denn
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I noticed at auctions the Amish like the old McCulloch chain saws, why?
Is it because they like a hard to start saw?
Is it because they like a hard to start saw?
Amish and McCulloch Chain Saws
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In this area there are Amish Stihl dealers.
They just love that McCulloch sound. And when they stop running they can use em to pound fence posts into the ground.
That’s interesting, my Husqvarna dealer was saying that the 3xx series Husqvarna that are still on the market were there still in part, because of the Amish market, apparently they can’t use the Autotune. It is interesting that they could sell and work on them.
Why wouldn't they be able to sell or work on them?
Much of what the Amish do confuses me, but it seems contradictory if you aren’t allowed to use something, why is it alright to sell it or work on it?
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With the Amish it all depends on what sect they are what or what not they can do.
yep.
worked on a crew framing a hotel in houghton lake about 25 years ago. there was an Amish framing crew we worked with. pulled up in an F350 4 door. 6 workers. all power tools involved in framing were ok to use. it was pretty nice working with them,too.
then there's the others I've seen in the gladwin area. harvesting old school with draft horses and all that. seeing the kids out there doin the work, I thought if I was one of them I'd be heading across the road to the farm using tractors and ask if they could adopt me.
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I know some good (colorful) Amish jokes I cannot post on here....
Like most religions/religious followers, they pick and choose what they actually want to follow/believe. It's awfully convenient that way.
I was buying whole animals from an amish butcher, he kind of vanished, but he rented his butcher shop, had refrigeration, vacuum sealing, printed labels… and a gasoline powered tablesaw
My Stihl dealer is old school Mennonite. Horse and buggy. But they drive tractors with steel wheels.
I had a friend who was a former Mennonite. I knew him post leaving the group. But he told me that they could not have phones in homes, but phones were ok in business related buildings. And NO other color but black for vehicles. Who knows where they come up with their rules on things like this. It seems like rules can be broken when it comes to money. This guy ran a cabinet shop and was pretty well off both before and after the Mennonites.
EDIT: I now remember why only black cars. They painted over the chrome also for the same reason. They did not want to be flashy or draw attention to themselves. I also remember that he and his family almost all drove only white vehicles after leaving the Mennonites.
EDIT: I now remember why only black cars. They painted over the chrome also for the same reason. They did not want to be flashy or draw attention to themselves. I also remember that he and his family almost all drove only white vehicles after leaving the Mennonites.
Read a post from a guy who grew up next to an Amish family. He'd be plowing with his tractor on his parent's farm and would go visit the Amish boys next door for lunch. When he was driving across their land he'd drop the plow and plow his way there, have lunch, then plow his way back to his own farm. The Amish boys would be plowing with horses, and his one trip over and back with the tractor would save them half a day's work.
I was buying whole animals from an amish butcher, he kind of vanished, but he rented his butcher shop, had refrigeration, vacuum sealing, printed labels… and a gasoline powered tablesaw
He might have vanished, but at leaset we know he's not in heaven!
There are Amish, Mennonite, and Apostolic in the area.
The Amish were upset when this moved into the area but now they thrive on it.
The Amish were upset when this moved into the area but now they thrive on it.
The Mennonites here have nice vehicles and nicer toys, I don’t know where the funding comes from, but there’s a lot of it. The gals all have dresses and bonnets the men.. you never quite know, some
You wouldn’t pic out, others you double back looking for where they parked their horse.
You wouldn’t pic out, others you double back looking for where they parked their horse.
You should see the Apostolic
I spent decades as a trades teacher and years ago I taught Agriculture/FFA in a Apostolic community. The women have long dresses and buns but will drive the vehicles. The men dress to conform to society but still not flashy unless it is dropping money.
I still talk with former students from almost 30 years ago. One phoned me about two years ago He was in his late 40's. We were shooting the poop. He said he might lose me as he was going for a ride with a friend. As we were talking he was in the passenger seat of a new Corvette. He says "well Bill we are doing 120 now"
id be inviting him over for dinner,too!!
