Wool Sacks. Have I missed out?

It was already broken.

Member

Location

South Norfolk

• Jun 7, 2021

• #1

All I ever remember is wool sacks arriving unannounced on me doorstep each year. But this year nothing. Have I missed something? Or was the van hijacked on the way!? Maybe other farmers are driving up the value of wool by stopping me putting mine in!

If I have to fetch empty sacks then I will have to have a think if it is worth the hassle.

 

Tim G

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

Wormingford, Essex

• Jun 7, 2021

• #2

I had to collect some from the local collection centre, luckily its not far away and I was there anyway.

 

Norfolk Hill Farmer

Member

• Jun 7, 2021

• #3

Had to collect mine this year.

 

It was already broken.

Member

Location

South Norfolk

• Jun 7, 2021

• #4

Just spoke to someone and sorted now. General consensus is they are a shower of sh!t and didn't let anyone know!!

 

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Agrivator

Member

• Jun 7, 2021

• #5

The new sheets have two very secure straps at each end.

And two prominent notices saying: ''Do not use the straps for lifting''. Twarts.

 

Spartacus

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

Lancaster

• Jun 7, 2021

• #6

Agrivator said:

The new sheets have two very secure straps at each end.

And two prominent notices saying: ''Do not use the straps for lifting''. Twarts.

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They went through a faze of cutting the handling strap off for that reason with ours, they aren't even heavy when they are full, just awkward to move so I don't get why they did it!

 

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Never Forgotten

Honorary Member

Location

Lancashire

• Jun 7, 2021

• #7

OURS where delivered a month ago even though I didn't send any in last year

 

sticky

Member

Location

Near Stratford upon Avon

• Jun 7, 2021

• #8

We had to fetch ours and when my father took some full ones in last week they made him bring empties back ready for next year.

 

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sheepwise

Member

Location

SW Scotland

• Jun 7, 2021

• #9

Spartacus said:

They went through a faze of cutting the handling strap off for that reason with ours, they aren't even heavy when they are full, just awkward to move so I don't get why they did it!

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As far as I know shortly after the handles were first introduced, a haulier used them to climb up the side of his loaded wagon. One of them broke and he fell, injuring himself quite badly. He subsequently sued BWMB for providing unsafe equipment resulting in the board having no option but to remove all the handles. This caused uproar from producers so the only solution was to reintroduce the handles with the warning. Crazy but that’s the world we live in.

 

Willie adie

Member

Location

Aberdeenshire

• Jun 7, 2021

• #10

The biggest issue with ours was reading the bloody numbers on them

 

Bobthebuilder

Member

Mixed Farmer

Location

northumberland

• Jun 7, 2021

• #11

Ours turned up a few weeks ago but only about half what we normally need phoned up and they sent some more via courier

 

tepapa

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

North Wales

• Jun 7, 2021

• #12

Bobthebuilder said:

Ours turned up a few weeks ago but only about half what we normally need phoned up and they sent some more via courier

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You get some sent by courier and I don't get any at all.
I don't mind I reuse ones that carry wool to the Irish first and refill them for the WB .

 

yellowbelly

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

N.Lincs

• Jun 7, 2021

• #13

Got some empty ones when I took last years wool in (December) then just before we started clipping a whole load more turned up

.....they must be yours @It was already broken. Come and fetch 'em if you want.

 

shearerlad

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

Perthshire, Scotland

• Jun 7, 2021

• #14

Spartacus said:

They went through a faze of cutting the handling strap off for that reason with ours, they aren't even heavy when they are full, just awkward to move so I don't get why they did it!

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You’re not putting enough in them then!

 

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primmiemoo

Member

Location

Devon

• Jun 7, 2021

• #15

How many sheets are the minimum for peeps to be sent them?
It's always been drop off full, take home the same number of empties, here ~ or in years when they've collected, drop by the depot to collect at some point afterwards.

 

yellowbelly

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

N.Lincs

• Jun 7, 2021

• #16

shearerlad said:

You’re not putting enough in them then!

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Yeah, get some real sheep........

......the handles are no good if you've got 192kg in one, you need the pallet tines

 

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Pistonbroke

Member

• Jun 7, 2021

• #17

Wool board leave the bags here for about ten farms to collect. One takes about 65 bags normally but only took six last year and stored the rest,so they've only sent him six fresh ones. He's going to be happy

 

Spartacus

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

Lancaster

• Jun 7, 2021

• #18

shearerlad said:

You’re not putting enough in them then!

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Get to 80/90 kgs in the heaviest, I'll try harder this year though

 

Spartacus

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

Lancaster

• Jun 7, 2021

• #19

yellowbelly said:

Yeah, get some real sheep........

View attachment 966193......the handles are no good if you've got 192kg in one, you need the pallet tines

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What the hell did you put in that one??!

 

yellowbelly

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

N.Lincs

• Jun 7, 2021

• #20

Spartacus said:

What the hell did you put in that one??!

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You can always pick out the Lincoln sheets.

The lads at Stamford always reckon we've left a couple of sheep still attached to their fleeces.