Raking up

[Peter]

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The exception being that if you have alot of ground to cover and a tarp- which I cannot seem to keep a. on the truck and b. in one piece.


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In that situation I use a bulk bag, dont know if you have them in the states, but its a big square sack about a cubic yard in size, designed to hold a ton of loose building materials such as sand or gravel ect. They are normally handled with a forklift truck, but when filled with rakings or hedge clippings they can be dragged with one person or lifted with two. They roll up into a convenient package in my truck and if you fold them half down they stand up on their own to be filled.

 

[Rupe]

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Not sure this time what a freind is?

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Sorry freind, we're all "friends" really.

Many of you may not know I'm a member of DNA.

 

[Treespotter]

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I am dutch thats right. Not sure this time what a freind is? /forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif

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Are you Dutch? Than you should know a freind is a person from behind the eastside coast from Bean's home and a fneird is one from beyond Land's End. /forum/images/graemlins/rotflmao.gif

 

[Raven]

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In that situation I use a bulk bag, dont know if you have them in the states, but its a big square sack about a cubic yard in size, designed to hold a ton of loose building materials such as sand or gravel ect. They are normally handled with a forklift truck, but when filled with rakings or hedge clippings they can be dragged with one person or lifted with two. They roll up into a convenient package in my truck and if you fold them half down they stand up on their own to be filled.

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Sounds awesome,I've never heard of that. Are they very durable/long lived? If so , where do I get one? I bet they're not cheap like a tarp though which are pretty useful although not durable.

 

[Tom Dunlap]

I've seen those used for delivering bulk goods in some areas of the country. Rock mulch, firewood those sort of things. A very clever idea. They're made from tough fabric. Way more durable than blue tarps.

 

[Alves]

Every time I see this thread I think of the song breaking up is hard to do, but instead changing the lyrics to raking up is hard to do.... hmmmm. Post Jack is over.

 

[Tom Dunlap]

I've got a recording that Tim Walsh did from the SSA Party at ISA MKE. The songs are on my laptop. Next week I'm on vacation so I think that I'll transcribe the words. We have electricity at the campsite but no Internet.

 

[Peter]

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Are they very durable/long lived? If so , where do I get one? I bet they're not cheap like a tarp

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Mine last up to 6 months depending on how much abuse they get, ie being dragged along a pavement while full of wet hedge ect.

They are now all single use, ie disposable, so once the original contents is emptied they are free! /forum/images/graemlins/cool.gif

I'll try to get a pic for those still in the dark!

 

[philmuscato]

I use a plastic rake for grass areas and a cheap metal for impervious surface. well sometimes i go from grass to driveway with plastic.

 

[pilemonkey]

for what it's worth - forestry suppliers sells what they call a "fire rake" for +/- $13. this is a handy rake. i have used it to move everything from wet leaves and brush to 3/4" crushed rock. only problem is that the shipping is about as much as the rake itself.