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Originally Posted by Cayoterun
Sure made this kid's knees weak loading and unloading.
That was tricky, too. A combination of raising and lower the bed, as well as the ditch you backed in had to be so-so. We used a 4 X 4 on hooks in the stake pockets so we'd have more than half of the drive wheels on the bed.
My boss sent me and another young kid with it, to haul grain to elevator when we were cutting. I sure didn't want to bring his new truck home as a modified convertible. He stayed home.
When we got home, the boss split the profits with me, and I paid cash for a '55 Chev. conv. The car cost less the $900. Wish I'd kept it. Hindsight is 20-20.
Mods: If I'm off-subject too far, please delete.
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I gotta say, the "good ol' days" were wrought with danger....
I spent my younger years hauling heavy equipment around....no reason to go into it too far....but dicey at best...a little hydraulic fluid leaked onto the deck....some rain or snow mixed in....and it was always a recipe for "rubber knees"....
I sure respect ya' for hauling that kind of a load....while you're short on sleep....sore from who-knows-what.
But....I know very little about the Agg Industry, but I know that the "Harvest Migration" , from South to North through the Heartland is very interesting.
From what I have seen, they actually "Road" their equipment quite often....all the way up north to the end sometimes.
I don't think anyone will ever "delete" a guy with the experience you have. I'm thinkin you should tell us a bit about your time in the field.