Lord Ferguson Posted March 7, 2009 Author Share Posted March 7, 2009 Well, comparing it to the dry peat we harvested that's all mate. The peat was sprayed with contact herbicide so the residue wouldn't stay in the product too long and pose a threat to anything possibly planted in it at a later stage. It was sieved and graded and the various products which came off it went for mushroom bedding (finest) garden compost; bulk and bagged (medium) and finally land reclamation which was the crap basically. Being this is soil from washings it is going to be quite fine, this may render it a better product that just 'top soil' that's all. Could be worth investigating mate. If this comes up yearly you never know what it could mean to the right trade thanks Tris... I guess it would never be 'top grade stuff' then unless I go to the expense of grading it out \ - mind you... I guess if the market is there then I could bite the bullet and hire something in for a week or two \ I was hoping to sell it in bulk... simple scoop, load and deliver as it is for local gardens \ - when my local firms want over £40 per ton - I reckon I could be VERY competitive with this lot \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 is that the stuff you take to Donarbon Marky? \ \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted March 7, 2009 Author Share Posted March 7, 2009 is that the stuff you take to Donarbon Marky? \ \ Nope.... I only collect from Donarbon Benny Baby.... I pick up their free 'kerbside compost' mostly.. I did wonder if they would be interested in buying this stuff mind you \ They charge £12 per tonne for topsoil collected I belive \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 have you tried selling it to Cottenham skips or easy skip as i thinks its known?, they used to sell topsoil \ \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted March 7, 2009 Author Share Posted March 7, 2009 have you tried selling it to Cottenham skips or easy skip as i thinks its known?, they used to sell topsoil \ \ not yet... could do then mate I guess \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 I reckon it's worth investicating, then if it's going to be a big job to push it in a more specialist market. . . Sell as you already intend to Has Frankie got a wiegher on the loader? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted March 7, 2009 Author Share Posted March 7, 2009 No she's not Tris... but I drive past a weighbridge on the way back home... so I guess I can get a weight of one load and sell it as an 'average load' weight \ I can call in on the way there... for my tare weight... and on the way back for my payload weight I guess \ - in fact... I know my tare weight - I've got it on some of my old compost tickets I guess \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi6920 Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 Your tare weight will never be the same twice mate, depends on how much fuel you have and all that sort of thing, how many jaffa cakes the driver had before hand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 No she's not Tris... but I drive past a weighbridge on the way back home... so I guess I can get a weight of one load and sell it as an 'average load' weight \ I can call in on the way there... for my tare weight... and on the way back for my payload weight I guess \ - in fact... I know my tare weight - I've got it on some of my old compost tickets I guess \ There you go then mate. What you want to do for an afternoon jolly is trundle up there, wiegh in then go on up and drop one good size bucket load in your trailer and load her on the way home. That way you know if old Pikey Smith comes up in his Transit dropside you know what to charger him. (Twice as much!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted March 9, 2009 Author Share Posted March 9, 2009 I've had to put in a serious complaint today.... there I am... at my local carrot growers... being loaded... and just look at the view out of my window - I had to tell them to move it... spoilt my lunch that did :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshman Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I see they moved one for you aswell, but still sticking its weights out at you and Frankie :) :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashmach Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 2 lovely 40 series there - about time some quality was posted in this thread :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted March 9, 2009 Author Share Posted March 9, 2009 2 lovely 40 series there - about time some quality was posted in this thread :D Pwwwtthhhh... right.... that's it.. I'm deleting them right now :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fendt-man-matty Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 nice fords Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted March 9, 2009 Author Share Posted March 9, 2009 nice fords please don't use those two words together in the same post.... unless you sandwich the words... 'big fire burning on those' inbetween them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDFord Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Next time could you manage to get a better pic, showing both the Fords in their entirety, Thanks Mark. ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi6920 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Howd you enjoy looimg at Quality there mary, those 2 old girls will love longer than frankie, id put $$$ on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 Next time could you manage to get a better pic, showing both the Fords in their entirety, Thanks Mark. ;D Hi Mark.... NO :D - Ohhhh... OK then sometime Howd you enjoy looimg at Quality there mary, those 2 old girls will love longer than frankie, id put $$$ on it Quality... what quality... Ohhhh you mean the gull trailer... yes it was very nice Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 bet you never darken their doors till they sell them now eh marky, make them go out into the fields or something, well away from frankie so she dont catch rust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Udimore Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 2 lovely 40 series there - about time some quality was posted in this thread :D Here Here Colm :D About time too Howd you enjoy looimg at Quality there mary, those 2 old girls will love longer than frankie, id put $$$ on it ;) Enough said and bignose knows it too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texas Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Some nice pictures Mark. I know your secret love . You had this one for a few days and you fell in deep love *. You want to scream it out loud, but you want to hurt the other mf lovers ;D Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow legs Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 you got any closer to getting the 3095? re top soil, were i work on and off screen soil and sell best grade topsoil for £10 a ton delivered in a 15 mile area guess it aint worth as much as some people sell it for \ guess its supplie and demand here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted March 14, 2009 Author Share Posted March 14, 2009 you got any closer to getting the 3095? re top soil, were i work on and off screen soil and sell best grade topsoil for £10 a ton delivered in a 15 mile area guess it aint worth as much as some people sell it for \ guess its supplie and demand here I've not Mike... I think I'll hold fire for a few more months actually... things arn't so hot at work at the minute and I'll probably need the money through the summer holidays - I'm looking to charge around the £10 delivered mark too I think... I've seen some truly crazy prices around here as well. I'm off to look at a nice old Marston trailer next week \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted March 26, 2009 Author Share Posted March 26, 2009 I've taken 30t of topsoil out of my piles this week... and I've not even made a dent in the big heap yet :o - just cop a look at it though... it's yummy... Sooooooty black fen dirt * Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 looks like somewhere i can practice!!!!! :D business still ok in the compost world? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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