Cow Poo

**crazylittleshit** · 30th May 2005, 17:01

Originally Posted by Gixxer 4 ever

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.

They need to be left open or you would have alot of dead cows by the end of the journey.

**Yarg** · 30th May 2005, 17:05

I had the same trouble on SH16. crap everywhere. Damm hard to see in the wet patches.

NC · 30th May 2005, 17:54

Cattle trucks with cow wizz coming off the back when you are following to close is....is....is.......................

**HDTboy** · 30th May 2005, 18:43

Originally Posted by Yarg

I had the same trouble on SH16. crap everywhere. Damm hard to see in the wet patches.

I found the same on 16 on sunday, a dirty great trail of shit for about 10-20 ks

**Paul in NZ** · 30th May 2005, 19:14

Originally Posted by NC

Cattle trucks with cow wizz coming off the back when you are following to close is....is....is.......................

Damn straight!

Never follow too close! Especially when they are headed down hill rolling country and you are angling to pass as they head up the hill on the other side....

Urk!

The worst is when you can see it falling like rain... Nooooo!

**Timber020** · 30th May 2005, 20:54

From what I understand trucks have to have tanks over a certain size or how much stock they carry. No drivers I worked with (and I drove stock and cartage trucks proffessionally) kept the tanks open when they had stock and aboard as they can get done BIG TIME. We ran multiple logbooks, we overloaded and sped but never kept the tanks open. It can be hard to find places to empty the tanks and sometimes the feed to the tanks get blocked and there can be overflow. (I almost got a $2000 fine when my pipes got a blockage after cleaning out the bakc and the floor filled up with wash water and spilled right infront of the god squad.)

Im not talking for all driver, just the dozen or so I knew.

**g34l** · 30th May 2005, 21:44

yes indeed, there are rules. Have they ever be able to enforce it good enough? i am in franklin, and i am afraid " no " in this area.

**Pixie** · 31st May 2005, 01:41

Originally Posted by 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?

If you returned through Riverhead forest, you would have seen that the newly sealed corners (the ones that used to be badly corrugated,and are now smooth asphalt) have been covered with flattened lumps of clay,spread on the road by four wheel drive wankers that think it's a challenge to drive on the road verge: Arseholes!!!

**spudchucka** · 31st May 2005, 06:48

Originally Posted by Ixion

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

The CVIU are the chaps to bother the truckies who aren't playing by the rules. And the do it with great enthusiasm from what I see.

**What?** · 31st May 2005, 07:00

Interesting blurb on TV about it - seems the cockies interviewed (plus the ones that wrote to the papers) think the problem is limited to ex-townies who don't like their cars getting dirty. As far as I can see, spilling cow shit on the road is no different to boy racers tipping diesel oil on the road - both create a danger and neither is necessary.
However, the cops are never going to change things - but maybe ACC will if enough noise is made about it.

**Will** · 31st May 2005, 07:12

Originally Posted by 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?

Did that road on Sunday too.

When the 10 of us went up 16, it wasn't there.

But I noticed it when I left them at Wellsford and returned home the same way. Of course by then it was on the other side of the road to me. But it was a big spill that I noticed and put down to the truck's holding tanks that must have been near full. The corner was on a steep incline.

Glad you all managed to keep the rubber to the road.

By the way, I would have waved to you. I was riding my rollerskate as my husband refers to my CBR 600. Red and purple. Got a new chain and rear sprocket, so had to go for a ride to make sure that it all worked. As you do.

**Sniper** · 31st May 2005, 08:54

Yep, you get alot of that down in Canterbury

**Ixion** · 31st May 2005, 10:53

Originally Posted by What?

Interesting blurb on TV about it - seems the cockies interviewed (plus the ones that wrote to the papers) think the problem is limited to ex-townies who don't like their cars getting dirty. As far as I can see, spilling cow shit on the road is no different to boy racers tipping diesel oil on the road - both create a danger and neither is necessary.
However, the cops are never going to change things - but maybe ACC will if enough noise is made about it.

I don't actually have an objection to the residues left when the cows are moved across the road from one paddock to another. The farmers have to move them, and it's part of country life. I think the townies are out of line, like the people in Western Springs objecting to the speedway (BTW, what's happened with that, seems to have gone all quiet). It's in one short space, you just need to deal with it.

The kilometres long trail of shit from trucks is another matter. Nasty and unnecessary

**scumdog** · 31st May 2005, 11:08

The last post from Ixion brings up a point many of you may be unaware off: the cow-poo that seems to be just a part of country life is actually very corrosive to the bonding of the little stones that we call tar-seal, over a period of time the road falls apart if effluent lies there too long.

It may be trucks doing the damage but in some places the road will have been weakened by the liberal application of 'cow-poo'

**Lou Girardin** · 31st May 2005, 11:46

Originally Posted by scumdog

The last post from Ixion brings up a point many of you may be unaware off: the cow-poo that seems to be just a part of country life is actually very corrosive to the bonding of the little stones that we call tar-seal, over a period of time the road falls apart if effluent lies there too long.

It may be trucks doing the damage but in some places the road will have been weakened by the liberal application of 'cow-poo'

You need to set up a POOS (Prevent offensive ordeur squad) No fines, just rub truckies noses in it.
Rob will be looking for a new post soon.