That wasn't the intended place. When I first got stuck I dumped the hay. It was a place I needed to go thru to get to higher ground.
I was headed the other way when things started goin wrong.
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Been there, done that
Back in the day when we were on the farm and ran (and raised) cattle, all of our hay feeding was done from the back of a 1/2 ton pickup with 4WD. Of course, we didn't have those nice round bales, but had regular hay bales instead. If we thought that getting to the cattle would be an issue, we just loaded a few less bales into the truck.
Never got stuck feeding cattle.
Never got stuck feeding cattle.
Yeah the modern feed truck isn't the most nimble creature. The weight of the truck plus, 2000lb bed, feed box maybe 200lbs, 2000lbs of feed full and about 2500lbs of hay. Loading light would sure make a long day for me. I feed in 11 pastures a day and it takes 14.7 miles of "off road" driving to do it. We have hay lots scattered across the ranch but all feed must be loaded at HQ. pretty neat we have an actual train car up on stilts that holds 3 semi loads of feed (pictures later). This ranch just joined the round bale club about 7yrs ago. Thank goodness that was before I came here. I think they square baled and fed like 30k sq bales a year or something like that. I grew up on Colorado ranch pitching small and large squares off the back of a truck.
Grew up pitching 2 wire 60 lb bales and 3 wire 80 lb bales. I have grown to love the round bales, where were they in 1976???
Our wrestling coach in HS convinced the team that helping him load sq bales on his hay truck in the heat of summer
was the best way to develop upper body strength.
Just part of our off season training, you understand.
was the best way to develop upper body strength.
Just part of our off season training, you understand.
Um... I remember that and detasseling corn, best exercise for developing shoulders don't ya know.... lol
