Compost bag sizes

I'm buying new JI no. 2 for the containers this year, but have come up against an unexpected problem. I've got a trolley which will take up to 25 kilos/55 lbs, but the compost bags are quoted in litres. Does anyone know how big a bag I could get into the trolley without breaking it, please? No conversion charts for litres to kilos or lbs exist on the web as far as I can see.

 

I have just put a 100 litre bale of compost on my bathroom scales - it weighed 84 lbs. That a Focus bale which is well compressed and therefore possibly heavier than some others.

 

Ive just googled Litres to kilos, and came up with loads of sites, dont fotget the spaces,..

 

I agree it is a problem if it is any help my compost bags fron wickes are 8o litres and I think that is about 56lb

 

Thanks, all. The 60 litres bag I've got my eye on should be OK, then.

Youngdaisy I Googles too, but when you key in your request on the sites you're told you can't convert volume to weight!

 

Youll be fine, Bags these days are all under 25 kg due to the stupid manual handaling regs from the EU.

 

You cant convert volume,(litres) to weight (pounds/Kilos) because it depends on the density of the product.
If its compacted or wet it will be heavier.
Not sure they are all under 25 kilos though.

Nothing wrong with the 25kilo rule pro, when you've knackered your back, (which you probably will, most of us do).
25K seems quite acceptable. :D

 

"Nothing wrong with the 25kilo rule pro"

Twice as long to load sacks!!

its my knees that are knakerd I get acute pains if I kneel for anything more than a minute. Im 25 now and can see an op by the time im 30 :(

 

Blimey mate, you should be taking it easy, you need a desk job. :D

 

If you are knackered at 25 Paul, how do you think us over 50`s are? And some of us are still going without op`s? :D

 

But I bet you didnt used to do 10 hour days cutting 2'gorse in young tree plantaions with a chainsaw :D

I think the combination of working hunched down and contantly damp trousers from wet vegation did for them.

 

Paul I hope you use those gel filled kneel pads when your doing all that flagging it's worth looking after yourself you have a long way to go yet, the 25kilo rule doesn't work I purchased some bags of multi-purpose a few weeks ago after we had a wet spell the bags had been outside on a pallet and had soaked up gallons of water they were like lead zeplins, purchased some yesterday they were a fresh batch was able to have one under each arm.

 

"Paul I hope you use those gel filled kneel pads when your doing all that flagging"

I have thanks, but for general work the straps dig in too mutch. Ive just bought new work trousers with built in kneepads so hopefully this should help things.

Im pointing a couple of big areas on tueday so the trousers will get a good test!

 

Look after your knees Pro, after a cartilage removal it took 6/7 years before I could kneel forward. I'm ok now 18 years on but that was a long time for a recovery. As for back trouble and three Hernia ops, it's an occupational hazzard for us gardeners, lifting, pushing, pulling and only now (when it's too late) being required to attend Health and Safety courses. :rolleyes: