Yup, thats what ours looked like too. We washed her and used a deck brush to get it out of the cracks and around the rivets. The stiffer bristles seemed to work better. He said when they loaded him, they all were in suits and respirators.
Yeah, lime is a pita, and our truck is black, so you can imagine. LOL
Hubby loaded ground up alfalfa once and the truck and trailer were both green, till we hit MO and the rain started. LOL
That was pretty..................................NOT!
You know, I thought the truck was dirty when he hauled cattle, but honestly, this is much dirtier. And hubby likes a shiny truck, but that just isn't the reality of the situation with what he hauls.
Hopper, Dump O/O's & Drivers
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by wheathauler, May 31, 2009.
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That does sound odd, probably had to be some "special" grade of sand since it was for airplanes, our tax dollars hard at work once again.
Wow, that must have been nasty stuff!
We've got plenty of coal here in IL and no mountains, tell em you'd rather go to IL and pick it up!
I pretty much haul boring stuff in my hopper, but I do have a story I'll share. Back about 10 years ago, the elevator I haul for had some wheat contracted to a flour mill in Springfield, IL (I think its closed now) about 65 miles one way. This was August, and they were having some issues with bugs getting in the wheat, and before you could dump, you parked across the street from the place and a state grain inspector got in the trailer, walked through it and took a sample. After he collected a few trucks, he went in his little office and ran them, and you either passed and got to dump, or got rejected. After a few got rejected, we started going out to the mall or wherever, and take a broom and carefully sweep his tracks out of the wheat, find something to do to kill about 2 1/2 hours, and go back in with that same load. I think at least half the loads passed the 2nd time through!
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Oddest thing I have ever hauler in a hopper? Thats easy! Milo to Abengoa. I find it extremely odd that "I know" its very possible that I might have to wait 2, 3, 6 or 8 hours in line to dump that one load, but yet I keep going back. Some would call that odd. Others might just call it flat stupid LOL.
Got an estimate back on my boo boo, its almost $3K to get her back square
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I vote for flat stupid.
Course I have gone there so I'm in that category too.
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$.90 a mile, one way.....you should be all over that!!
Is fuel coming back down in your area? Ours has dropped from a high of $3.29 a couple weeks ago, to $2.99 or $2.93 at the other station in town now.
I am ready for warm weather, although it was nice being out last week and it being just about perfect for sleeping in the bunk.wheathauler Thanks this.
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