The Rural Voice, 1987-04, Page 31the truck is on such a steep slope that
it is in danger of rolling over.
Besides syringes and that impro-
vised "slope indicator," the vet section
usually has a sheaf of hand-written
instructions on how and when to dose
the cow with the retained after -birth
and the calves for pink eye.
There are also three or four rusty
razor blades and an old steak knife
stolen from the kitchen, which
represent the surgical tools necessary
for emergency surgery and castration.
Powdered horse wormer leaks from its
bag, coating the dash. The bag has
been punctured by the syringe needles.
The rest of the cab serves as a
combination tool chest and wardrobe.
Obviously, the first layer on the floor
is mud, manure, or a mixture of the
two. Then there comes altemating
layers of clothes and tools, with an
occasional paper feed bag thrown in
for added texture.
There is always a pair of coveralls
in case of a sudden cold snap as well
as three or four right-hand gloves and
one left-hand glove with holes in all
the fingers. A hooded sweatshirt com-
pletes the clothing inventory, unless
you count the three seed -corn hats, the
pair of rubbers crammed under the seat,
and the old flannel shirt which covers
the hole in the seat behind the steering
wheel.
Ideally, tools are carried in the
toolbox in the back of the truck, but
inevitably a large number find their
way into the cab. Delicate tools such
as feeder gauges, voltmeters, and a
wall -stud finder are stuffed into the
glove box. Big tools that can fend
for themselves join the coveralls on
the floorboard.
The vise grips clamped to the sun
visor could probably be added to the
tool list, but they hold the visor on
and are more accurately a part of the
truck, as is the screwdriver that wedges
the heater control shut during the
summer.
The box of the truck is an amaz-
ing mess, the fall -out of good inten-
tions and equipment breakdowns from
past years. There are coffee cans full
of nails and fence staples, and three
steel posts which were meant to patch
a hole in the fence down near the
creek. The two basketball -sized rocks
were picked up while filling the drill
last spring. A half-dozen worn-out
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