David

“I am 17 years of age and this is my 2nd year doing potato harvest. I drive a big 18 wheeler Kenworth truck. The best part of this job is loading my truck. I like fields that are challenging, what makes them challenging is the huge hills and side hills. When I get to the field the first thing I do is deflate my tires to 35 pounds that allows me to get more traction so I can climb huge hills. Once my truck is full I put my tarp over manually which means I have to go to the back of the trailer and crank my tarp 8 times, and then throw it over. Sometimes when I load under the digger and I get to close it puts potatoes on my tarp and then when I’m full I have nothing but problems getting it over. I have to go up onto the trailer and pull it over and that is a lot of work. Once the tarp is over I take off to the shed, weigh in and then go and unload. When I’m unloading I like to go and spend quality time with the girls, like helping them pick vines and just chat with them. When I’m empty I go and weigh out and head back to the field. On a good day I can do 8 loads. This job is awesome!”

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