Hopper, Dump O/O's & Drivers

RW it broke around the bolts. About 6 inches was left holding it. Yea it was kinda scary. Today I got the truck and went to get fuel. Got back in after fueling and had bout 10 lbs air. Hammer down and finally got enough to release brakes. Went back to shop losing air going down road. No bad obvious leaks we suspect the compressor governor. This truck is trying my patience. Went back and serviced the hoppers. Still think we can start friday. I hope everybody had a good day.

 

I don't know any specifics right now, just heard about it this morning. Everyone was kind of blaming the corn, the elevator had quite a bit go out of condition this summer, I was lucky enough not to get in on hauling much of it, but you could drive by when someone was loading and there would be a green fog engulfing the trailer. He's a smoker too, so that doesn't help matters. I saw him out Saturday night and he seemed fine, but he was hauling the bad corn again Tuesday and got short of breath that afternoon.

I've been lucky enough that regular corn dust doesn't bother me much, but my brother is allergic to grain dust pretty bad.

 

We had a guy leveling bins year before last that wouldn't wear a mask in bins full of hybrid Clearfield and he developed pneumonia and had to be in the hospital. Alot of guys including me have allergy trouble with that stuff. 1 guy at work now will break out in whelps if he gets in a bin.

 

For us non farmer types it's nice to be able to understand a little of what goes into getting food to my table.
Thanks
rag

 

Then you better ignore the last few posts about moldy grain!

 

the green fog would seem to be the result of mold spores, and to see it would be a lot. Some contain myotoxins, hence toxic mold, but it is hard to actually get enough spores to actually be toxic. They can and often do increase allergic reactions. Usually do not have allergic reactions on the initial exposure, it will be subsequent exposures that will be the risk.

 

Why
I am dealing with mold in my tanks
Going through both filters about every 1000mi
I think I may have killed it at last
Now if I can just stay out of the NE
See it aint just corn

 

Grain quality management is a huge part of the eqasion for me because I dry and store most of my own grain and market it to high quality requirement buyers keeping grain insect,mold,moisture,and spoilage free is a lot more complicated than people think that is a problem when I haul product for other farmers that are not familier with keeping high quality grain

I honestly think I could make another business managing other farmers stored grain in high quality grade (in exchange for a marketing bonus)
to me it is a personal thing when grain gets docked or rejected for quality issues it just means normally I didnt do something right and need to do better

there is a lot that goes into it from farm to table and I try to do my part as well as possible

just my .02

 

Blue-eye mold is what the sample graders have been finding in that corn. I've always been told moldy corn can be really bad stuff, the mold can actually get in your lungs and grow. I've heard plenty of stories about guys having to get in bins with bad corn and then getting sick a few days later.

I know what you mean, something had to be amiss for the corn to go bad. Perhaps it didn't quite get dried down far enough when it was put in the bins last fall. Its not too difficult if you clean out the bins in winter or spring, but keeping corn this late into the summer, better be watching it pretty close.

Just got an update- the doctor isn't totally ruling out the moldy dust, but said if it was the problem, he would be running a fever, which he's not. He has emphysema and a couple other issues, maybe coughing from the dust aggravated them. Still probably going to be in the hospital a few days. Dr. told him to quit smoking, hope he does.