Lord Ferguson Posted May 5, 2011 Author Share Posted May 5, 2011 .. best behaviour for me then.... as always really :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 shame the sides aint just a little higher really mark, you would probally be able to lift two bales a go then??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted May 5, 2011 Author Share Posted May 5, 2011 it will lift three mate.... BUT... they are too heavy... some of these bales go well over 500kg each... so by the time you add the weight of the squeeze you are exceeding the loaders limit of just over 2,000kg mate. I can JUST lift 3 cardboard... but only 2 fertiliser sacks... and jazz (mixed) films. You can lift the bales straight and they simply sit there under their own weight (if you don't drive like a nob head)... if you pick up one bale then the plates of the squeeze stick above it by about 50cm.. which fouls on te roof of the lorry (if you are placing a single bale on top of two bales to make your stack of 3)... hope that makes sense... what I mean is.. you have to drop one on the floor of the truck.. and then put your two on top to make the stack (of 3) ? .. with two bales in the squeeze you can have about 50cm of the top bale poking up and over the top.. so you can put them on without fouling the roof of the truck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted May 5, 2011 Author Share Posted May 5, 2011 Just realised... picture 3 in my post explains it all.. as there is only one bale in the squeeze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Nice to see a lorry loaded up and on its way out, Mark. All the kit earning it's money and doing its job. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Nice to see a lorry loaded up and on its way out, Mark. All the kit earning it's money and doing its job. :) second that mate , a fair time ago you actually came up with this hairbrained idea , & an excuse to by a tractor , fair play to you mate it's all working out now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted May 8, 2011 Author Share Posted May 8, 2011 thanks for those kind words chaps.. to be honest.. it's still not really a 'sustainable business' on the waste side of things really... it only 'works' as it's integrated with the produce business, which is a shame really as I'd like to 'retire' and take this on as my only day job. Other aspects of the tractor job all add to the pot mind you.. topsoil being a nice little earner I must say. As is the harvest work of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted May 8, 2011 Author Share Posted May 8, 2011 One more quick image... bought a new cargo net for the McCauley dumper.... and had my mate weld some hooks on for me. Here is is loaded with my 'general waste' ready to go to the tip next week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 do they weigh and charge you when you go to the tip then marky??? i know they do not let vans or trucks in down here now, havnt for a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted May 8, 2011 Author Share Posted May 8, 2011 They do buddy.... I usually collect compost from the same site.. so it will simply be a case of weigh in... tip... back on the weighbridge and then back to get loaded with compost... back on to the weighbridge to get out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Good strong looking net there, Mark. Nice to see someone using one outside of 'trucking', makes the job look right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MF-ROB Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 I hope that the McCauley dumper is doing well for you you need some McCauley paint now for them hooks. can you still run HATTIE on red went you carting 'general waste' are they sore on you over there as they are here with us top marks but for that net look the part ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted May 9, 2011 So long as it's my own waste I think I'm covered Robert... I do indeed need some McCauley paint though... red oxide is not a good look really as for the dumper itself... I am WELL pleased with it mate thanks - it tows a treat and, to date, I have had no issues with it.. and it does spend a lot of it's time fully loaded too And thanks Tris... I am well chuffed with the net I must say.... I met the company (nets4you) at the recent Commercial Vehicle show at the NEC Birmingham - they do a huge range of stuff like that which all looks to be top quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MF-ROB Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 well my lord hows the baling going i hope your busy and all is going well no new toys for us to take a look at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted May 12, 2011 Author Share Posted May 12, 2011 hello Robert.... baling is good mate thanks.. we are fortunate to be quite busy at the moment mate.... could always do with more mind you :D No new kit lately mate I am sorry to say... I've been grasscutting on Hattie for most of this week which has made a nice change I must say. How about you buddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted May 17, 2011 Author Share Posted May 17, 2011 Kissed goodbye to another load of cardboard bales today ... 66 went totalling 21,040kg (too dry... we need sme rain :'( ) ... We still have 30 or so in stock, but the price is droppng sadly... so I'm going to sit on the next lot for a while I think. Todays lot went at £110 per tonne... although I paid the haulage at that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Kissed goodbye to another load of cardboard bales today ... 66 went totalling 21,040kg (too dry... we need sme rain :'( ) ... We still have 30 or so in stock, but the price is droppng sadly... so I'm going to sit on the next lot for a while I think. Todays lot went at £110 per tonne... although I paid the haulage at that does the waste have peak & trough times then mark or is it fairly steady most of the time ? as for the rain do the people buying it factor in a percentage if cardboard it wet? a waste recycler used to take all our baled waste from the mill i run from , but it's just skipped now as the disposal rate is too high . silly really , we could take the bales there by forklift as the yard is only 200meters down the road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted May 18, 2011 Author Share Posted May 18, 2011 It's got it's peaks and troughs like any commodity I guess mate.. it's been for £30 per tonne to £130 per tonne since I've been doing it in 3 years or so... but I guess it averages about £80.. which makes it viable really. Nothing taken off a wet load mate... a lot of recyclers 'hydrate' their stock under the smoke screen of 'dust suppression' :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Thats a sneaky trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted May 18, 2011 Author Share Posted May 18, 2011 underhanded, dishonest, shocking really Ol ... it's just a shame there is no water on tap down at the yard I store mine at really :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Grin..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MF-ROB Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Lord ferguson has now been jailed for 5 years for watering cardboard all his fleet off masseys will be auctioned off i have my eye on HATTIE ha ha! ive seen people that have took old cars to scrap and poured concret into them so they weigh more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted May 30, 2011 Author Share Posted May 30, 2011 I had to bag up a few bags of topsoil as a rush job for the local building supplier today... so I took the lovely Mrs F and the kids with me... My lad (Wes) took some pictures which I thought I share of the 'heath robinson' bagger we made.. they say a picture says 1000 words so here goes... I reckon that should explain the process well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas b Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Please explain the process to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted May 30, 2011 Author Share Posted May 30, 2011 Thomas B.. me old buddy... how the devil are you mate The process... ah yes... well... it;s pretty complex so pay attention mate please - it goes..... Scoop Tip that's it really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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