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I went back to hauling feed again.
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I started there when I was 15 and we handled all kinds of bags then. We sold a lot retail. Now you have to order a truck load. We still handle bags of medications/minerals that get mixed into the feed but we don't sell bag feed anymore. The auger is not cheating. It efficiency.
George, that is a finishing barn and they are in there roughly 120 days. So I cant remember the stage of feed they were on but I would say in less then 50 days, the whole barn will be in the market, lol. If I remember right, I believe there are 1200 pigs in each of those barns. That creates lots of crap, lol.
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Originally posted by jerseybigfoot View PostVery cool Larry, I brought eggs last year to Ashatabula and nobody ate mine either. I do make a significant omelet. How much feed does your truck handle? Looks like a big tank.
This truck holds 24 ton. It has 8 3ton compartments. Unloads at about a ton a minute. We have 2 others like that. Our BIG truck will hold 36 tons with 12 3ton compartments. It will also unload at real close to 3 ton a minute. It has 5 axles. 2 are lifts. Next time I drive it and have the camera I need to get a picture/video of that one. Its a monster. We mix and deliver about 350 ton a day. Somedays more then 400t. Its fun stuff. Driving through country roads and delivering to farms. I really enjoy it.
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what kind of feed comes out of a tanker truck ?? is it liquified or dry ?? we transport dry feed in bulker trucks and liquify at the feed lotHe who has not cruised the back country in a 6x6 , has not lived life to it's fullest
A Mans level of mechanical education directly corresponds to the level pain suffered while getting it
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I love Bacon!!!!!!!!!!!!Thanks for the video Larry.
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways , cigar in one hand, whiskey in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO-HOO, what a ride!!!"
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What could be better?
What could be better than a blessing from your wonderful wife?,
Having my daughter Lyndsey accompany me.
We plan on arriving thurs eve 6-7pm. I will bring some homemade breakfast sausage and hungarian sausage to throw in the "general food bank" for everyone to enjoy. Robbie,hope that will help w/menu-meal planing. My Hustler is in more pieces now than it was during the spring 2010 outing, so it won't be along for the fun. We'll just have to stick w/ knocking beads off the ArgoLooking forward to this ride!!!
Joe. and Lyndsey
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Originally posted by Robinhood02 View Postwhat kind of feed comes out of a tanker truck ?? is it liquified or dry ?? we transport dry feed in bulker trucks and liquify at the feed lot
This is bulk dry feed. It comes out the bottom into an auger which carries it to the back vertical auger which flings it over the the discharge auger. This trailer is made by warren. Hensley Bulk bodies also make a feed trailer and that is who made the 36ton capacity truck. It looks like a tanker though but its not. When I was 18 the CDL instructor even asked about it trying to say I need a tanker license but its dry so I dont. What kind of trucks are the bulker trucks are they what I would call Hopper bottoms? Or the style with the conveyor in bottom?
Originally posted by lewis View PostI love Bacon!!!!!!!!!!!!Thanks for the video Larry.
mmmm bacon! Not a problem lewis!
Originally posted by JoeMeg View PostWhat could be better than a blessing from your wonderful wife?,
Having my daughter Lyndsey accompany me.
We plan on arriving thurs eve 6-7pm. I will bring some homemade breakfast sausage and hungarian sausage to throw in the "general food bank" for everyone to enjoy. Robbie,hope that will help w/menu-meal planing. My Hustler is in more pieces now than it was during the spring 2010 outing, so it won't be along for the fun. We'll just have to stick w/ knocking beads off the ArgoLooking forward to this ride!!!
Joe. and Lyndsey
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