Bloody hell. Neighbor driving by called me up to suggest there might be an issue.

Thank dog for good neighbors.

  • southsamurai@sh.itjust.works
    3·
    27 days ago

    Damn, what a lovely way to spend a day. Even with a handful of fellow shovelers, that’s 4 tons! That’s a shit ton of tons!

    • ikidd@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      3·
      27 days ago

      Oh, most of it picked up with the loader bucket, but we did have to shovel out from too close to the bin to run the loader, and scrape around to get the rest without adding in gravel.

    • The_v@lemmy.world
      3·
      27 days ago

      It’s oats so it’s not that bad. It’s a lot of volume for not much weight. Each shovel was pretty light and easy to move. Oats run around 32lbs/bushel. Oats are also pretty slick so it it doesn’t take much force to push a shovel into them. This mess was more annoying than a serious issue.

      It’s not like wheat at 60lbs/bu. That same sized pile would be closer to 8 tons and take a while to pick up. Each shovel full would weigh more and then surface is rougher so it’s harder to push a shovel into.

      • ikidd@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
        2·
        26 days ago

        That’s the standard weight for oats, but generally it actually runs 40 to 46 lbs/bu. The standard weight was built a long time ago before much of the modern seed varieties had been bred.

        That said, you’re right, it’s still a lot lighter to shovel than something like wheat, and glorious compared to faba beans which is like shovelling gravel.

        And you’re right about the slickness, oats are almost a pleasure to shovel. But the dust is really irritating to the skin, at least to most people. It can be rough to deal with at harvest time.