I love watching how cate and alis look back to see if they are clear of the logs on the ground as they go by them. they are getting so good at what they do.

@zachodom7486

Ай бұрын

For sure! And thank you my friend. I appreciate it. Thanks for taking time to watch and comment. Take care and do come again!

No, Thank you Zach for another nice video. You are a humble, great, wise man and your words of wisdom are making the world a better place for all. Keep up the good work!

@zachodom7486

Ай бұрын

That means a lot to me. I strive for that no doubt. And I hope all of us together can definitely make the world a better place. Thank you for such kind words and taking time to watch and comment. I surely appreciate it. Take care and do come again, please

Your logging team really work good together, you the mules, and skyler when hes with you. Love the screen in the screen. Very nice to see both views at once. Stay safe and God bless you and yours.

@zachodom7486

Ай бұрын

Awesome! I’m glad ya enjoyed it. I wasn’t sure if you guys would like it or not. Just trying different things. Experimenting lol. Anyway, thank you for such kind words on us and the mules. I surely appreciate it. Thank you for taking time to watch and comment also. Take care my friend and do come again, anytime!

I love your work ethic, the way you treat your animals and it all shows through your love of the Lord.

@zachodom7486

Ай бұрын

Thank you sir! That means a lot to me. It’s because of Jesus that I am anything at all. No doubt. I am so thankful for him and the peace he brings to my life. That peace transfers over to my animals, my wife, my children, my friends, and you all as well. I hope to be all that you say there. I strive for that. Hard worker, love my family, and honest. And living for the lord. I’m happy with that life. Thank you again for the kind words and also for watching! Take care and do come again, please!

I am impressed with your video equipment that you are using! We sure do enjoy your videos my friend! You never disappoint! God bless you and your family and the wonderful Mules that you have!

@zachodom7486

Ай бұрын

Awesome! I am so glad you enjoyed the video. I wasn’t sure on the different views of it, because I’m just trying some new stuff out a little. But I’m glad ya liked it. And thanks a whole bunch for the kind words and also for taking time to watch and comment my friend. Thank you! Take care and do come again, please

Dear Zach Thank you for taking me along on this one Its all beautiful there Il be praying for you and your animals Take care my friend

@zachodom7486

25 күн бұрын

You’re very welcome and thank you for taking time to watch and comment. I surely appreciate it. Take care my friend and do come again, please

Hello,from west Ark. Liked the comment about them not being hard of hearing! Yelling is a product of frustration. Keep up the good work!

@zachodom7486

Ай бұрын

Yessir you’re correct! It doesn’t get you anywhere. Usually makes things worse. Calm and cool usually wins the race. Anyway, thank you for the kind words and also for taking time to watch and comment!!! Take care and do come again, anytime!

The videos are getting ever more so professional - two views in one, a close-up and one from farther away. And the mules are so reliable! This is especially important when you stand or walk between two angled logs that are closing- injuries could follow so quickly. By the way, I cannot discover any lack of momentum in the way you and your mules work.

@zachodom7486

Ай бұрын

Hey! Thank you sir that means a lot to me. And I’m glad you enjoy them. There are so many ways to get hurt logging, and especially with hand cutting and working with animals. Buttttt, a feller has to have a good steady team and KNOW his team. Always paying attention to them and what they’re telling you. They’ll let ya know before anything crazy happens. Mules are better about it than horses are typically. They’ll give you some warning. By momentum..I mean on this job we’re on. We’re hoping to get things moving! Lord, rain has been killing us lately. Can’t hardly get anything done right now seems like. Thanks for the kind words my friend and for always watching! I surely appreciate you.

Yes sir, This team works the woods very good. Thanks fer the video

@zachodom7486

Ай бұрын

Thank you sir and thanks for the kind word! Thank a bunch for taking time to watch and comment. Take care and do come again, please

I like the way your mules work.

@zachodom7486

Ай бұрын

Thank you sir! I like em pretty well myself!! Thanks for the kind words and also for taking time to watch and comment. Take care and do come again, please

Those mules listen a lot better than children.

@zachodom7486

Ай бұрын

Yes they do and thank you kindly! Also, thanks for taking time to watch and comment. Take care and do come again, please

Thanks so much for sharing the video Zach. I enjoy watching them. Nice looking logs. The girls are doing good for you. Yes sir we need to treat each other like we want to be treated. Prayers for you and your family. Thanks so much for being you.

