Author Topic: Ask Steve Dave Farm And Cow And Ranch And Tractor And Truck Related Questions (Read 360737 times)

michigancat · « **Reply #275 on:** February 07, 2015, 07:39:59 PM »

did you have CB's/two-way radios?

steve dave · « **Reply #276 on:** February 07, 2015, 07:40:55 PM »

Quote from: ben ji on February 07, 2015, 06:16:04 PM

Serious cow farm question.

You have mentioned how you have to feed the cows everyday. Couldn't the cows just eat the grass for like a week in the summer without being checked on? Couldn't you just throw out like 5x the normal amount of hay bales in the winter and spend the week in Cabo?

Yes, but usually we are feed lot'ing a bunch of them which means they have to be in a small area where they get fed delicious food constantly to fatten up. The cows and bulls just hang out in pastures and only get fed when the weather is super bad. Also there is a ton of other stuff to do, like doctor sick ones, do plant stuff, tractor stuff, etc.

steve dave · « **Reply #277 on:** February 07, 2015, 07:42:05 PM »

Quote from: michigancat on February 07, 2015, 07:30:14 PM

did you have a tractor that was loosely assigned to you?

I was the main hay swather one summer so I just left my stuff in it all summer.

steve dave · « **Reply #278 on:** February 07, 2015, 07:42:35 PM »

Quote from: The Big Train on February 07, 2015, 07:32:09 PM

can you give us some good farmer talk, like farmer equivalent submarine talk?

Not really. I ignored the high level stuff.

steve dave · « **Reply #279 on:** February 07, 2015, 07:44:31 PM »

Quote from: michigancat on February 07, 2015, 07:39:59 PM

did you have CB's/two-way radios?

Yeah, 2 ways. Had our own tower thing and every cowboy had their own call number. (Unit 2, unit 3, etc). Could also make/receive phone calls from my dads way before cell phones were a big thing. His truck horn would honk after so many rings. It was quite the deal.

The Big Train · « **Reply #280 on:** February 07, 2015, 07:45:20 PM »

Quote from: steve dave on February 07, 2015, 07:42:35 PM

Quote from: The Big Train on February 07, 2015, 07:32:09 PM
can you give us some good farmer talk, like farmer equivalent submarine talk?

Not really. I ignored the high level stuff.

well next time you see sddad take notes and report back

michigancat · « **Reply #281 on:** February 07, 2015, 07:45:49 PM »

Quote from: steve dave on February 07, 2015, 07:44:31 PM

Quote from: michigancat on February 07, 2015, 07:39:59 PM
did you have CB's/two-way radios?

Yeah, 2 ways. Had our own tower thing and every cowboy had their own call number. (Unit 2, unit 3, etc). Could also make/receive phone calls from my dads way before cell phones were a big thing. His truck horn would honk after so many rings. It was quite the deal.

wow! Did you ever say, "Got a copy?" or "10-4"?

steve dave · « **Reply #282 on:** February 07, 2015, 07:54:58 PM »

Yes, 10-4 all the time. iirc you would say like "unit 9 (or whatever unit you were) 10-7" if you were getting ready to be away from your radio. "Unit 9 10-8" when you just got back to the radio. This was before the hand held ones which came between the truck/tractor ones and cell phones. The truck/tractor ones had this big bracket on them so you could slide them in and out of whatever thing you were driving and every cowboy had their own.

The Big Train · « **Reply #283 on:** February 07, 2015, 07:56:12 PM »

this sounds like farmer talk to me! MOAR

Cartierfor3 · « **Reply #284 on:** February 07, 2015, 07:56:50 PM »

Quote from: The Big Train on February 07, 2015, 07:56:12 PM

this sounds like farmer talk to me! MOAR

LFTIQ here but that sounds like trucker talk to me

The Big Train · « **Reply #285 on:** February 07, 2015, 07:57:46 PM »

Quote from: Cartierfor3 on February 07, 2015, 07:56:50 PM

Quote from: The Big Train on February 07, 2015, 07:56:12 PM
this sounds like farmer talk to me! MOAR

LFTIQ here but that sounds like trucker talk to me

well go make a trucker talk thread then

Cartierfor3 · « **Reply #286 on:** February 07, 2015, 08:00:04 PM »

I don't think I'd be the best blogger for a trucker talk thread TBT.

wetwillie · « **Reply #287 on:** February 07, 2015, 08:04:21 PM »

My uncle and grandparents had cb's on top of their fridge in the kitchen that were the "base".

