Tarw Coch
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10p, I’m sure I only got a pennythe only good things about those days were the 10p a bag i could get for the empties!
10p, I’m sure I only got a pennythe only good things about those days were the 10p a bag i could get for the empties!
they would have more sense some thick men them timesWere they the bags that held 2 1/4 hundredweight?
I’ve heard the story many a times of my late uncle carrying these sacks of grain on his back from the threshing machine, across the yard and up the granary steps to empty them.
On one occasion on his return to the threshing machine they all stopped to watch him catch hold of the bag, he knew something was up but carried on, yep something was up but he dug in deep and carried on as close to normal, across the yard and up the steps, each step getting harder and and harder but determination kept him going, he made it to the top, and emptied the bag , complete with two 56llb weights inside.
Wonder how many farm workers could manage a day carrying 2 1/4 hundredweight sacks nowadays
noneWere they the bags that held 2 1/4 hundredweight?
I’ve heard the story many a times of my late uncle carrying these sacks of grain on his back from the threshing machine, across the yard and up the granary steps to empty them.
On one occasion on his return to the threshing machine they all stopped to watch him catch hold of the bag, he knew something was up but carried on, yep something was up but he dug in deep and carried on as close to normal, across the yard and up the steps, each step getting harder and and harder but determination kept him going, he made it to the top, and emptied the bag , complete with two 56llb weights inside.
Wonder how many farm workers could manage a day carrying 2 1/4 hundredweight sacks nowadays
Nope, they weren’t thick , there was no other way of getting the job done.they would have more sense some thick men them times
one good thing about being on the urban fringe.10p, I’m sure I only got a penny
Incredibly Strong men back then, my late father used to say much the same i dont think he lifted these 16st bags iam sure thats what he said they were,but his eldest brother did & done the same as you have said carried them up granary steps.Were they the bags that held 2 1/4 hundredweight?
I’ve heard the story many a times of my late uncle carrying these sacks of grain on his back from the threshing machine, across the yard and up the granary steps to empty them.
On one occasion on his return to the threshing machine they all stopped to watch him catch hold of the bag, he knew something was up but carried on, yep something was up but he dug in deep and carried on as close to normal, across the yard and up the steps, each step getting harder and and harder but determination kept him going, he made it to the top, and emptied the bag , complete with two 56llb weights inside.
Wonder how many farm workers could manage a day carrying 2 1/4 hundredweight sacks nowadays
It doesn’t mean that much if you get one unless it’s on site and they are weighed in and out. I buy all my corn in and fortunately there is a public weighbridge within sight of my yard. Nearly every time they arrive unless from a merchant store they have weighed off there using a stated tare but don’t tell you until you look at the ticket. Oh it always weighs about that when I check is the usual answer, as I follow them back after tipping to make them tare off properly. Its been half a tonne out both ways before. Every one of those loads has been sent on its way by a farmer knowing no betterYes you are right. Never had a weigh ticket with a load of fert before, they should issue you one tho because they are probably fiddling a few kgs on every load
Normally order August/September for November delivery payment mid September 22. Ordered 20th September this yr 404 for straight n Delivered 4 weeks agoWould everyone that has there fertiliser bought and delivered, would they have normally been sorted at this time in previous years? (Asking for a "friend" that hasn't bought and is hoping for price drop a before april)
How is liquid fert sold now?
It was by the cu metre last time we used it.
My Daugher worked for a fuel supplier for a bit, the big paper mill who used an artic a day bought by weight.
She found out, weights and measures, allow a plus or minus tolerance on the pumps used to measure the fuel and they are always set in the sellers favour. Also volume varies with temperature quite a bit so you get less in summer than winter.
If we had a weigh bridge everything would be weighed in and out.
Normally order August/September for November delivery payment mid September 22. Ordered 20th September this yr 404 for straight n Delivered 4 weeks ago
I remember when a young and keen fertiliser rep kept pestering my father about fertiliser ( in the time of small bags ) and my father got a bit fed up of him so he said I’ll only order some if you come and unload it with us thinking he would get the message and bugger off. Surprisingly he agreed and true to his word arrived when the lorry did and helped us. It paid off as my father was impressed and he ended up with our feed, seed and fertiliser orders for several years until he left for pastures new.
some difference between salesmen some became great friends and some of them you just could not wait to get the back of themI remember when a young and keen fertiliser rep kept pestering my father about fertiliser ( in the time of small bags ) and my father got a bit fed up of him so he said I’ll only order some if you come and unload it with us thinking he would get the message and bugger off. Surprisingly he agreed and true to his word arrived when the lorry did and helped us. It paid off as my father was impressed and he ended up with our feed, seed and fertiliser orders for several years until he left for pastures new.
Just get a pice of pipe about 7 feet long weld a lug on end and Sharpe up cuts bags a treat and no going under bags with a knife for safety's sake do that .if you use a pice of stainless steel to sharpen keeps sharper longer.I'll take the 500kg ones back if there doing them
heheee No intentions of ever asking for 1000kg bags stuff that, there is enough weight to stang partialy under whilst cutting the things into a spreader