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Old 02-21-2007, 05:03 AM
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The gluten pellets can harden, distillers darn near turns to molasses if there's any moisture in it and bean meal will turn to glue under the same circumstances.
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Some of these ingredients would make an excellent adhesive for the folks at NASA. Also, try spending a few moments outside your truck when something like dicalcium phosphate is being loaded.
I've seen many an elevator get stuck on a load of DiCal (but never by me - honest).

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It'll make your lungs feel you just smoked four packs of cigs one after the other and it lingers for days.
When I was doing grain hauling, I would go through an Albuterol inhaler ONCE A WEEK. Now, I go through one every year and a half or so.

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Another plus might be that a lot of the times grain hoppers are usually shorter and easier to manuever. Then again try taking any type of combination into your average barnlot that is barely big enough for a straight truck and you'll have your backing and manuevering skills down in no time.
I found that pulling a grain wagon made it much easier to pull a 53 footer. Gotta love those tandems being right at the tail end!

I thought of some more fun ones:

Meat and Bone meal (aka powdered pigs)
Blood meal (lots of fun in the summer when it is humid)
Ammonium Sulfate (nasty smelling fertilizer - never wants to flow in humid weather)
Fish Meal (stinky, greasy, nasty)
Whey (like plaster)
Sprouts (basically just dust)
Alfalfa Meal (a giant green clout of nastiness)

Ditto, ditto and ditto.

That DiCal will jam things up in a heartbeat. And blood meal & fish meal are just plain nasty any time of the year in my book.

Gee, I hope our getting slightly off topic hasn't scared away the OP. Honestly, it's not a totally bad gig, you could do much worse.
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Old 02-21-2007, 11:52 AM
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You can have my last job. The farmer I drove for is looking for a driver. He's all p.o.ed at me 'cause I told him I'm going otr. He let me use his rig to get my cdl and I worked for him 2 years after that and now he thinks ill of me. :roll: Oh well! I can't live on starvation wages and 3 months work a year.
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Old 02-21-2007, 01:37 PM
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Gee, I hope our getting slightly off topic hasn't scared away the OP. Honestly, it's not a totally bad gig, you could do much worse.
I did it for six years. It's hard work, but the hometime is better than OTR.
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Old 02-21-2007, 03:05 PM
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I know Schutt (I think that's how it's spelled) Farms is advertising. They are in a small town north of Sioux Falls, SD. I'll get you more info when the wheels stop turning if I still have it.
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Old 02-21-2007, 03:42 PM
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The only outfits that I know of, are around here. Dont know anyone up north. I do know that there is an Autumn from somewhere up there, but they are an owner operator company,
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Old 02-21-2007, 03:49 PM
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The only outfits that I know of, are around here. Dont know anyone up north. I do know that there is an Autumn from somewhere up there, but they are an owner operator company,
I believe Autumn transport is based out of the Minneapolis area. They pay pretty crappy.
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Ahh. Well, I have seen the trucks, but couldnt remember where they are out of. Sounds like they pay according to the market price of the grain. :P
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WOW !!! THANKS FOR ALL THE RESPONSES !!!! KEEP THE INFO COMING IN !!! I'm really excited about venturing into this industry. MN & WI are my prime areas of interest !!!

You guys are great !!!

Thanks again !
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Old 02-21-2007, 05:22 PM
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I've seen Foltz trucking out of Detroit Lake, MN & a few others, but I feel that grain hauling is a seperate part of the trucking industry. There different that OTR companies b/c they train you but in the grain hauling business i get the impression if you dont have experience your not getting in unless you call farmer john. Anyone else got 2 cents on that ? Would love feedback !!
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Old 02-21-2007, 08:29 PM
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I can't find the info on Schutt Farms. Musta cleaned out my notebook when I got the job with Heyl. Anyhow, I think they are out of Chester, SD. Seem to be a nice bunch, but I think they want some experience.
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