Grain Haulers

I did a little grain hauling in my time. It's kinda fun, easy loading and unloading. Most of the people I dealt with we're friendly. Hours did suck leave home and get home in the dark. Biggest issues was long lines trying to get unloaded and being heavy. Here's a couple pics from back when I was doing it.







A little heavy..

 

If I could afford a trailer, I'd put my li'l ol' cabover to hauling grain part time. I've done it and, as dwayne said, it's not a bad gig. We (my step brother, actually. I drive for him off and on during harvest.) haul right off the combines and head for the river.

 

Not if you own the truck, lol, atleast not in my area. Sitting in line for 2 hours every load is a killer.

 

Years ago, at least in Indiana, if you had farm plates on your equipment, there were no weight restrictions. If it fit on the trailer, you could haul it.
But you were only supposed to be hauling material from, or to your farm.

 

Only thing I don't like about hauling grain is getting my truck dusty! I always tried to load with my truck up wind. Lines do get RIDICULOUS! but if you get there early enough in the morn you can usually stay ahead of the group all day (depending on how far you gotta go back to load) plus workin all those hours it's a very easy way to catch a little nap!

 

I hauled corn & beans last year & had to wait at cargill in sioux city, ia almost all day because of a pit brakedown. Mostly hauled corn to the ethanol plants in Columbus & Norfolk, Nebr. Wating time, a few minutes, to a 2 or 3 hour wait.

 

You'll get far far less sleep when harvesting, and you can kiss that entire "home more" out he window during beans and corn. You have to run when the crops a ready. Not before, not after.

As stated lines can range from 15 minutes waiting on sampling to a day if break downs at the elevator.

We also did silage and haylage. Chasing a combine will make you wish for a blindside alley dock at two am in Chicago on occasion.



However if (and it is a big if) you can get in there is a decent wage to be made. Not sure how EOBR's will effect the industry as you need a lot of flexibility in your log bookk hauling grain.

 

Duh....... what go YOU think?