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[Kranky 1]

I'll have to start taking my camera to work again tomorrow.

This is great!!!

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[snoope]

Thanks for the new "Room",

And Kranky1..I'm not sure on the camera......might be "Proof" of what I don't do;):D:D....

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[Foxfire]

I called BB today and told him ya'll had your own forum now and he said to tell ya'll he was running across US 90 in Pass Christian, Ms., which is the beach road, on bikini patrol! Eat your hearts out.
I told him to get back on the big road and stop that!

[BeetleBailey]

talk about support groups for HAPPY MEALS they were all over the red-neck riviera today!!!! they even came with a pair count'em two therapists!!!! OUCH!!!! she caught me again. Darn boppy thing! :jawdrop:

[snoope]

Foxfire,

I'm glad you got him to "Behave"....sitting on site in a college town for 10-11 hours watching "Traffic" gets boring too........especially on these hot days and the beach happens to be two towns over ;);).


BeetleB, Is that not why we say "Office with a VIEW :cool::cool:"

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[ladymacguiver]

So, this is not only for dirt haulers but local drivers too huh? Dangit, I have to wait until I"m back to work before I can post any pics!

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[Kranky 1]

So, this is not only for dirt haulers but local drivers too huh? Dangit, I have to wait until I"m back to work before I can post any pics!

:(

Well, you could tell us some stories about stuff that already happened in your local job.

Hope your recovery goes quicker than anticipated Lady Mac.

You know we're all wishing you the best.

:cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers:

[ladymacguiver]

Well, you could tell us some stories about stuff that already happened in your local job.


You mean like when we had all that rain, getting stuck in the mud on 2 farms in the same day?

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Or how about the milk bath I got? Oh well, they say milk is good for the skin!


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[Kranky 1]

You mean like when we had all that rain, getting stuck in the mud on 2 farms in the same day?

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Or how about the milk bath I got? Oh well, they say milk is good for the skin!


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Exactly.

We need the details.

Pics too, if any.

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[ladymacguiver]

Sorry Kranky, no pics this time. I'll make sure to remember the dang camera when I do get back to work.

The getting stuck in the mud, first time that day wasn't too bad and I was able to get out of it myself by rocking the truck and locking the drives in. I only had about 6000 pounds in the trailer at that point so not a lot of weight to help with traction IF it would have helped in that slimey mud to begin with.

The second time I got stuck was going IN to the last pickup for the day. This idiot farmer built a new cow barn in a very marshy area on his farm. He keeps telling us its too expensive to get loads of gravel in to help out. What "gravel" or should I say huge rock he has put in (he spent a whopping $1600 for rock :rolleyes:l) has sunk into the dirt of the driveway is most of it is no help at all. When it rains any decent amount, its just sink to your axles in mud sloppy! Well, I didn't even make it to the barn. I was about halfway there, trying to keep my momentum up and the drives started sinking. I ended up not being able to go backwards or forwards and then the dang trailer axles started to sink too from just sitting there. A couple of tractors and help from another of our drivers AND 2 1/2 hours later, I was out of the mud, loaded and on my way back in to unload. Ended up being way too long of a day.
Now they are fighting with this farmer to get him to realise something has to be done with that driveway. We can't use the other driveway to get in because its too narrow. He can't even use it for his tractors.
We can't refuse to pick up there either because of the dang contract and the laws regarding the milking industry. So, its a fight to the end.
I wasn't the first to get stuck there and won't be the last. My boss had got stuck in the same place the weekend before. I didn't feel so bad knowing that.

[Kranky 1]

Sorry Kranky, no pics this time. I'll make sure to remember the dang camera when I do get back to work.

The getting stuck in the mud, first time that day wasn't too bad and I was able to get out of it myself by rocking the truck and locking the drives in. I only had about 6000 pounds in the trailer at that point so not a lot of weight to help with traction IF it would have helped in that slimey mud to begin with.

The second time I got stuck was going IN to the last pickup for the day. This idiot farmer built a new cow barn in a very marshy area on his farm. He keeps telling us its too expensive to get loads of gravel in to help out. What "gravel" or should I say huge rock he has put in (he spent a whopping $1600 for rock :rolleyes:l) has sunk into the dirt of the driveway is most of it is no help at all. When it rains any decent amount, its just sink to your axles in mud sloppy! Well, I didn't even make it to the barn. I was about halfway there, trying to keep my momentum up and the drives started sinking. I ended up not being able to go backwards or forwards and then the dang trailer axles started to sink too from just sitting there. A couple of tractors and help from another of our drivers AND 2 1/2 hours later, I was out of the mud, loaded and on my way back in to unload. Ended up being way too long of a day.
Now they are fighting with this farmer to get him to realise something has to be done with that driveway. We can't use the other driveway to get in because its too narrow. He can't even use it for his tractors.
We can't refuse to pick up there either because of the dang contract and the laws regarding the milking industry. So, its a fight to the end.
I wasn't the first to get stuck there and won't be the last. My boss had got stuck in the same place the weekend before. I didn't feel so bad knowing that.

I would say that just out of common decency and common sense the farmer should fix that driveway so the trucks can get in & out properly.

If one of our drivers gets stuck and has to be pulled out by machinery, the boss will not send trucks to that location again until the problem is remedied.

His reasoning is that trucks are designed to move under their own power, not get dragged through mud because a customer is unwilling/ too cheap to fix the jobsite so the trucks can get their job done in the proper manner.

Although there are legal aspects in your case because it is dairy related, that doesn't change the fact that your company's trucks are being abused unnecessarily due to the customers negligence.

That driveway should be excavated deep enough to remove all the unstable soil, then a base of large stone (4to 6 inch) should be put in, then topped off with a layer of 3/4 inch crushed stone to provide a relatively smooth surface on top.

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[ladymacguiver]

I would say that just out of common decency and common sense the farmer should fix that driveway so the trucks can get in & out properly.

If one of our drivers gets stuck and has to be pulled out by machinery, the boss will not send trucks to that location again until the problem is remedied.

His reasoning is that trucks are designed to move under their own power, not get dragged through mud because a customer is unwilling/ too cheap to fix the jobsite so the trucks can get their job done in the proper manner.

Although there are legal aspects in your case because it is dairy related, that doesn't change the fact that your company's trucks are being abused unnecessarily due to the customers negligence.

That driveway should be excavated deep enough to remove all the unstable soil, then a base of large stone (4to 6 inch) should be put in, then topped off with a layer of 3/4 inch crushed stone to provide a relatively smooth surface on top.

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The boss explained it like this "The only way we could refuse to pick up there is to take it to court, and until a truck is damaged enough to warrent the necessity of court, it won't happen"

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