Tarmacing silo clamp floor

young&keen

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Lancashire not far from Eulb & Flossy

• Dec 21, 2014

• #1

Asking for a friend who has a stone yard he clamps silo on, how would tarmac fair under silo would the juice break it up? also what sort of cost would it be to do a 50ft by 70ft yard. He was thinking could be a lot cheaper than concrete. Thanks

 

devonshire farmer

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Mixed Farmer

Location

Devon

• Dec 21, 2014

• #2

cow sh!t eats it out fairly fast so I doubt it would last more than a couple years, could be expensive if you get a few chunks in the diet feeder!

 

Digester Man

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• Dec 21, 2014

• #3

Asphalt (ash felt) is meant to be a great job and doesn't get eaten away like concrete, seen it in Denmark at an AD plant but have not seen it used in the UK. We built new pits this year and used 40nm concrete, its completely eaten away to shite after a few months of effluent on it. Really not impressed. Considering asphalt the next time round depending on cost.

Would not think regular tarmac would stand up to machinery?

 

Fraserb

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Location

Scottish Borders

• Dec 21, 2014

• #4

3 of our outdoor pits have been done with asphalt over concrete, the concrete didnt last very well and was crumbling on the top so they were covered with asphalt about 8 years ago and been no problems, the next 3 pits were concreted but a different mix and seem to be lasting ok, oldest of these is 6 years old.

 

shearerlad

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Perthshire, Scotland

• Dec 21, 2014

• #5

The silage pit that dad built/dug in 1989 has a tar floor and it is still going pretty strong. It has worn out at the front where there is the most traffic is. 4 years ago we dug that out and put concrete down (40x40 feet) and this is not wearing out as well as the tar.

 

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Turboman

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Location

N.I.

• Dec 21, 2014

• #6

Whats the tar and asphalt like against sheargrab tines and loader bucket edges? If got a piercing with a tine would effluent leak through?

 

Fraserb

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Location

Scottish Borders

• Dec 22, 2014

• #7

Turboman said:

Whats the tar and asphalt like against sheargrab tines and loader bucket edges? If got a piercing with a tine would effluent leak through?

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Ours might behave a bit different as its only 50mm over concrete but we've never managed to puncture it, there is some surface scratches though.

 

Will Wilson

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Location

Essex

• Dec 22, 2014

• #8

Asphalt works well on pit floors.

There so important details to get right.

Happy to help if I can - [email protected]

try http://www.breedonaggregates.com/asphalt/asphalt-products/breedon-agricultural-hra/


Will

 

James

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Location

Comber, Down

• Dec 22, 2014

• #9

nearly certain harper adams put tarmac on their silo floors when they last replaced their silos -couldn't be any worse than what they were putting up with before

 

rob1

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Location

wiltshire

• Dec 23, 2014

• #10

Will Wilson said:

Asphalt works well on pit floors.

There so important details to get right.

Happy to help if I can - [email protected]

try http://www.breedonaggregates.com/asphalt/asphalt-products/breedon-agricultural-hra/


Will

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Can that be obtained in wiltshire?

 

eagleye

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Location

co down

• Dec 27, 2014

• #11

Hot rolled ashphalt works well but must be cleaned out the day the silo is empty - cattle sh1t does eat it if let in. also comments about tines digging holes correct just need to be careful. I know a guy who used to advice on this sort of thing and can get more details if needed.

 

eagleye

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Location

co down

• Dec 27, 2014

• #12

concrete should wear reasonably well if the right strength and laid correctly to drain. also must cure completely before silage put in or put a polythene sheet over floor to protect it in the first year

 

Andrew1983

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Mixed Farmer

Location

Black Isle

• Jan 2, 2015

• #13

Will Wilson said:

Asphalt works well on pit floors.

There so important details to get right.

Happy to help if I can - [email protected]

try http://www.breedonaggregates.com/asphalt/asphalt-products/breedon-agricultural-hra/


Will

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Can you give us some rough prices for the ag hra please?

 

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Maxxum-man

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Location

North west

• Jan 13, 2015

• #14

I contacted them to get a price and apparently I'm to far away to supply, they are only at Mansfield and I'm near manchester

 

Will Wilson

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Location

Essex

• Feb 2, 2015

• #15

Hi Maxuum,

Please get in touch again and I can see if we can help.

We have struggled in the past with meeting demand - we are more on the ball now.

I have also got info on HRA (asphalt) for silage pits.

Will
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