1000kgs

As you all know from this post the ph balance of our soil is incorrect and lime is required to correct it if we want to grow oats with which to feed our alpacas.

We had previously purchased lime in 40kg bags, but that is the expensive way of doing it.

The storeman at our co-op suggested we purchase 500kgs bags.

That's more like it.

But, he couldn't source 500kg bags, so the next best was 1000 kgs.

Now, that is all well and good - they can load it onto the delivery truck with the proper equipment - but offloading it is another matter.

My boer (farmer) husband made a plan.

Even with the assistance of the driver and
his companion, 1000kgs is too heavy for
RMan.  Tine to haul out the tractor...

Driving his tractor to where the truck was parked, one end of a strong rope was connected to the bag and the other to the tractor.  Slowly, slowing inching the tractor forwards resulted in the bag being carefully dragged off the truck bed...

With the help of the right equipment, the
1000kg of lime had no other option than
to slide off the truck bed and onto the field.

... and onto the ground.

Now, it's just a case of sprinkling the lime everywhere and working it into the soil... :)