Calling on the TFF collective knowledge

[JJT]

Having a clear out in the workshop, came across this unopened 25L drum. Picture of the only identification on it. So what is it ......

 

[renewablejohn]

According to companies house Micro Biologicals ltd was dissolved in 2010.

 

[jendan]

Having a clear out in the workshop, came across this unopened 25L drum. Picture of the only identification on it. So what is it ......
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Something "plus".

@JP1 might know of the company. Seems to be Bury St Edmunds.

 

[Red Fred]

According to companies house Micro Biologicals ltd was dissolved in 2010.

They must have been making some pretty poky stuff if it dissolved the company.

 

[Deerefarmer]

Open the bung and have a sniff

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Sulfuric Acid
Used as silage additive and other things

 

[Lazy Eric]

As above

 

[FonterraFarmer]

Having a clear out in the workshop, came across this unopened 25L drum. Picture of the only identification on it. So what is it ......
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Canned Surprise!!!

 

[JP1]

Something "plus".

@JP1 might know of the company. Seems to be Bury St Edmunds.

Sorry no idea

 

[mtx.jag]

As mentioned above,acidic silage additive,a product called Ad-F was very popular around here in the 80/90’s,it would strip the paint off silage trailers and burn your skin if you spilt it even on clothing . I wouldn’t recommend opening it personally.

 

[nick...]

I shudder to think what products are shut away in unused shed on farms and all been banned for years.a lot in very rusty 5 gallon cans and paper sack that are literally falling apart.
nick...

 

[M-J-G]

Sulfuric Acid
Used as silage additive and other things

I've not heard of sulfuric acid being used on silage, formic acid would be a more common additive would it not?

 

[Derrick Hughes]

I've not heard of sulfuric acid being used on silage, formic acid would be a more common additive would it not?

Used to come here in bulk , was quarter the price of Add F ,
Add F was the most popular at the time
I remember after 10 days of using it your clothes started to fall off

 

[Jam Tomorrow]

It’s Fendt transmission oil . Chuck it in .

 

[Happy]

As mentioned above,acidic silage additive,a product called Ad-F was very popular around here in the 80/90’s,it would strip the paint off silage trailers and burn your skin if you spilt it even on clothing . I wouldn’t recommend opening it personally.

College mates Dad was a contractor in Fife around that time. Resorted to spraying it on the tail doors of his silage trailers to persuade the delinquent youth of Ballingry that jumping on the back at road junctions & holding on for a ride along the road wasn’t as much fun as the time before.

 

[Exfarmer]

I've not heard of sulfuric acid being used on silage, formic acid would be a more common additive would it not?

Sulphuric acid was widely used but got a bad name for a few reasons. It was dangerous , but oddly so more when dilute. Was notorious if you got it on clothing , no big issue until you washed it then it all fell apart. Lost several pairs of levis that way
what probably killed it dead though was some enterprising sole went round farms selling cheap acid in drums which killed the cows because it was ex battery acid.
in fact to handle sulphuric was quite a bit nicer than formic acid , sold as ADD F and did less harm to the machinery

 

[David1968]

I remember after 10 days of using it your clothes started to fall off

You didn't change clothes for 10 days?

 

[Two Tone]

There was a company near Bury St Edmunds (Stanton, I think) called Microcide Ltd, that specialised in making specialist equipment and various chemicals/adjuvants.

They manufactured what looked like a motorised bedstead with a 12 metre aluminium boom and 12 electrically driven Micromax CDA sprayer heads. It was called a Micro-vator. The principal of the CDA system was brilliant, but the Micro-vator It wasn’t very mechanically reliable. CDA Ltd and Lockinge, Oxon, made a tractor mounted 10 head cable driven version that was much better.
I have used both machines.

Due to the idea of CDA spraying only needing between 10-25 litres of water, Microcide then came up with the idea of using something different to make the chemicals work even better, using even less AI.
This was an oil called Coda-cide.

Then they ventured into other weird oils for other things and I wonder if this was the foundation of Micro Biologicals Ltd?
There is definitely a coincidence.

Having Googled Microcide, I see they are still active.

Microcide Ltd - Google Search

Might be worth a call @JJT

 

[M-J-G]

Used to come here in bulk , was quarter the price of Add F ,
Add F was the most popular at the time
I remember after 10 days of using it your clothes started to fall off

I've heard some excludes for being naked, but that's definitely an origional

 

[serf]

It’s Fendt transmission oil . Chuck it in .

Does it stop them falling over then ...