Cow Poo

[Lou Girardin]

There's been some discussion about a Waikato local body wanting to ban farmers moving stock on the road because of their 'emissions".
I'd just like someone to ban stock trucks from dumping shit all over the roads.
Like the one that dropped enough crap on SH16 north of Cowkop to cover half the lane for 20 metres right on the apex of a righthander. I'd just passed a 4WD and set up for the corner when I smelt it, then I saw it hidden by the shine of the wet road. I damn near added my own contribution.
I thought stock trucks had to have catch tanks now?

[Big Dave]

'Shooting the shit' is just an expression Lou. It's not a literal thing......

Could do without the dung mist aye.

[Ixion]

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I thought stock trucks had to have catch tanks now?

Nope. Some towns enforce such a rule as a local body thing . But there's no universal requirement. And even if they're fitted there's no compulsion to use them.

Though it is an offense to deposit a hazardous or noxious substance on a public highway.

Don't hold your breath (no pun intended) waiting for the HP to start ticketing for it.

[scumdog]

Last time I looked stock effluent was exempt from 'insecure load', the clause no doubt to appease the vote-wielding cockies..

It's my pet hate and many a sphincter-puckering moment I've had both on a scoot and in a cage when running over a 'green-streak'

It's even worse when it has baked dry and then a quick shower lands on top of it.

[Blackbird]

When we were down in the south Island recently, there seemed to be more effluent between Bluff and Dunedin than anywhere else we went. Maybe just more stock movement by truck down there but it was pretty horrible.

Geoff

[Big Dave]

When we were down in the south Island recently, there seemed to be more effluent between Bluff and Dunedin than anywhere else we went.
Geoff

That's a terrible thing to call Invercargill.

[Blackbird]

Invercargill is really nice in comparison to Bluff

[Wenier]

I think you'd find most trucks have a catch system but they dont tend to use it as they have to open it at some stage to stop it overflowing so instead they leave it open and it can never overflow.

[mangell6]

The 'patches' that I have seen and ridden through seem to be on corners or steep hills. Which indicates to me that there is an effluent tank which when near capacity tends to overflow as the truck goes around corners or up/down hills.

[Ixion]

The 'patches' that I have seen and ridden through seem to be on corners or steep hills. Which indicates to me that there is an effluent tank which when near capacity tends to overflow as the truck goes around corners or up/down hills.

Might just be slopping around on the deck and run off when the deck tilts ?

[Motig]

Yep, that would be right. I work at our local freezing works which has a "poo" station but a lot of the trucks just don't use it. Too much of a hurry I guess

[Jonty]

Bloody stinks to high heaven as well if you catch a good wiff in the helmet then close the vents!!!

[Gixxer 4 ever]

the clause no doubt to appease the vote-wielding cockies..

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How would this help the farmers? It works for the truck companies cos they just leave them open. It is not uncommon for the trucks to open them, as some are electric, on a corner to empty the tank. But I as a farmer can see no gain for me. I hate the stuff on the road as much as any other rider. The one that we farmers need to work on is when large mobs cross the road. But you can get mats that can be rolled up after they cross and most of the mud and shit is removed.

[soundbeltfarm]

its not just the truckies fault im a farmer and stock are supoosed to be stood off pasture for a couple of hours before trucking so they empty out.
but most farmers just take them off grass prior to going on the truck.
the tanks on trucks can only hold so much. im not sure what it is .
but there are a few drivers that dont care and dont empty tanks.

this time of year there will be a lot of shite on the roads with stock shifts and heifer shifts .
we had our next door neighbour walk 400 head down the road on sat.
he was not in control of them and they were stretched out about a kilometre and traffic was getting pissed which is understandable.
there was a lot of crap on the road from them. so all this rain weve had was good for washing it off.

[crazylittleshit]

I managed to travel through some cow shit a few weeks back. I was traveling slightly over the speed limit and Unfortunaly my friend on a fireblade coped a shit load of it if you get my meaning. And no He was not happy.

But I found it funny as hell.