Shoveling lose soil into 100 heavy duty bags (to transport) How much time would it take?

Dan-Dan

Danny_G wrote: »

tarp? whats that? or you mean like a ramp?

Tarpaulin..

getmore4less

these?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/100-X-RUBBLE-SACKS-WOVEN-LARGE-EXTRA-HEAVY-DUTY-SAND-BAG-POLYPROPYLENE-BUILDER-/391589974213

It will be a lot quicker if you make a filling frame or get something like(checking sizes)

https://www.screwfix.com/p/ndc-polythenes-rubble-mate/8914k

shinytop

If the soil is on a hard surface it's much easier. 2.5-3 hours. If it's in a pile on soil/grass 3-4 hours. If there's two of you knock an hour off. Don't be tempted to use bigger bags, they will be too heavy.

theGrinch

Is the soil wet?

getmore4less

TadleyBaggie wrote: »

There is a missing dimension, you need all three to be able to work out the volume.

That's the flat size 55cmx85cm

The top circumference will be 110cm or diameter of 35cm area 900-1000sqcm(getting smaller at the bottom stitched end)

Around 80lt of soil full but you can't fill them

50l-60l is probably a sensible fill but that will be over 50kg.

unrecordings

Niv wrote: »

I did a similar job to the one you describe albeit with rubble. I did not use rubble bags but instead used plastic tubs. The problem with rubble sacks is getting the shovel of soil into them without the bag blowing off (when you do the first shovel only ofc) and then the shovel getting caught on the lip of the bag every time, open tubs was a much easier way of doing this and stacked in the car.

+1 on this

I Filled an entire skip a few years ago using these kind of tubs

https://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Soft-Black-Bucket---40L/p/160179

(approx40 litres) - it took all weekend - the soil/rubble/broken glass being at the bottom of the garden 50-60m downhill from the skip, so this is what I did:

1) Line the tub with rubble sack and fold the sack over the edges of the tub (per Niv's suggestion)

2) Fill about 3/4s full (which is maybe 35kg ?) after a few you'll a feeling for the ideal fill level

3) Pull the bag out of the tub and seal roughly with a collar of gaffa tape (like a bag of sliced bread)

4) Do the filling in batches - I was just using the cheapest rubble sacks I could find

5) Depending on distance / terrain etc pop the sealed bags back in the tub and onto a sack trolley - you can probably transport two bags per trip this way - or with help from a friend - two of you get a handle each and move each tub - one at a time

and...

be careful of your back - no heroics as we say round here

AndyMc.....

bris wrote: »

If you have a van why bother with the bags?


Line the van floor with a tarp and just shovel it in, a small van can take a bulk bags worth (0.8 ton). A transit size about twice that.


Much quicker and saves 30 quids worth of bags

You'll do well to get two bags in a Transit, some will only carry one with a driver in the vehicle.

EachPenny

getmore4less wrote: »

It will be a lot quicker if you make a filling frame or get something like(checking sizes)

Absolutely agree with this.... filling bags with a shovel is a nightmare.

The last time I had to do something similar (bagging up sand from a bulk bag) I got an old builders bucket which was a bit smaller in diameter the bags.... and cut out most of the bottom with a jigsaw (just leaving a 'rim' so the bucket kept its shape).

Then it was simple to just put the bucket inside the bag, fill the bucket, and gradually lift it up to let the sand fall through the open bottom into the bag. A builders bucket is far cheaper than any of the specially designed products you can buy. :money: You just need to find a bucket that fits your chosen bags, or vice-versa.

Also much easier if you have any spare children hanging around who can help with opening the bags and dealing with the bucket while you shovel.