Hi, I am wondering has anyone ever installed a slatted tank into an existing solid floor cubicle house? And can it be done safely? We currently have an open slurry pit which does us fine but if it came to inspection we would not have enough storage on paper. Ideally we’d like to put the slatted tank into the shed as we are currently scraping out the passage with a tractor scraper and the tank would make things much easier. My father has said there is rock underneath the shed also, would this make it impossible to do the job in the shed?
Slatted tank installation
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If there is rock underneath all of it, i would forget about it anyway. All that vibrating could damage the existing shed not to mention the fact that it would be a tough gig for a digger man inside a building resulting in a higher cost. Would it be simpler to install a scraper and improve capacity outside ?
scoffcruddle
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As posted if it’s rock forget it,stick auto scrapers in and dig a pit elsewhere ,ideally letting gravity fill it.
We dug out the muck passages next door and built tanks,was a mammoth job because we hit the water table.
We dug out the muck passages next door and built tanks,was a mammoth job because we hit the water table.
That’s looking like the only option now alright. I was hoping to avoid scrapers but I think putting the tank into the house would be too big of a job. I’ll probably have to go bigger with the tank if it’s outside to allow for the loss in storage for an uncovered tank. If I put the tank where the existing open slurry pit is would I still need to get planning permission for the tank?
massey 6480
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Done a tank in 18 and 19 both inside in sheds . First was done with a a single sided shutter a lot of work but with the right builder it can be done . Now the roof was taken off that shed as it was too low for digging under and wanted to change the direction of the fall on the roof . Second one was put in to a hay barn plenty height and managed the width cause removed a row of pillars again . That was poured the traditional way shutters both side . Preparation is key prop your sheds before starting digging and it can be done . The fact you’ve rock makes it more difficult. Talk to a builder get his view on it .
you shouldn't need planning if improving existing tank unless some other factor involved
Green Grass
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Put the tank where there is no rock and you can the scrape the cubicle passage with a tractor scraper ideally you will need an easy feed .Most tanks are put outside cubicle house with standing area of easy slatted for cattle to stand on
We had been looking at rising the wall on the existing open slurry pit as the wall at the moment is only 1.2m high which when you take in freeboard of 300mm and rainwater there’s pretty much no storage at all. Roofing it could be an option but if we were going to the expense of roofing it we may as well do a right job and just put down a tank.
AYF
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Don't know the ins and outs of slurry storing tbh.
Do they take rain into account 'just in case' with a roof?
Less volume to spread also.
The feed passage is parallel with the cubicles
No they don’t take rain into account if it’s roofed so it would make a big difference, I just don’t know whether roofing it would be worth it..going forward would a slatted tank be easier manage
massey 6480
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Had an open tank here same as yours 4ft deep . Best thing we done was knock it . Take out freeboard and the amount of rain it was collecting there was no room for slurry .
