Posted by doug in illinois on March 11, 2011 at 16:45:43 from (173.233.168.193):
In Reply to: Re: Worst farm chores! posted by in-too-deep on March 11, 2011 at 16:09:04:
Well, if working in a grain elevator back in the 70's qualifies, I will list them in this order:
1: Going down in the boot pit, standing knee deep in a mixture of water and rotting grain. Too wet to run through the grain leg, only way out is 5 gallon buckets up 2 10 feet handoffs then out the door to a pile.
2: Scooping moldy grain (milo) off the top layer of grain in small BSB bins after they had sweated.
3: Loading a 25 hopper car unit train when it was below zero. Meant working all night, we had 12 hours to get it done. Of course we still had feed to grind the next day and trucks to dump. We were the railhead for 4 other elevators owned by the same company.
4: Getting stuck on the all night shift babysitting 2 continuous flow and one batch dryer.
5: Shutting off the continuous flow milo dryer every 3rd day and sweeping the milo dust off the grids and out. "Cooled down" was still about 145 degrees inside it. You would come out of it and the only thing you could really do is to be swept off with a broom to get the worst off, go to the hydrant and spray some more off. Then go home and change clothes and get a quick shower.
I do lots of stuff now I don't like, but compared to that I don't complain. Yes, hay is hard work, but it doesn't stink, it isn't below zero, or 145 degrees. I also don't have to "babysit" it all night long. DOUG
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