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Who does any horse trading? #6214276
04/10/18 11:07 PM
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What are your favorite horse trades?
I am trading a taxidermy mounted bird for a pinstripe job on my '49 truck. I did the bird long ago and I am tired of looking at it.
We are both tickled with this trade.

Re: Who does any horse trading? [Re: 52Carl] #6214288
04/10/18 11:16 PM
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I was trading tree work for meat , done for now but will do it again when he needs more trees down.


America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.
Re: Who does any horse trading? [Re: 52Carl] #6214484
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I love bartering. Would much rather trade skills or materials, than use cash.

Best deal for me so far: I built a custom railing for an open staircase out of the customer's own cherry lumber. In exchange, I got choice of his yearling calves (Angus/Hereford cross).

2 years later, best eating meat I've had in my freezer in a long time.

Re: Who does any horse trading? [Re: 52Carl] #6214557
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My sons have a lawn business, they do trade out a lot, paint for trucks, lawn irrigation, house repairs

Re: Who does any horse trading? [Re: 52Carl] #6214575
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My son just made the best trade I've ever heard of! He traded a Marlin 30-30 straight across for an older top eject 375 Winchester big bore in mint condition! His 30-30 was one of the Remington versions too!


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Re: Who does any horse trading? [Re: 52Carl] #6214614
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It really about ruined the horse trading market when the Federals closed the killer plant in St Louis several years ago.

Re: Who does any horse trading? [Re: 52Carl] #6214675
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Nothing on a large basis, I have a lady who loves comb honey. I process her some each year, she makes sure I don't run out of farm fresh eggs.
A boy here in town mow's yards and needed a cart to pull behind his rider to haul his push mower and trimmer. He saw I had one behind the shed and asked about it. I told him it was his if he wanted it no charge. Came home from work one day and my yard was mowed and trimmed. (I was surprised to say the least). Fine young man in my book. Not really a barter but I was happy, yard looked great.


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Re: Who does any horse trading? [Re: tjm] #6214694
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Originally Posted By: tjm
It really about ruined the horse trading market when the Federals closed the killer plant in St Louis several years ago.


wasn't just that , in a ridiculous number of states they have no kill on horses , my Aunt and uncle owned a stable for many years unfortunately through the housing bubble crash. so they got permanent residents when people walked away and stopped paying their stable bill. they had to keep feeding the Horses they could put a lean on the animal and try and sell it at some point but everyone had excess horses , it wasn't even legal to put them down without a vet signing off on it and charging you to do it.

even if in states that don't restrict the sale of horse for meat , they ban the transport of horse for meat.


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Re: Who does any horse trading? [Re: 52Carl] #6214720
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I horse trade snow plowing an adjacent landowners driveway each winter in exchange for cutting firewood out of his hardwoods. This year it was 4 plows and I pull 3-4 cord out a winter.

My next isn't really a horse trade but each spring I plant 20-25 evergreen's on another landowners property in exchange for deer hunting his 120ac of mixed woods / farmland that butt's up to another 80ac of land locked "open" MFL (managed forest land).

Both fellas are happy and I think that is what makes it work for all involved.

Dave

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Re: Who does any horse trading? [Re: yukon254] #6214755
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Originally Posted By: yukon254
My son just made the best trade I've ever heard of! He traded a Marlin 30-30 straight across for an older top eject 375 Winchester big bore in mint condition! His 30-30 was one of the Remington versions too!
Well that lucky little... lol You should have had him buy you a lottery ticket too!

Re: Who does any horse trading? [Re: Alex the dog] #6214757
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I horse trade with a few people.

My Optometrist and I have exchanged services for 25 years. He does trade outs for both myself and my wife.

My Chiropractor does a trade with myself, my wife, and my s-i-l.

I also have traded plumbing and electrical.

I used to have a sweet deal with some deer hunting land. The guy loved making firewood but was scared to drop trees. Every fall I would drop 6-8 large oaks and 16" the logs. In return we had the run of a 240 acre mostly wooded farm that was littered with deer.

I have been working on my Dentist but he wont bite (yes it was a pun)

I have a small chipper and dump trailer and full access to all equipment from work if needed.

WS



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Re: Who does any horse trading? [Re: 52Carl] #6214779
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I use to do a trade with a butcher here In town.He needed firewood each winter,so I would trade a pulp cord of maple and white birch for 40# of T-bone,porterhouse and ribeye.I would do that once a month all winter.

Re: Who does any horse trading? [Re: 52Carl] #6214826
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I used to trade taxidermy for various stuff......mostly delivered firewood, which I did on numerous occasions. I even traded a re-roof of part of my house for a medium sized chinook mount. I would love some lad to come along with a pile of firewood he wanted to trade for assorted dead things I have hanging on the wall. Mounted critters I have in abundance, firewood....not so much!


Re: Who does any horse trading? [Re: 52Carl] #6214841
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I trade as much as possible especially for traps and trapping equipment.lot of fun and reminds me of going to the fur sales when i was younger.


Life's too short, enjoy everyday like it was your last.
Re: Who does any horse trading? [Re: 52Carl] #6214842
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I like to do some trading for guns, traps, knives and about any thing else! grin

Re: Who does any horse trading? [Re: 52Carl] #6214849
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Best deal I made was hooking up a gals microwave, literally 3 wire nuts and a connector...all for a glock pistol, bunch of reloads,200 rounds and a full reloading setup, small safe and a starting pistol.
She insisted I take it all....I didn't hesitate.

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