Muck Boots 'n' Slickers - Life of a Livestock Hauler

Lol depends...the receiver does the dispatching if necessary.

 

Thanks for sharing! That's the first time I have seen in a hog trailer besides looking on Truckpaper. How is the nose deck set up?

 

Musta been a pretty good gully washer.

 

Up in IN we only used 3rd decks for feeder only seen 2 people load market on triples decks but they had a regular load for them and we use hotshot and the red bords in the picture Isafarmboy posted there usually a long hall that leads to the chute where we stood and wait for them to bring them in uselly in groups of 3-7 some place that work with the pigs alot and know what there doing could bring out a cut at a time and get us loaded in about 12-20 min but even the worst of Load should take 1-1.5 hour nowadays I don't want to move pigs to much unless it's sow or them little ########

 

@Isafarmboy I never seen a nose like that seems a little tight

 

16 top and 16 bottom packs some pretty good weight..the rest of the pens all fit 20...except the tail fits 25 or so..depends on the stragglers

 

Close to what I use to put in can't rember completely but I know we only put 170-190 depending on size
The picture must be messing with my eyes

 

That rattle paddle works wonders. It's got marbles in it and sounds just like a rattlesnake. Stick it into the corner you don't want them in and they'll move.

 

I was a scant lad barely 21, headed into the pens at Idabel for Bob. I wheeled in at Prescott Ar on 30 exit 44 to the old Gulf 2 story truck stop. (Showing my age) when I pulled up to the fuel island I heard the damndest screaming and wailing you ever heard. I was certain that it was bare minimum a straight razor battle, along with a pocket knife and a pistola. When a couple hogan trailers come in view with steam rollin outta one of em. Had a hose stuck in there, now maybe that’s normal and all was fine. In my mind nothing screams that death scream till it’s that bad. Ruined me from ever lookin at a pig load. I couldn’t have that Ju ju on me if I got em too hot. Cattle is an easy deal them pigs seem more serious lol.

 

I got a load of 26 cull boars in a week or so..not quite sure how to go bout it. I only got ten pens in trailer and mixing them together is hardly a good idea. They'll be frothing at the mouth just itching for a fight. Thems some mean sunnsabeaches.