spends most of its time in the summer, and the moose river that is shown is where spend our summers relaxing.

Watching the guys move logs by hand and making them look light makes it hard to believe how much the world has changed in a short amount of time

Hi neighbor.

 

[Seane1987]

Hi neighbor.

Howdy!

I live south of Syracuse, someday maybe I'll go work at our branch in Marcy and then I can actually move to Lewis County

 

[Tughill Tom]

Howdy!

I live south of Syracuse, someday maybe I'll go work at our branch in Marcy and then I can actually move to Lewis County

Yea it's a really nice place to live. A whole lot different than where I grew up, Staten Island.

 

[RDinNHandAZ]

I’d like to broaden not hijack this thread. When I was about 10 we had a Farmall A tractor and a set of plows among other implements. That was before 3 point hitch equipment. I remember my Dad not being able to remember or figure out how the plows attached. We were standing among a bunch of disassociated levers, rods, brackets, and a left and a right hand plowshare. It seemed to me obvious what went where and I convinced dad to try my plan which worked. At that moment I realized I was a boy-man as my contribution was as good or better than his. By 13 I could attach the mower to our Ferguson TO-35, mow a field and take it off to be ready to rake or ted. I felt like a man. No brag here just the experience of a farm kid that all farm kids shared. Kids today and most even then never had experiences that imparted such confidence. Their loss, sadly.

 

[RCW]

Great thread.

While just a youngster, I saw a lot of manual labor from my elders on our farm and our neighbors’ farms. We always had a “can route” and picked up milk cans daily from our neighbors.

Just like every farm kid in my town, my older brother and I were expected to be a part of running the farm.

Filling hay mows, hanging blower pipe, throwing silage down from the 3 silos, feeding calves, cleaning barns, etc., etc.

Unfortunately, some of my classmates suffered severe injuries due to farm work. At least a couple died.

As we all know, PTO shafts, silos, silo unloaders, and corn choppers are unforgiving.

 

[rc51stierhoff]

To me the pictures say it all. Those pictures remind me the value of learning life skills, endurance, teamwork. Personally I still think there is value in that today and the future. Those folks did a lot more with a lot less. I hope I can do more of that in the new year.

Happy New Year OTT!

 

[Lil Foot]

The title of this thread reminds me of an earlier post about the best teacher & friend I ever had:

Thanks for posting that Ray, quite enjoyable. Malcom Smith reminds me of the gentleman who taught me to ride. Quiet, thoughtful, highly skilled. He was skilled in all aspects of motorcycling, but most impressively, he was Senior Arizona Trials Master for about 35 years. He was one of my high school teachers, the kind you learned more from than all your other teachers combined. I once asked him how he used to ride those old, heavy, under-powered, no suspension bikes in off road races. He answered (only partly tongue in cheek) "That was back when men were men, and so were women."
Sadly, he is gone now. You get a glimpse of the man from his obituary:
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/azcentral/obituary.aspx?n=William-Roseberry&pid=152691144