Posted by doug in illinois on December 16, 2008 at 21:11:39 from (207.144.232.162):
In Reply to: worst winter job posted by farmer boy on December 16, 2008 at 20:27:29:
My worst winter job is in the past, that used to be loading grain hopper cars. The wind blew twice as fast between the elevators and bins as open ground, venturi effect. Once you were on top of the car you really couldn't come down, the grain chute would move side to side enough to fill one compartment and just get into the next. If you were on the tractor to move the cars at least you could duck back into the main house for 3 or 4 minutes to warm back up before the next move. We would switch off on who got stuck on top of the cars. I was glad we still had a feed mill then also so I could get inside to make and deliver feed. The feed truck was a welcome relief to the cold. DOUG
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