Posted by JD Seller on December 21, 2018 at 16:15:16 from (208.126.198.213):
Passerby called the fire department and told them we had a machine shed fire. Only problem was we did not have a fire. Lots of smoke but no fire. LOL
With the warmer weather we have had I was able to get the driveways graded. Got the majority of the pot holes cut out and refilled. So I needed to haul some gravel to cover up the messy mud/gravel mix.
I have a 1991 Ford LTL 9000 tandem dump truck. It has a CAT 3406 motor and the whole truck only has 45,000 miles on it. Family friend bought it new. It is a really nice truck. The only draw back to it is that it does not like cold weather starts. Well we have been up in the upper 30s and 40s. So I did not see the need to have the block heater plugged in on it. It starts right up down to around 25. So half way through chores at the upper farm, I started the truck to warm up and air up, while I finished chores. It really white smokes like crazy for the first 5 minutes or so after a cold start. I deliberately left the shed doors closed. Smoking up the rafters really helps keep the birds out of the shed.
So I am about finished with chores and my son calls up all excited wanting to know where the shed fire was???? The fire department was at the home farm already to put the fire out. This kind of really puzzled me. I told them there was nothing on fire up here. So the fire department got ahold of the 911 operator and had her call the person that reported the fire to find out if they had the wrong location. That person told them the big red and white shed right along the county road with all the cattle around it. Well that was the farm I was at. Looked around and saw the diesel smoke coming out the roof vents. Well I bet it did look like it was on fire right after I started the truck. LOL
Well I gave the fire department a $200 donation for their timely response. Then wished them a Merry Christmas. I got my gravel hauled fine. I guess I will have to open the doors the next time. That will make the birds happier anyway. LOL
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