October 23, 2008: Shucklage - Page 2

Nirvana · 10-23-2008, 06:57 PM

Well I really looked in the last truck, its not exactly a conveyor belt. It has four separate pieces of flooring that have planks like giant piano keys they all move forward then about every other one moves back and they move forward then the others move back.

I have the tickets from the drivers and each truck here is carrying about 18,750 kgs, don't know how that compares to the weight of seeds.

Elspode · 10-23-2008, 07:04 PM

Didn't that stuff just used to be called sileage? Thought it had been around for quite some time.

Nirvana · 10-23-2008, 07:39 PM

Silage is entire corn plants, ears and all chopped straight out of the field.

Elspode · 10-23-2008, 09:16 PM

I've learned something new today! Go, me!

wolf · 10-24-2008, 12:33 AM

They had a weird harvester in the corn field across from the nuthouse this year. It sucked the whole corn plant into the front end, then stripped and shucked the kernals off the ears and spewed out the chopped up leftovers back onto the field. When the hopper filled up, they drove the machine over to an open top truck and the kernals got spewed into it.

There is probably a far more technical way to describe this, but my buzz-words are pretty much all psych related.

One thing that was kind of neat is that the harvester was fitted with superbright lights so that they could keep working after sundown.

Every year when they harvest the corn I can't help but thinking of Mrs. Frisby.

During the night harvesting I always think of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and usually tell at least one cow orker that they're out in the field harvesting the pods again.

SPUCK · 10-24-2008, 04:45 AM

Yeah, they use walking floor trucks here in CA as moving vans. They can unload the truck in about five minutes without getting out of the cab... Or even slowing down for that matter.

I kid.. I really did learn something on this thread.. I love that since I practically know everything - it's always nice to find some new tidbit.

Thanks, Nirvana.

Gravdigr · 10-25-2008, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolf

Every year when they harvest the corn I can't help but thinking of Mrs. Frisby.

'Mrs. Frisby & The Rats of NIMH" was the first book I ever read (3rd grade). I'm so grateful for this book getting me into reading, that at 40, I still read it every five years or so.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nirvana

We feed around a ton a day...30 cows

Wow. I never realized a cow eats almost seventy pounds per day.

ZenGum · 10-27-2008, 05:04 AM

Bah, in my day we had to unload the shucklage with pitch-forks. The whole village would turn out for the deschucklaging, like we used to say, and it was a long hard day, but it was worth it for the deshucklage ball that night.

And as for the schucking itself, well we had to do that by hand, and a terrible job it was. One time even old Father Murphy lost his temper with doing it and had a holy shucking fit.

spudcon · 10-27-2008, 06:06 AM

I remember that!

10-23-2008, 06:57 PM	#16
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	Well I really looked in the last truck, its not exactly a conveyor belt. It has four separate pieces of flooring that have planks like giant piano keys they all move forward then about every other one moves back and they move forward then the others move back. I have the tickets from the drivers and each truck here is carrying about 18,750 kgs, don't know how that compares to the weight of seeds. __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

10-23-2008, 07:04 PM	#17
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Didn't that stuff just used to be called sileage? Thought it had been around for quite some time. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

10-23-2008, 07:39 PM	#18
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	Silage is entire corn plants, ears and all chopped straight out of the field. __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

10-23-2008, 09:16 PM	#19
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I've learned something new today! Go, me! __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

10-24-2008, 12:33 AM	#20
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	They had a weird harvester in the corn field across from the nuthouse this year. It sucked the whole corn plant into the front end, then stripped and shucked the kernals off the ears and spewed out the chopped up leftovers back onto the field. When the hopper filled up, they drove the machine over to an open top truck and the kernals got spewed into it. There is probably a far more technical way to describe this, but my buzz-words are pretty much all psych related. One thing that was kind of neat is that the harvester was fitted with superbright lights so that they could keep working after sundown. Every year when they harvest the corn I can't help but thinking of Mrs. Frisby. During the night harvesting I always think of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and usually tell at least one cow orker that they're out in the field harvesting the pods again. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

10-24-2008, 04:45 AM	#21
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	Yeah, they use walking floor trucks here in CA as moving vans. They can unload the truck in about five minutes without getting out of the cab... Or even slowing down for that matter. I kid.. I really did learn something on this thread.. I love that since I practically know everything - it's always nice to find some new tidbit. Thanks, Nirvana.

10-27-2008, 05:04 AM	#23
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Bah, in my day we had to unload the shucklage with pitch-forks. The whole village would turn out for the deschucklaging, like we used to say, and it was a long hard day, but it was worth it for the deshucklage ball that night. And as for the schucking itself, well we had to do that by hand, and a terrible job it was. One time even old Father Murphy lost his temper with doing it and had a holy shucking fit. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

10-27-2008, 06:06 AM	#24
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	I remember that! __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

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