Mule Powered Logging

[rottnterv]

love the video, love seeing the mules work and for people who dont mules... pretty much if they didnt want to do it... they wouldnt LOL

[bluemoondiadochi]

unknown to all who like to bitch without knowing, horses and mules aren't cartoon Ponies, they are animals that like to have a purpose, focus, and who like to work. oh, yes. equids, if treated nicelly, LIKE to work, to go out and interact with people. they PREFER it to being bored on pasture.

always funny to see people who know nothing cause the most noise! before you start bitching about working animals being abuse, DO YOUR HOMEWORK!

[IMxYOURxDADDY]

Mules are fuckin strong animals, they have more towing capacity than any honda or toyota vehicle

[MrBDP2011]

this is what they'er bread to  do nothing cruel about it.. ppl that think it is. must be the tree huggin type. and not frm the south

[hoofpick8]

If they didn't like doing it they wouldn't do it. :)

[goffauctions]

That four up team was great. GREAT VIDEO

[goldcreekfilms]

I'm a city boy bred and raised, an environmentalist and believe in treating animals with care. This is a terrific video showing a traditional use of mules used today. These animals are bred for this kind of work and it's true they thrive when they work and are bored when they don't. Thanks for sharing this video.

[adelking66]

to many jallous of mules,, simply because they don't have them

[milkeatscereal]

2 things i hate. Making animals work for you and cutting down trees

[BeckysFarmTV]

@milkeatscereal Really, What do you do?? Trees grow back and animals like to work. Too bad people are so lazy now a day's. They wouldn't know how to hitch a team if their life depended on it. Maybe someday it will.

[82MandolinMan]

@milkeatscereal 

[JohnDeere30201]

hyah mule hyah! lol good vid

[HillbillyProduction1]

My grandpa used to do this , he would have 7 er 8 mules at a time, and so did all of his brothers

[ICEYMONTAGES]

Why are mules cheaper than horses?

[flamedrag18]

ever consider making them a sled for the front of the logs? I would think it would really help them.

[Drewmack22]

That sure is a pretty set of mules fat and slick

[oooberkewl]

that was pretty cool!! My son loves watching this! Thanks

[alpha18412]

Why don't you hook up the mules to pull that chip off your shoulder?

[1979peterbilt]

My uncle is logging in Roane County with horses , he cuts about 7 or 8 tractor trailor loads a week .

[94jg]

Mules are awesome :)

[kenfo0]

if you turn up the volume at 1:53, you can hear a mule say "hey fat ass, why not get a job so you can afford a tractor...yeah, 2011's right around the corner jackass.".

[BeckysFarmTV]

@kenfo0 What exactly do you do??? I know it's nothing to do with animals! Mules KNOW they are strong and love to pull and work, unlike you couch potato. I'm SURE that fat guy can out work you every day of the week!!

[kenfo0]

@BeckysFarmTV WOW! Really? You TRIPLE posted that tripe? The only think YOU can be sure of is you aren't very bright, and you are mentally unbalanced. How's that working for you?

[BeckysFarmTV]

@kenfo0 What exactly do you do?? I know it's nothing to with animals. Mules KNOW they are strong and love to pull. Unlike you couch potapo. That fat guy can out work you every day of the week!!

[BeckysFarmTV]

@kenfo0 What exactly do you do?? I know it's nothing to with animals. Mules KNOW they are strong and love to pull. Unlike you couch potato. That fat guy can out work you every day of the week!!

[owensdaddy2008]

I grew up doing stuff like this and there is no way this is cruelty. Just wish grandpa still had it all!

[Horsepassion4life]

depends...



[alpha18412]

Is it my imagination or are the mules who are doing the heavy work getting stopped so the man can catch his breath?

[BeckysFarmTV]

@alpha18412 You couldn't handle the chainsaw that cuts down the tree, let alone the pair of mules. They would drag your sorry ass all through the woods. funny how the wimps criticize the doers.

[18yamaha700sx]

mules are the diesels of the horse world.

[xxblondexxbrunexx]

c'est méchan les pauvre il tire un tre gros arbre c'est des connart ceux qui font sa

[mhynds001]

Class fun with mules.

[ComesATime1]

i saw these guys on tv once it was the funniest reality tv ever. wheres the part where they talk about that 400 pound guy billy? hes the only guy that will get inbetween mules and logs hahahah they said you cant tell him what to do

[pineywoods9]

ive been workin in a sawmill for 21 years in n fl.enjoy those mules!

[inopwarthog]

These dudes were on Dirty Jobs, great episode and great show. I'd love to work with mules... but not this job :D Keep it up guys

[fernandostadler]

rapaizzz num tem trator, pra essas 4 mulas ruanas de potenciaaa. apaixoneii............

[james6590]

Nice enviroment friendly way to log. Very impressive Guys and Gals!

[SFV818Si]

holy shit those mules got torque of a diesel turbo'd truck

[davidaud777]

wow seems like they can pull anything

[215jami]

That was a good heart shot on that last log, nice and dark!

[Bullittstable]

pure power! beautiful

[apache4541]

Which one strong animal Horse or Mule and english horse? write me back thanks!

[tvick3544]

Mule because of tradition mostly. Its what Pawpaw used.

[HillbillyProduction1]

@tvick3544 its what my papaw used , he had a mule from the time when he was a boy till he was about 85 years old, hes 91 now and aint able to keep one

[shelterduck]

@apache4541 mule

[CainPire]

@apache4541 Mules work better on rough terrain.. A mule uses their front feet for most of the pulling power while a horse's pulling strength mostly comes from the rear legs. This allows the mule to be more agile in tighter areas. Like tvick said, it's mostly tradition now, but there is a reason for it. I've worked both animals since I was a kid and mules are far better for working in 'tough' areas. The Amish don't use them though because they believe that breeding horses with burrows is wrong.

[Smilesmg17]

Gotta love them Longears!

[lottijh]

nothing is cruel about it! they arnt being hurt they look well fed they arnt being abbused so dont say that when their aint anything cruel bout it

[msg6fl]

saw this on nat geo over the weekend, looks like a solid gig to me.

[blueshadow1996]

Those mules are strong....I had to see one work..I have a machine that does haul out logs,,uses no fuel..either

[rangerkid777]

mules are great

[jonathanstanfill]

Go Big Heavy

[RebelRedsMaPony]

thats cruel man

[tvick3544]

what is cruel??

[flamedrag18]

@RebelRedsMaPony moron, draft mules are bred for this and they actually enjoy it, I had the privilege to work with a pair a while back, they couldn't wait to start working, bugging the shit out of you so they could work, it would actually be cruel not having them work.

[bluemoondiadochi]

these are beautiful animals. and they are strong and fast, too.