- Location
- Ashbourne, Derbyshire
Yara want to move to 750 kg bags
- Thread starter Rob Holmes
- Start date
farmerm
Member
- Location
- Shropshire
Does less packaging mean lower cost to growers?
Don't be daft , but it is good news
If the bags are wider they won’t fit 3 across the wagon. If they’re taller, especially urea, they will be too tall to lift with forks under a curtain sider roof.
Are they moving to a bag size that will only fit 2 across the wagon bed, or will it only be be for products other than urea?
Are they moving to a bag size that will only fit 2 across the wagon bed, or will it only be be for products other than urea?
That'll make the 35 year old Sanderson grumble with 4 on... 
Bulk would be the answer........
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
Presumably it would have to be taller bags. If they were a wider, so you could only fit 2 across the bed, they also couldn't fit as many rows down the bed, let alone the extra 4 rows (?) they'd need to compensate for the lack of width. They'd end up running round with lorries underweight, increasing haulage costs.
Boohoo
Member
- Location
- Newtownabbey
I'll just stick with 50kg bags
Just the one .
Fish
Member
- Location
- North yorkshire
As stated above, bulk is your answer.
Boohoo
Member
- Location
- Newtownabbey
Depends on the year but usually a pallet of them. That's 40 bags for those who haven't had the pleasure.
Wellytrack
Member
Gonna be some brash of hand crafting with rough sawn timber on the old 1200kgs.
On the plus side it might kill off some wag tails.
On the plus side it might kill off some wag tails.
- Location
- S.E
Why not just make it a tonne like urea? Even better make them reusable if they were serious about the environment
ollie989898
Member
I wonder if bulk in blower wagons isn't the way forward? I know AN is fine in then open or in bulkers but urea is a bit too deliquescent.
Or go liquid and forget all that bilge. Bags, dust etc.
Or go liquid and forget all that bilge. Bags, dust etc.
Steevo
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- Location
- Gloucestershire
It’s one thing lifting them....but how will spreader sizes work? Most are now designed for a “standard” 600kg bag.
Nice soil , I'd getting tattie men on that
Steevo
Member
- Location
- Gloucestershire
Surprising Yara didn’t start a thread on here.....probably more input than a Facebook link to a survey. Assuming they really want to heard from farmers.