They may look run-of-the-mill, but these mold-on rubber tired wheels have one very special job: to ensure nothing comes between you and a juicy bird this Thanksgiving.
Bob’s Turkey Farm relies on Hamilton to dish out more than 10,000 turkeys during its busiest time of the year.
After being slaughtered and cleaned, the birds are loaded into a 350-gallon chill tank and kept on ice for three days to develop texture and flavor. Each four-wheeled tank, which weighs approximately 1,000 pounds fully loaded, holds roughly 65 turkeys.
From ice bath to pot pie
Following the ice bath, the turkeys head to a processing facility where they’re deboned and transformed into everything from meatballs to pot-pie fillings and classic ready-to-roast (or fry) turkeys.
Not ones to let anything go to waste, the farm uses the bones to cook homemade gravy, which hungry pilgrims guzzle down 3,000 quarts of every holiday season.
Bob’s daughter, Sue, says Hamilton’s dependable wheels provide more than enough load capacity, roll easily, and resist certain “fluids” that are pressure-washed off at the end of every day.
We’re thankful that a great family-owned company like Bob’s Turkey Farm chose Hamilton, and we wish them a wonderful Thanksgiving. Though, they’ll work straight through the holiday to prepare for the Christmas blitz.