Rough costs of a new shed.

candor said:
What area is draining into that and how long does it take to fill?
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Dungsted only, 14ft x 30ft and dung piled as high as possible. Straw in it from July to early December.

Dung cleaned out in June/July.

Tank fills either once or twice a year.
 
For a cheap small collection tank phone your local concrete tank company and enquire about any “reject” tanks they may have. I installed several reject septic tanks in dog runs or kennels etc, the tank was a standard 800 gal tank with its only imperfections being a bit of scuffing or discoloration at the edges. Tank would be supplied, delivered and dropped into the hole for 350 notes. It’s about five years since I fitted the last one.
 
nashmach said:
I wonder where I saw it. :detective: only advantage is you have access at both ends so I've to move straw when I need mine :(
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i,ve only access at one end so yours is a better job, i use the straw in the dungstead first so i have room by the time i need to clean out a shed
 
humungus said:
i,ve been driving on my tractor slats for 23 yrs now but i sometimes wonder how long will they last
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Replaced slats in the first slatted shed build here last week. These were made by a local firm . I think that these were some of the first "gang slats" .
Replacing them with slats from the same firm. The old ones were 150mm deep/thick, the new ones are 190mm.
32 years
The old ones were quite dodgy , sagged and lumps had fallen off underneath. I was afraid of them, the last few years and only put weanlings in the shed.
Glad to have it done
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mixed fleet said:
Replaced slats in the first slatted shed build here last week. These were made by a local firm . I think that these were some of the first "gang slats" .
Replacing them with slats from the same firm. The old ones were 150mm deep/thick, the new ones are 190mm.
32 years
The old ones were quite dodgy , sagged and lumps had fallen off underneath. I was afraid of them, the last few years and only put weanlings in the shed.
Glad to have it done
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you were lucky that the extra 40 mm didn,t affect levels in the shed
 
mixed fleet said:
Replaced slats in the first slatted shed build here last week. These were made by a local firm . I think that these were some of the first "gang slats" .
Replacing them with slats from the same firm. The old ones were 150mm deep/thick, the new ones are 190mm.
32 years
The old ones were quite dodgy , sagged and lumps had fallen off underneath. I was afraid of them, the last few years and only put weanlings in the shed.
Glad to have it done
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They look good compared to what I took out 2 years ago, 10'6"gang slats in since 1985 in a similar shed.
 
mixed fleet said:
Thats the good side of them, a lot of concrete missing underneath.
Suppose it depends on the type of stock on them.
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Mine have deteriorated a lot since being take out, might take a pic of the remaining ones tomorrow, put a share of them in front of water troughs as a hard stand.
 
mixed fleet said:
Replaced slats in the first slatted shed build here last week. These were made by a local firm . I think that these were some of the first "gang slats" .
Replacing them with slats from the same firm. The old ones were 150mm deep/thick, the new ones are 190mm.
32 years
The old ones were quite dodgy , sagged and lumps had fallen off underneath. I was afraid of them, the last few years and only put weanlings in the shed.
Glad to have it done
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Have you a job for the old ones?
 
Nice job done in the journal( for the lads that won't buy it) last year with a neat cattle pen done with rsj's put standing and old cattle slats fitted in to them
 
mixed fleet said:
Replaced slats in the first slatted shed build here last week. These were made by a local firm . I think that these were some of the first "gang slats" .
Replacing them with slats from the same firm. The old ones were 150mm deep/thick, the new ones are 190mm.
32 years
The old ones were quite dodgy , sagged and lumps had fallen off underneath. I was afraid of them, the last few years and only put weanlings in the shed.
Glad to have it done
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Ya hadnt to far to go for them alright.damien redone our cow shed 5 yr ago.slat went in jan and 2 cows went down.replaced all that summer.surprised at how many broke up when we were lifting them out.old ones were 26 yr there .think they were " oakstown " slats supplied by the " builder " in aghnacliffe
 
Next door put slats in 1989,was Boxing Day 2000 when one gave way,5 cows went in,we fished 2 out alive,I bought the old slats and used them stood upright against a soil bank at the back of my silage clamp,moved them a couple of weeks ago and there near rubble now.👎
 
Supposedly steel is to take a 20% rise in Jan lads. Brother in law who fabricates sheds ran me to say. We are to do a meal shed next summer so going to order the steel now
 
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