@zachodom7486

Ай бұрын

Hey brother, thanks! That means a lot. I am glad you enjoy them and the channel. That makes it worth doing. I truly appreciate it. Thx for taking time to watch and comment as usual. Take care my friend and do come again, please

Been working my way back through old vids since I found your channel. The quality you are posting is exponentially improved well done. I am in the Adirondack’s of NY State never logged with mules drove a mule in an amusement park that powered an old fashion merry go round. My grandfather logged with draft team, Belgiums and I spent time in woods with him. Just an idea from afar wonder if pair log tongues would pull out to hook choker faster than peavy. Rolling. Be safe and be careful.

@zachodom7486

Ай бұрын

Hey there! That’s so cool your experiences. Thank you for sharing with me. Okay, so on the tongs..yes it would it were a big log or fouled up log that you couldn’t roll easy enough with a peavey. Also, a swamp hook works well for that also and is easier to set. I didn’t have my swamp hook on my cart (which wasn’t cool) lol. And my tongs was on my log wagon. So I just used what I had handy. But yessir you’re right. It would def work better than the peavey. Thank you so much for the kind words and also for taking time to watch and comment. Take care and do come again, please

God bless you brother 🙏 I enjoyed riding along with you. My dad was a logger and sometimes we had to peel pulp with him. I'm from northern Wisconsin.

@zachodom7486

Ай бұрын

Well that’s cool! Thank you so much for taking time to watch and comment. I surely appreciate it. Take care and do come again, please!

It's a pleasure to watch you work in the woods, my grandfathers both had a good team of mules that I had the pleasure of working. Oh the joy of days gone by.

@zachodom7486

Ай бұрын

I surely appreciate that! That means a lot to me. Thank you for the kind words and also for taking time to watch and comment. Take care my friend and do come again, please!

One of my favorite things is watching you work them mules. Such a treat to see Gods creatures work Thanks

@zachodom7486

Ай бұрын

That means so much to me! Thank you and thx for taking time to watch and comment. I surely appreciate it. Take care and do come again, please!

Nice seeing you again working with your mules stay safe

@zachodom7486

Ай бұрын

Will do buddy! And thank you..thx for taking time to watch and comment also. Take care

This is wonderful to see! I watch a couple of folks that use draft horses on KZread and I have to say that there is a whole other feeling about how the mules work. I can’t put my finger on it. I was always under the impression that mules were more difficult to deal with but I don’t see that in your working with them. I have heard of hybrid vigour and that can be a force to deal with indeed. Pat Perrelli was a mule guy before he became a horse trainer and he was speaking about that in one of his videos. Mules fascinate me. I feel like they would out smart me though lolol.

@zachodom7486

Ай бұрын

Well, mules are naturally thinkers! They take their time on tasks. They move a little slower and think before doing. I personally like slower and more methodical teams vs hot rods that can’t stand still and rush everywhere they go. Mules are highly intelligent often times more intelligent than their driver. If you funnel that intelligence and self preservation instinct they have, then you can get a far superior work animal. Problem is, so many people can’t stay ahead of them. What is often described as stubborn, actually is an animal that is often times just smarter than the human. You have to be smarter than the mule to get everything out of it. Such as when I gave them a break before they decided they needed one on their own. They won’t hurt themselves for you! Period. When they get winded and tired they’re gonna stop. So…stop them before they get winded and let em blow. Next time, they’ll go further for you. If that makes sense. You’ve just got to stay ahead of them is the main thing. And listen to them when they speak: and they do! Sometimes they’re just blowing smoke and need a tap on their rear ends to tighten up a little and let em know you ain’t playing with em. They’ll try ya a little to see what they can get by with. But, once they know you’re for real and you know what’s up…it becomes a beautiful thing. Anyway, thank you for such kind words about my mules and the video. I appreciate it. Also, thanks for taking time to watch and comment! Take care and do come again! Please

You are no stranger to hard work sir! I love how you communicate with your team. I can tell they respect you. Would love to see how you train your mules.

