Posted by cornfarmer on January 14, 2009 at 19:57:55 from (71.113.175.32):
In Reply to: Blizzard of '77 posted by geo in MI on January 14, 2009 at 07:25:26:
Man, do I remember the blizzards of 77,78,79 in Illinois. Dad and I were still feeding cattle then-chores became and endless nightmare. What would normally take a couple of hours (be done before breakfast) often took us until night or we gave up for the day, but nothing ever went without being fed somehow. Could not move without pushing snow-water constantly freezing-so cold nothing wanted to start, cattle needing way more feed than usual. Lost a machine shed and loafing barn to snow loads. Did not loose any animals to the loafing shed collapse-Dad had just started the silo unloader and feed auger about 10 minutes before it went down, and the steers had just left the building to eat. We had a 1975 F250 two wheel drive the first winter and were stuck 90% of the time. About 1/3 of the way through the second winter we added a new F250 4wd, and were only stuck about 30% of the time. We quickly learned the ins and outs of 4wd. I remember chaining the 4wd to a JD 3020 running a chuckwagon so we could get to the fenceline bunks. Snowplowing became a routine-4320 with rear blade till that couldn't go, then push snow with a 3010 loader tractor till that wouldn't go, then get out the T340 crawler loader till things got better. Pickup trucks often idled all day when doing chores so we could warm up every so often. To feed, we needed at least one, preferably two, tractors and pickups to start so Dad and I could split up. Also needed power to run unloaders and feeding equipment. Many days lacked one or several of those items. I remember climbing out of the cab one morning to feed my load of hay and the guy on the radio said the wind chill was 75 below zero. The cows were really ready for their breakfast on those days. Too many stories of those winters to tell. I wouldn't trade those memories of working with Dad for a million dollars, but wouldn't give a nickel to repeat them!
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