JILL THE "TRUCKIE"

 

(HA HA)

 

 

 

Well, on Saturday I was able to spend the day

with Dave, carting hay.

The only difference this time,

was that I got to drive the road train!!

 

Yes, I did say DRIVE!!!!

YEE-HAHHHHHHHHHH

 

Me with my rig!

 

 

 

Dave needed someone to go with him

to drive the truck while he loaded the hay

with the Manitou (forklift), as the haystacks

were very far apart and in different paddocks

and he couldn't do both things.

 

So he suggested to his boss that I go along

and she said "Yeah, let her drive the truck!"

 

Well, as some of you already know,

I love to drive anything with wheels (or tracks

or whatever) and will

give anything a go!

 

So, how about a triple road train?

Yeah, that means 3 trailers!

Always wanted to drive a truck!

 

It was a lot of fun.

I had to take it through a narrow gate

and also around a right angle corner that

looked like you'd never get 3 trailers around it.

(Dave actually had to clear some of the

scrub with the Manitou before

I could attempt it)

 

But with Dave's expert guidance walking ahead

of me, I made it without mishap.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Got to see this crazy whirly-whirly!

 

 

 

And at the end of our 12 hours carting hay,

I was nice and dusty and dirty!

 

 

I have uploaded a video for you, to prove my story.

This is me, driving through the paddock:)

 

 

 

 

 Here is another video of me driving the Manitou!

(Yes, I had to try that too. I loaded one bale of hay

just to give it a go)

 

 

 

Okay, no more truck stories for today.

Guess I'd better get back to wedding preparations.

 

 

PS. It's Maddy's 13th Birthday today,

so we now have 4 teenage girls in our house!

Yes, you can all feel sorry for Dave now!