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[Stout_fan]

He uses starts off using a screwdriver, then an axe and eventually a chainsaw (Stihl of course).

My kind of guy.

https://vimeo.com/32900472

 

 

or you can just read the Cliff notes:

 

[Big Nake]

Can't tell you how many times I have watched videos, etc. but still couldn't get it right.  Maybe different bags are stitched differently but I end up butchering it no matter what.  

[Stout_fan]

Try using the chainsaw method as detailed in the Weyermann video.

[Big Nake]

[djinkc]

Sometimes it's as easy as unzipping your pants.  Today I said screw it after a few tries and cut open a bag of CM 2-row.  At least their new bags don't make a mess doing that.

[positiveContact]

I think I've done it right once out of 20 times

 

the other times I end up cutting a bunch of cross threads with a utility knife until I can pour the grain into 5 gallon buckets.

[Big Nake]

Opened a new bag of Golden Promise this morning and didn't even try... I just grabbed the scissors.

[Genesee Ted]

Just cut the second loop in from the side out to the side of the bag. Works just about every time. Sometimes there is weird stitching but it’s rare IME

[Genesee Ted]

ETA that ad or whatever basically describes what I was saying but with a slightly different approach. I never knew that way

[jayb151]

Geez, the first bag I ever opened I did correctly and the whole thing cracked open no problem. EVERY SINGLE OTHER BAG has been a major PITA!

 

Beginners luck that didn't last I guess.

[jimdkc]

Geez, the first bag I ever opened I did correctly and the whole thing cracked open no problem. EVERY SINGLE OTHER BAG has been a major PITA!

 

Beginners luck that didn't last I guess.

 

 

This!

[Stout_fan]

Opened a new bag of Golden Promise this morning and didn't even try... I just grabbed the scissors.

Yup, the Wyermann technique surely does not work on Fawcett bags. I also was opening a bag of Golden Promise. I found starting at the hank of string, cutting it off, and removing a few stitches, pulling BOTH strings away from the upright bag works, but the pulls must be synchronized. Good luck on that one! Personally I'm partial to the thermonuclear option decsribed above. And remember to catch the bag before it tips over and spills the grain out!