Wrong, Joe….any good mucker knows a pitchfork is better for stabbing at the big chunky stuff—not to mention for tossing hay into the soppy stuff to make it scoopable.
There is such a thing as a manure fork. The ones I used had 5 tines and a hand grip built into the end of the the wooden handle. I’ve used it for horse manure and for handling straw to bed them down with. No shovels were ever used.
There is also a hay fork which has only 3 tines (see “American Gothic” painting) and a longer wooden handle with no hand grip at the end. And of course it is used for pitching hay (not straw).
It sounds like what you’re talking about is strictly B.S.
There is such a thing as a manure fork. The ones I used had 5 tines and a hand grip built into the end of the wooden handle, similar to a snow shovel. We used them for horse manure and for handling straw to bed them down with. Shovels were only used like dustpans after sweeping down the aisles.
There is also a hay fork which has only 3 tines (see “American Gothic” painting) and a longer wooden handle with no hand grip at the end. And of course it is used for pitching hay and is what most people call a pitchfork.
It sounds like what you’re talking about is strictly B.S.
COWBOY7 almost 15 years ago
Well, is it safe to take Rory to Vegas? But I wonder how long this takes to get out. Well Rory, how long?
margueritem almost 15 years ago
Rory’s been watching those ads….
carmy almost 15 years ago
If he was screaming in his sleep, maybe everyone else heard him too. At least the light sleepers anyway.
sjoujke almost 15 years ago
If Rory is involved, word should spread like manure.
eardroppings almost 15 years ago
Yeah, right. It won’t be long before the cow’s out of the barn.
pearlandpeach almost 15 years ago
Stan is dreaming about thebutcher again.
lazygrazer almost 15 years ago
Some stuff that happens in the barn DOESN’T stay in the barn—thanks to shovels and pitchforks.
bald almost 15 years ago
maybe stan really had a dream about the butcher and the vet yesterday and that is why he woke up screaming
lazygrazer almost 15 years ago
Wrong, Joe….any good mucker knows a pitchfork is better for stabbing at the big chunky stuff—not to mention for tossing hay into the soppy stuff to make it scoopable.
Thot you said you growed up on a dairy farm.
jpozenel almost 15 years ago
There is such a thing as a manure fork. The ones I used had 5 tines and a hand grip built into the end of the the wooden handle. I’ve used it for horse manure and for handling straw to bed them down with. No shovels were ever used.
There is also a hay fork which has only 3 tines (see “American Gothic” painting) and a longer wooden handle with no hand grip at the end. And of course it is used for pitching hay (not straw).
It sounds like what you’re talking about is strictly B.S.
jpozenel almost 15 years ago
There is such a thing as a manure fork. The ones I used had 5 tines and a hand grip built into the end of the wooden handle, similar to a snow shovel. We used them for horse manure and for handling straw to bed them down with. Shovels were only used like dustpans after sweeping down the aisles.
There is also a hay fork which has only 3 tines (see “American Gothic” painting) and a longer wooden handle with no hand grip at the end. And of course it is used for pitching hay and is what most people call a pitchfork.
It sounds like what you’re talking about is strictly B.S.