COST OF SLATTED TANK

warfie35

Thinking of building slatted tank to hold slurry for 30 weanlings, no rain water
Had tank size 45' x 14.5' x 8' deep in mind,
Is tank big enough, what will it cost plus slats
Budget 10k

yellow50HX

Once you go over 12.5m wide you need extra re enforcing on the floor.

johnpawl

warfie35 wrote: »

Thinking of building slatted tank to hold slurry for 30 weanlings, no rain water
Had tank size 45' x 14.5' x 8' deep in mind,
Is tank big enough, what will it cost plus slats
Budget 10k

I did one there a couple of months ago. Three bay shed over it, three bays 15'9''. To incorporate exterior agigtation point the resulting tank was 53' long. I got tank dug out and completed, including tractor slats for e9800 + VAT. Walls were 12'' thick.

Farmer Pudsey

warfie35 wrote: »

Thinking of building slatted tank to hold slurry for 30 weanlings, no rain water
Had tank size 45' x 14.5' x 8' deep in mind,
Is tank big enough, what will it cost plus slats
Budget 10k

I go for 16 foot slats it will cost very little extra even with 14.5 slats you would nearly get away with a two bay ( I mean nearly not that you would) but if you are building a three bay go for 16 foot slat go 6" deeper with tank 8'6" will only cost a few extra pennies, also leave a conc strip front and rear 18-22" but slope it down to slats from about 4" higher gives extra area but they will keep it clean because of slope.
Face it either north or north east and with a over hang no rain will get in. Make sure you can feed back and front for meal or even if you want to limit feeding for last few weeks before you let them out in spring. I leave an area at rear that if you had a sick one you could have him there however it all costs money.

warfie35

Thanks lads

raindodger

Farmer Pudsey wrote: »

I go for 16 foot slats it will cost very little extra even with 14.5 slats you would nearly get away with a two bay ( I mean nearly not that you would) but if you are building a three bay go for 16 foot slat go 6" deeper with tank 8'6" will only cost a few extra pennies, also leave a conc strip front and rear 18-22" but slope it down to slats from about 4" higher gives extra area but they will keep it clean because of slope.
Face it either north or north east and with a over hang no rain will get in. Make sure you can feed back and front for meal or even if you want to limit feeding for last few weeks before you let them out in spring. I leave an area at rear that if you had a sick one you could have him there however it all costs money.

plenty of rain blowing in for the last few weeks with that b..ch of a wind. old saying eastern breeze neither good for man or beast

bbam

johnpawl wrote: »

I did one there a couple of months ago. Three bay shed over it, three bays 15'9''. To incorporate exterior agigtation point the resulting tank was 53' long. I got tank dug out and completed, including tractor slats for e9800 + VAT. Walls were 12'' thick.

Can I be cheeky and ask what the full job cost ?

johnpawl

No bother. Got another fella to do the shed, 3 bay long by the same distance back, A type roof, spaced sheeting on one side of the A roof. Beams put in for three sliding doors, all flashing done, 8ft high walls shuttered and poured, ventilated sheeting along one side. - E14,500 plus vat. must do all the internal work yet, thats just with a rough stone floor inside.

johnpawl

Thats the basic plan there, except I forgot to take the two sliding doors off on the left. They are not on the shed.

Muckit

That's a fine shed there JohnPawl. Have you used it this winter?

Did you think it worked well? What, if anything, would you change slightly?

What will it hold ....15 cows and their calves?

johnpawl

Muckit wrote: »

That's a fine shed there JohnPawl. Have you used it this winter?

Did you think it worked well? What, if anything, would you change slightly?

What will it hold ....15 cows and their calves?

The sheeting is only going on the shed today, I'll do the inside of it myself during the summer. Ya, fifteen cows but I plan to build up numbers, so I designed the shed so I could stick a bay of cubicles on the back, and put an automatic scraper down the scraper channel into the tank.
I'd be surprised if this time next year I won't be annoyed that I didnt do some aspect differently:cool:

locky76

johnpawl wrote: »

The sheeting is only going on the shed today, I'll do the inside of it myself during the summer. Ya, fifteen cows but I plan to build up numbers, so I designed the shed so I could stick a bay of cubicles on the back, and put an automatic scraper down the scraper channel into the tank.
I'd be surprised if this time next year I won't be annoyed that I didnt do some aspect differently:cool:

Best of luck with it JP, you always have things you'll change if you had your time again, thanks for the figures they're fairly thought provoking, sheds are cheaper now in net terms than they were in the times of the FWMS grants:rolleyes:

Muckit

johnpawl wrote: »

The sheeting is only going on the shed today, I'll do the inside of it myself during the summer. Ya, fifteen cows but I plan to build up numbers, so I designed the shed so I could stick a bay of cubicles on the back, and put an automatic scraper down the scraper channel into the tank.
I'd be surprised if this time next year I won't be annoyed that I didnt do some aspect differently:cool:

Yes the best of luck with it JP. You won't know yourself in the backend;) What is it replacing or did you house them before?

I'd like to hear how the cubicles work out for you with sucklers.

I'm sorry we didn't build an area for calving pens:o

Also I think an area off slats where they could show mounting safely and a lad could AI earlier, say in Feb/March, before letting them out to grass;)

Muckit

Will there be a step up from the scraper channel to the calving pens? Just wondering would straw block scraper?

johnpawl

Muckit wrote: »

Will there be a step up from the scraper channel to the calving pens? Just wondering would straw block scraper?

Had them in the fathers shed for last few years so they are all used to cubicles. Had to move out this year cos new herd number etc so had to build. Could've done without spending the money, but i'm hoping it'll be a job for life. Ya, will be a step up so I'm hoping to avoid straw in the scrapers.
Where'd be a good place to source barriers and cubicles I wonder...? How much could I expect to pay per cubicle?

kboc

johnpawl wrote: »

Had them in the fathers shed for last few years so they are all used to cubicles. Had to move out this year cos new herd number etc so had to build. Could've done without spending the money, but i'm hoping it'll be a job for life. Ya, will be a step up so I'm hoping to avoid straw in the scrapers.
Where'd be a good place to source barriers and cubicles I wonder...? How much could I expect to pay per cubicle?

I was just enquiring yesterday with local dealer about feed barriers, he said £18 per linear foot. This was in in NI. Fully galvanised with timber on the bottom, not steel.

Not sure whether this is any good, first price I got.

49801

kboc wrote: »

I was just enquiring yesterday with local dealer about feed barriers, he said £18 per linear foot. This was in in NI. Fully galvanised with timber on the bottom, not steel.

Not sure whether this is any good, first price I got.

silage tends to rot steel even galvanised so I'd prefer a good solid timber board over steel myself if a concrete kerb is not an option

Muckit

We have the timber seperate from the barrier. It's easier open the barrier if you have to take one out. You've to clear all silage away if timber is bolted to the barrier.

What are other lads experiences/thoughts on this?

1chippy

Dad put up a slatted shed over twenty years ago. it was all painted at the time. it never got another lick of paint. the bottom of the gates were mild steel sheeting, they are getting cut off this year and replaced with timber beams. purely because the bottom of the gates are rotten and the tops are sound and still usable. we will just weld a new hinge up further.
I have heard a lot of people worrying about rusting however the uprights and all other steel seems perfectly sound. we will though give them some sort of protection this year.

49801

johnpawl wrote: »

Thats the basic plan there, except I forgot to take the two sliding doors off on the left. They are not on the shed.[/Quote

Can we see pics of the shed in the flesh yet?

warfie35

o donovans coachford cork,approx E150 -170 per cubicle,E 250 + per feeding barrier