Vented bulk bags stretch

[Ashes_Firewood]

New bag on the right, older bag on the left. That's a 3m long trailer and there's not much room left in there. Just shows how much these things stretch!

 

[Fentiger]

I recently looked at the old thread on this subject and have a result to report:

 

When I fill my cube bags I bounce them on the telehandler forks and then top up, this makes for consistent fills. However I have been aware that there is likely to be more than 1m3 in there, so I have some wooden stillages that make up in layers on euro pallet, 3 stages is 1m3 internally. I emptied a bag (first use!) and it was about 10% over!

Cutting to the chase I am increasing price to cover!

[Redbournbury Logging]

Thanks for the picture very helpful.

[Ashes_Firewood]

I've stopped bouncing the bags as I fill them to try and make up for the stretch.

 

If I can keep getting IBC's for nothing then eventually when I have enough I'll probably switch over to them

[Alycidon]

Even bouncing and topping off the contents shrink in storage causing the top level of the logs going out to be below the top of the bag. If you did not bounce then you would only be about 75% full when going out. The other issue is that the shrinkage in storage causes the piles to move if stacked more than 2 high. My three high piles can move a couple of feet at the top, I have had piles fall over.

 

The bags do stretch, and the thinner web sites stretch worse than the more closely woven sides. When you top them off usually its about another 50 or so logs, I sell them as 1.2 cube when filled. I think the width when full of the two thinner web sites is as much as 1.3 meters in total.

 

I just manage to squeeze 2 bags onto an IFW GD85, usually to get the pump truck on as well then they need a shove with the loader. That has an internal length of 2.5m which they fill. The pump truck slides up the sides. Another thing to bear in mind is that some bags are 1100 x 900 x 1000 (Bag Supplies), others are 1mx1mx1m ( SG Baker). I think that ideally I would like bags that are taller but of smaller size, so 900x900 x1225 high perhaps.

 

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[Logsnstuff]

Even bouncing and topping off the contents shrink in storage causing the top level of the logs going out to be below the top of the bag. If you did not bounce then you would only be about 75% full when going out. The other issue is that the shrinkage in storage causes the piles to move if stacked more than 2 high. My three high piles can move a couple of feet at the top, I have had piles fall over.

 

The bags do stretch, and the thinner web sites stretch worse than the more closely woven sides. When you top them off usually its about another 50 or so logs, I sell them as 1.2 cube when filled. I think the width when full of the two thinner web sites is as much as 1.3 meters in total.

 

I just manage to squeeze 2 bags onto an IFW GD85, usually to get the pump truck on as well then they need a shove with the loader. That has an internal length of 2.5m which they fill. The pump truck slides up the sides. Another thing to bear in mind is that some bags are 1100 x 900 x 1000 (Bag Supplies), others are 1mx1mx1m ( SG Baker). I think that ideally I would like bags that are taller but of smaller size, so 900x900 x1225 high perhaps.

 

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depending on how many you want bakers will make the size you want.

[Alycidon]

depending on how many you want bakers will make the size you want.

 

Agreed, but the Baker bags are better, bigger eyes suit my timber grab better. Stronger bags as well, well less easy to rip with the end of a loader fork when stacking.

 

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[Ashes_Firewood]

Mine are all from MCA Kingstone

[Fentiger]

The last batch of bags I got from here: Ventilated big bags | LC Packaging they do seem to be very good quality and have nice big loops!

[ash_smith123]

How much are you guys paying for your vented cubic metre bags!? If I could do them for around the £8inc vat mark would anyone be interested?