Filling Sand Bags

[The Old Ruminator]

We use sand bags a lot now for hauling out spoil in a tub or hidden packing in retaining walls. The difficult bit is in filling them. I made this from bits at home. Mrs OR has not noticed yet that the food waste bin is missing.

 

[The Old Ruminator]

Oh. Or her little folding up seat.

 

[tomferry]

Very good my favourite way is the traffic cone take around 8” of and it’s the perfect shoot !

 

[braveduck]

Very good my favourite way is the traffic cone take around 8” of and it’s the perfect shoot !

Traffic cone does a fantastic job ,also very good for diverting water into a hose pipe when required .

 

[The Old Ruminator]

Having an oblong shaped funnel makes it easier to mount on a stand. Trials tomorrow.

 

[The Old Ruminator]

Bag transfer station.

 

[mrodoc]

Nick do you want me to bring a traffic cone and avoid SWMBO's wrath?

 

[shotlighter]

Bag transfer station.

Is the chair for the "button man".

 

[mrodoc]

OR pulls rank and age so loads the bags. We do the filling and hauling.

 

[shotlighter]

OR pulls rank and age so loads the bags. We do the filling and hauling.

To be more traditional though, he needs to use some of the empty packing bags to make the chair more comfy for sleeping on.

 

[The Old Ruminator]

Mark Two Version with bag retaining clip.

 

[The Old Ruminator]

I do the thinking the others do the working but my clarity of thought and original conceptions save them a lot of effort. Proof of concept tomorrow and I dont want a traffic cone.

 

[The Old Ruminator]

From my planning and concept book. The pipe, pole traverse , ladders and platform all my design. The hard part is to get it done as cheaply as possible. The bag filler was all from stuff already to hand.

 

[The Old Ruminator]

Used the filling stand to fill some 25 bags using a flexi bucket. Worked a treat.

 

[The Old Ruminator]

Black bags used for ginging repair. Should last a very long while but reversable if anyone should want to use dry stone walling.

 

[mrodoc]

Did you get any unusual items in the bagging area?

 

[The Old Ruminator]

Did you get any unusual items in the bagging area?

Ha Ha. You have to pull them up on Tuesday.