Maize season

[CookMySock]

ok we were just warned about spilled maize on the roads this time of year.. apparently its like flamin' marbles to ride on.

I rode through some maize last week in a straight line at cough100k'ish or thereabouts, which didn't affect me at all. The only problem arising was the three pheasants I took out in the process, one of which wedged itself wayyyy up inside my fairing, and had to be extracted KFC-styles.. wing-toss, drumstick-toss, thigh-toss.. it was a fucking mess and it stank too.

anyone else have maize problems ?

DB

[Trudes]

My dad was a maize farmer and I remember him coming booting up the driveway one day and yelled that we had to grab shovels and brooms quick and come with him. Did that, got down to the main highway to find spilled maize from one of our trucks all over the road. Spent about an hour slowing traffic down while we shoveled and swept it all off the road. It would be slippery shit to ride on I should think, like gravel on a corner, at least you should be able to spot it though.

[swbarnett]

The only problem arising was the three pheasants I took out in the process,
Did that in a car once. My Grandma took it home and had it for dinner. We couldn't stay for dinner so I can't tell you what it tasted like. I was really looking forward to it too.

[xwhatsit]

Forgive me, I am no farmer-boy, but are we talking about the errr... maize... in errr... like a corn cob form? Pretty big feckin' marbles.

[BiK3RChiK]

Forgive me, I am no farmer-boy, but are we talking about the errr... maize... in errr... like a corn cob form? Pretty big feckin' marbles.

No. Harvesters shred the stuff off the cob so it looks like your frozen McCain style sweet corn off the cob. If it's left to dry out in the paddock (like most farmers do) then it is as hard as marbles too... Very dangerous for bikers! Just like heaps of gravel on the road.

M

[spudchucka]

This time of year the maize is most likely getting chopped up for silage, in which case the whole plant is chopped up and would make quite a moist gooey mess if spilled on the road.

Later in the year maize that is still on the ground gets harvested for grain and the hard kernels get removed from the cobs, which would give you the marble effect if spilled on the road.

[CookMySock]

Later in the year maize that is still on the ground gets harvested for grain and the hard kernels get removed from the cobs, which would give you the marble effect if spilled on the road.yeh thats the shit.

DB

[soundbeltfarm]

a word of warning though.
this year alot of farmers are chopping it for green feed because of the feed shortage.
some of these kernels can be hard and slippery.
still no where near as dangerous as maize grain though.

[No FX]

Aaaahhhhh the joys of living in the maize/corn free south....

[Hitcher]

Karaka berries can be exciting this time of year too. There's one particular corner on the Wainuiomata coast road that is overhung by a couple of Karaka trees...

[Jorja]

We use about 50 tonne a year and have not been able to get hold of any for a couple of months. Makes a hell of a mess. It sometimes spills in the freight trucks outside the factory.

It is dried in kernnels and is very hard. If it spills the birds tend to eat it and spread it everywhere. I image it would be no worse than any other loose hazard on the road. It would be like riding over loose gravel.