Puckdropper puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com writes:
"dadiOH" wrote in :

DerbyDad03 wrote:

Since we are 285 posts into this thread, I'm lost. Are you talking
about the 40 lb bag of softener salt or the Harbor Freight Drill
Press that started this monster? ;-)

Just be glad nobody has wondered if 90# bags of cement are still 90#


I used to see 80# bags everywhere, now 60# is more common. In this case,
it's a win for me, as even though the product is more expensive
(inevitable) it's much easier to lift 60# than 80#.

Many employers have a two-man rule for lifting heavy weights; usually
for over 50-60#. It may be that 60# bags are produced to make things
more efficient from a require human labor standpoint, rather than to
attempt to rip off the consumer.