@zachodom7486

Ай бұрын

Thank you friend! Hard work is all I’ve ever known to be honest with you. I just take breaks when needed and we keep plugging away. I am gonna video me starting my colts this summer from A to Z. So you’ll get to see. Stay tuned! Thanks tor the kind words and also for watching and commenting! Take care and do come again, please

Hay buddy look good you can see how tight it can get good job and you don't tear up a lot be safe take care God bless your friend Billy

@zachodom7486

Ай бұрын

Hey thx buddy!! Yessir it can get tight sometimes. Thx for the thoughts brother and thx for watching! Take care and do come again my friend

Very nice, I'm listening to the tone of your voice and your team knows the difference,thank you for sharing we will wait for more videos

@zachodom7486

Ай бұрын

Yessir they do. I do my best to be soft, but when they need a little extra, a change of tone is all you need. They can hear good, so no need to yell. Thanks for the kind words my friend and also taking time to watch! Take care and do come again, anytime!

You've got the same problem I've got All those tators and corn bread getting in the way

@zachodom7486

Ай бұрын

Yessir for sure 😊 you’d think as much as I work I’d be a little feller. I just like to eat is my problem lol. Thanks for watching my friend and commenting! Take care and do come again, please!!

Not picking on you, my friend. I agree with you about being kind. Fasting helps a lot with dealing with heat, even if you don't do a full 24 hours. When I'm fasting, I'll be cold in the middle of summer. Then when I eat, I go back to being hot and miserable. I'm pretty heavy, but that isn't the only reason for fasting, although people want to make it out to be that these days. Jesus didn't say, "you, if you fast." He said, "you, when you fast." Fasting can really make the summer more bearable. When I was working on horse farms, I would fast all day, and then eat a decent meal in the evening. When you only eat once a day, the heat just doesn't seem as bad. Also, a lot of the old mule men I knew a half century ago would wear nothing but overalls in summer, the bibs serving as their shirt. There is a lot of air flow through a pair of bibs if you don't have much under them. When I was delivering pizza with a paraffin fired oven in the back seat and no AC, I used to wear a wet t-shirt under my uniform. Nobody could tell from the outside, since we had synthetic wicking shirts, and it kept me cool. I kept my hair wet under my hat as well, and just tucked it up in the hat where no one could see it.

@zachodom7486

Ай бұрын

Yes you’re right. I don’t eat during the day at all. I can’t really work while I’m eating. Gets me too sluggish. I am from down south Alabama originally. So the heat here in Tennessee doesn’t bother me too bad. And it bothered my mules this time mainly because they haven’t worked in a couple weeks. But they’ll fall back inline pretty quick. Anyway, thank you for taking time to watch and comment. And offer advice. I appreciate it. Thanks a bunch! Take care and do come again, anytime

Love Kate and Alice.

@zachodom7486

14 күн бұрын

Ty ma’am! I love them myself…ty for taking time to watch and comment. Take care and do come again, please

Good to see the girls back in action. Be safe out there. I saw an article the other day that said this might be the hottest summer on record this year. I sure hope not. I don't care much for the heat. About 68 degrees is warm enough for me. About a hundred pounds ago it wasn't so bad.

@zachodom7486

Ай бұрын

Yessir we will be careful and thx! Gonna be warm for sure. Thx for taking time to watch and comment. Take care and do come again!

Hello Zach, from Hatfield Arkansas. I’d like to know what you give your Mules for treats? They sure do deserve more than leaves😂 Thank you for always getting back to me re my comments and questions ❤You be careful, God Bless Yous All🙏

@zachodom7486

Ай бұрын

Haha, it seems as if I don’t even feed them huh? They’re always snatching snacks every time they can lol 😂. I am always glad to keep up with the comments. You all take the time to comment, so I think it’s just right for me to try to make an effort to answer them. And especially nice, encouraging comments. The main thing is, I want people to know I appreciate them. So, thank you ma’am for all you do. Watching and commenting pushing our channel further and helps us grow. That means a lot to me! I appreciate your kind words also.

Love seeing it from your point of view it feels like I’m there with you

@zachodom7486

Ай бұрын

Awesome! I’m glad you enjoyed it. Wasn’t sure if you all would like this view or not. So thx for letting me know.

Straighten Up! I love it…❤

@zachodom7486

Ай бұрын

Yes ma’am! I guess they can learn whatever a man wants to teach them as long as he’s willing. My mules know a descent amount of English thank the lord. I’ve been around mules long enough also tho, that I’ve learned a little mule myself 😉. I really appreciate you taking time to watch and comment on our videos. It means a lot!

