“Rudolph,” the white truck with the red fiberglass hood, and I were northbound on U.S. Highway 93 between Ely, Nevada, and Twin Falls, Idaho, running bareback, or bobtail, after dropping a pair of van trailers at Kennon’s new hay ranch by Nyala, Nevada. It was quite the move from central Washington state.

A fellow I knew was a fieldman/salesman for a twine string company, mainly dealing with twine for hay balers.

An infrared no-contact thermometer can be a lifesaver. At least it can make things easier. My last big event behind the wheel of a hay truck was not an 18-wheeler but a 34-wheeler. Helping a friend in Nevada move his hay close to the California border where the 18-wheel California hay trucks could haul it on to the end users.

I forget how the discussion started, but the other day I mentioned using a cobalt drill bit to easily drill through the handle of an adjustable wrench. The best of my other drill bits wouldn’t touch it, and my cobalt bit made a nice hole without issue.