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That's right, it's a grain shovel, and I used that son of a bitch to move 4180 lbs of wheat, from the back trailer (pup) to the front one. (lead) Loaded on a farm last night, on soft ground, and my air gauges weren't working like usual. I bet I was over 3 ton heavy on the drives, but we augered that from trailer to trailer. The farmer was a little pissy, and I wasn't pushing my luck, to ask to switch everything around one more time.
"How did I get that grain from front to back", you ask? Even ol' scooter can't fire a shovel full of wheat 65 feet, so, unHOOK the motherfuckers, back alongside the pup, and start shovelling into the back of the lead. Two hoppers in each trailer, and loading each one affects the axle weights in the other, depending on where the weight is put. Most of the weight into the back of the lead, a little into the front of the pup, to take weight off the tractor. An hour of shovelling got it done, in uncharacteristically warm weather. Well, for us anyway, it had to be 60 here today. Dripping like a popsicle in Dallas in July, getting that done.
Oh ya, there was a HUGE flock of deliriously happy birds moving in, as I was leaving. Good Canadian Durum wheat. Mmmmmm That pile will be gone by tomorrow morning.
Anyways, I used my newly acquired grain shovel to clear 22 miles of highway shoulder (both directions...44 miles) of any debris and or dead raccoons, possums and the occasional dog for a 44 mile bicycle ride to help fund the oldest son's high school project graduation. We raised $5500.00 so it was a good effort.
Shoveling 2 tons aint for sissies, you are a badass, sir !
newmann, how did you traverse that 44 miles? Pickup truck and stop to scoop occasionally?
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That's a ton of grain to shovel. Wheat is heavy too!
The farmer didn't have a grain vac? That would have made quick work of that!
Woke Sat. morning with a sore back, and my traps just ached right up to my ears, plus being exhausted. Lol Thought I was going to have a real bad day riding but it went pretty good. Happy about that, considering it might be the last one for a while, if winter moves in.
Thought shovelling was the end of the misery, apparently it was the start. Get to the delivery, it gets rejected. Sit around all day, while the load gets sold. Take off late afternoon for new drop an hour away, unload, and have a 700 mile drive to pull off this weeks work. Load by 5 this afternoon, and do the drive right back, with one more to come after it. A holiday this Friday, so the pressure is on. By the time I finish showering, and eat some of the finest hog lips, ears and assholes, packed by midget Tibetan Monks into a synthetic casing, its 22:00. A 13 hr drive pending, and snoozed for 4 1/2 hrs this morning. Oh ya, got 5 the night before, been up all day. Ol' scooter loves his job.
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Now I have to worry that the reason the bread I used to make my ham sandwich is so moist is some manual labor's sweat?
In the early 90's, I used to haul garbage into Michigan, nice wet runny garbage, complete with flies and maggots. (Fond memories of a nice warm day in July) After unloading, we'd come back and do a cold water rinse with the pressure washer, and load corn for Kellogg's, to make cereal. Yum. There is a LOT of things in the food processing chain you don't want to ever hear about, trust me on that. I've hauled plenty of beef in my day, which requires going into the slaughter plants. Still enjoy a tasty burger, or a steak, I just don't think about how it got to my plate.
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