Be easy to bust a horse in this weather. Be safe and great job.

@zachodom7486

Ай бұрын

A horse maybe, but you won’t bust a mule usually. They’ll just lay down on you before they hurt themselves for you no matter that kind of a bond a person thinks they have with them lol. That’s one thing I like about a mule. They’re not gonna strain so hard to hurt themselves for you. Or walk themselves off a cliff. Most horses won’t either, but some will. Horses don’t tend to question a man as much as a mule does. But in any case, a man just has to be careful and use common sense. We don’t overdo things. Plenty of breaks and build up slow. Thanks for the kind words my friend. Also, thanks for always watching and commenting brother! Take care and do come again, anytime

@Shaw.77

Ай бұрын

@@zachodom7486 you’re absolutely right , man has to be kind, with everything. I like what you do brother

@zachodom7486

Ай бұрын

@@Shaw.77man I appreciate that! Means a lot to me

Zach, use your skid tongs like Jim Gordan uses when you can't get the chain under the log.

@zachodom7486

Ай бұрын

I have a swamp hook just for it. But my swamp hook and skid tongs were both on my log wagon out at the road. Sometimes you just make do with what you have :) thanks for the suggestion tho, and thanks for watching. I appreciate the kind words my friend. Take care and do come again!

Stopping back in the comments again to say thanks for sharing your work and your team with us. Just curious, how long do mules usually live?

@zachodom7486

Ай бұрын

Hey buddy! Good to hear from you. And thank you for stopping by. Mules generally will live into their late twenties and early thirties. They’ll usually work on up into their twenties also. The older they get, like us, they need lighter work of course. Anyway, hope this answers your question and thanks for asking. Thx for the kind words and also for taking time to watch and comment . Take care and do come again, please!

Preach it brother

@zachodom7486

Ай бұрын

Ty ma’am! I’ll do my best..

Really cool man

@zachodom7486

Ай бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate it. And thanks for taking time to watch and comment. Take care and do come again, please

Have you ever come across copperhead snakes out in the woods? Also are the ticks bad? Oh and can't forget the misquotes. Here in Wisconsin the ticks get so bad they ride the misquotes to get around 😅

@zachodom7486

Ай бұрын

Right in this immediate area we don’t have too many snakes thankfully enough. But I’m still careful. Ticks yes. Have to watch for them. Kerosene soaked rags around your ankles helps. Mosquitos aren’t too bad right in this area either. Thanks for watching and taking time to comment: I surely appreciate it

@SamDoe-zn3tu

Ай бұрын

@@zachodom7486 up here the misquote is our new state bird🤫

@zachodom7486

Ай бұрын

@@SamDoe-zn3tu🤣🤣🤣 dang!

I'll watch you while I'm waiting for the Wife!!

@zachodom7486

Ай бұрын

Well alrighty then! Thx for taking time to watch and comment! Preciate it

But dad the leaves are sweet

@zachodom7486

Ай бұрын

Haha, yes they are! Good and tender this time of year

Your tile needs to be 20ft long. If it were you wouldn't need the stone

@zachodom7486

Ай бұрын

Huh? I don’t follow you…

@templehillsawmill1748

Ай бұрын

@zachodom7486 I'm sorry I commented on the wrong channel. But while I'm here I do enjoy your channel. I spent many years wagon training driving mule teams. I've been out for some time hoping I might be blessed with grandkids one day and if so, I'm going to buy a team of 800lb black mules and take the younguns camping. God bless ya, be careful Shannon Burns

@zachodom7486

Ай бұрын

@@templehillsawmill1748gotcha! That’ll be cool to do with the grand babies for sure. I hope you can. Thanks for watching and commenting! Take care and do come again, please

Is them Bio or leather lines ?

@zachodom7486

Ай бұрын

Bio..I prefer leather tho honestly..thx for watching brother

There’s my pretty girls

@zachodom7486

Ай бұрын

Yes ma’am! Thank you for always watching and taking time to comment. I appreciate you. Take care and do come again, anytime!!

Nice

@zachodom7486

Ай бұрын

Thank you kindly and thanks for watching! I appreciate it.