Thread: Public land deer - 53 years ago.

Originally Posted by TeRei

We did 6 tier high normally on an S Bedford. Clatter clatter of the ground drive as the bales came up. We once did 13 tier high on a Farmers Transport truck at the back of the Awatoto fert works in Napier.[now an industrial park]The driver wondered why it was taking so long to load. Stopped the truck and had heart attack. Blew his stack [excuse pun] then asked us to take a few tier off. Eventually he saw the joke. 17 years old and crazy as hell.

We never had a elevator,one guy on the ground picking up,one on deck stacking and one driving.Rotate on every load from paddock to stack.4 tier high,2 across =5th tier,then 1 row on top from front to back of the load=125.If i had light enough bales i could balance bale on my hands at fall reach and flick it on top of the 4th tier.We sometimes got to use a S Bedford R tick,bloody long deck that could take a lot of hay.Had a etin diff.On some late evenings trying to get home in a hurry,driver could get 75mph out of it empty.It could corner so fast with its long deck.