Lime Costs

lloyd

Member
Location
Herefordshire
I would be willing to bet a lot of money that the lime shown is not Huntsman Lime from Naunton Quarry.

If you were told it was @Jon 3085 then I would start asking some serious questions. I spread up to 16,000 tonnes per year from Huntsmans and I’ve never seen it that colour or that moist.

Plus, as far as I know, I am the only merchant they supply in the UK. That’s what they tell me anyway.

Happy to be proved wrong, but I have a sneaky feeling you’ve been sold something other than Naunton lime.

Loaded at Oathill Johnstons on my tickets
Same colour spread well .
 

Hampton

Member
BASIS
Location
Shropshire
Mag lime seems cheaper than calcium lime and has the same NV - why doesn’t everyone use mag lime ?
Mag lime in our area is £33/t delivered and spread. That yellow line in the photo above (imagine it’s the same Cotswold quarry as it looks the same) is £26.
Also, recently the mag lime has started to look like boulders
 

Hampton

Member
BASIS
Location
Shropshire
I would be willing to bet a lot of money that the lime shown is not Huntsman Lime from Naunton Quarry.

If you were told it was @Jon 3085 then I would start asking some serious questions. I spread up to 16,000 tonnes per year from Huntsmans and I’ve never seen it that colour or that moist.

Plus, as far as I know, I am the only merchant they supply in the UK. That’s what they tell me anyway.

Happy to be proved wrong, but I have a sneaky feeling you’ve been sold something other than Naunton lime.
How far west do you go?
 

Jon 3085

Member
Location
Worcester, UK
That lime looks way too yellow compared to any Huntsmans or Burford Quarry that I have previously had.

Man who spread it said it came from Oathill he thought.
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