"Combine to base" "we are going to be finishing up on tom's quarter" "meet us with lunch on the old 40"

michigancat · « **Reply #288 on:** February 07, 2015, 08:06:09 PM »

did you have call signs, like "rubber duck" on convoy?

When I was little we had CB's, and Grandpa was "Kingpin" and Grandma was "Star Dust" and my dad was "Big Red" (he had red hair).

That all stopped when we got radios instead of CB's.

Cartierfor3 · « **Reply #289 on:** February 07, 2015, 08:07:42 PM »

SD you like to rise early, is this due to your background on the Cow Ranch or is it more just life circumstance?

steve dave · « **Reply #290 on:** February 07, 2015, 08:30:57 PM »

Quote from: michigancat on February 07, 2015, 08:06:09 PM

did you have call signs, like "rubber duck" on convoy?

When I was little we had CB's, and Grandpa was "Kingpin" and Grandma was "Star Dust" and my dad was "Big Red" (he had red hair).

That all stopped when we got radios instead of CB's.

No, only unit #s

steve dave · « **Reply #291 on:** February 07, 2015, 08:31:25 PM »

Quote from: Cartierfor3 on February 07, 2015, 08:07:42 PM

SD you like to rise early, is this due to your background on the Cow Ranch or is it more just life circumstance?

Hmmm, maybe. Never thought about it.

Trim · « **Reply #292 on:** February 07, 2015, 08:35:48 PM »

Quote from: steve dave on February 07, 2015, 07:38:26 PM

Quote from: Trim on February 07, 2015, 05:53:26 PM
Did you answer mine?

I missed it I think

Quote from: Trim on February 06, 2015, 12:58:44 PM

Is Tully Corcoran (sp?) reviewing these questions as well?

steve dave · « **Reply #293 on:** February 08, 2015, 09:13:14 AM »

Quote from: Trim on February 07, 2015, 08:35:48 PM

Quote from: steve dave on February 07, 2015, 07:38:26 PM

Quote from: Trim on February 07, 2015, 05:53:26 PM
Did you answer mine?

I missed it I think

Quote from: Trim on February 06, 2015, 12:58:44 PM
Is Tully Corcoran (sp?) reviewing these questions as well?

No, burning trash doesn't qualify you

Dugout DickStone · « **Reply #294 on:** February 08, 2015, 09:32:18 AM »

Ever had cows rustled?

star seed 7 · « **Reply #295 on:** February 08, 2015, 09:37:40 AM »

How long does 1 cow worth of cow meat last your family

steve dave · « **Reply #296 on:** February 08, 2015, 12:30:29 PM »

Quote from: Dugout DickStone on February 08, 2015, 09:32:18 AM

Ever had cows rustled?

Yeah, but it's usually pretty small time. Every couple years a trashy HS kid or local trash will try to steal like one cow and sell it at a cow sale not far away. Always get caught. Branding pretty much makes it impossible to get away with.

steve dave · « **Reply #297 on:** February 08, 2015, 12:30:38 PM »

Quote from: libliblibliblibliblib on February 08, 2015, 09:37:40 AM

How long does 1 cow worth of cow meat last your family

Like a year

Trim · « **Reply #298 on:** February 08, 2015, 02:26:58 PM »

Does the ranch take credit cards?

steve dave · « **Reply #299 on:** February 08, 2015, 03:02:38 PM »

Quote from: Trim on February 08, 2015, 02:26:58 PM

Does the ranch take credit cards?

no, check or cash only.