Posted by RCP on August 30, 2020 at 17:13:36 from (24.129.254.142):
In Reply to: silo filling stories? posted by swindave on August 30, 2020 at 16:12:28:
My Dad hired a neighbor to fill the brick silo on the farm for us, they provided all of the equipment except for the tractor to drive the blower. They used our Oliver 88 to run the blower (had an 1800 gas motor), they would push the blower and make the 88 bark, Dad didn't like they were treating the 88, so after that they brought their own blower tractor.
What I remember as if it was yesterday was climbing a 40' ladder sitting in the back of a dumptruck to get it to reach the top of the silo so I could put a rope and block on the side of silo to pull the blower pipe to the top of the silo. The neighbors said later that my leg was shaking so bad that they were not sure I was going to make it, and they were not going to climb the ladder themselves. We left the rope and block hanging on the side of the silo so I never had to climb the ladder again.
Another memorable day, I ended up with a pitchfork through my arm, we forked the silage from the silo down the chute into a cattle feeder. I handed a pitchfork up the chute to my brother and turned to grab another fork. The first fork slipped from his hand and went through the arm that I was using to hold myself while I reached for the second fork. I was able to pull the fork out of my arm and went to the doctor. All the doctor could do was give me a tetanus shot and clean the wound. The tine didn't hit any bones, blood vessels or tendons, so there was no permanent damage.
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