Cubicle fall

buffalo_soldier · Jun 5, 2019

Setting out for a run of cubicles today. Just checking my sums.

Book says I want a fall of 2-4%. So 3% is the aim.

The backs are 20.3cm.

Does that make the fronts 21cm to get the fall required?
Doesn't seem a lot.
Don't you love self build.

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Sharpy · Jun 5, 2019

Length of the bed ?

Scholsey · Jun 5, 2019

No, 20.909cm............

buffalo_soldier · Jun 5, 2019

Sharpy said:
Length of the bed ?

Total bed length is 220.

buffalo_soldier · Jun 5, 2019

Scholsey said:
No, 20.909cm............

That's what I've worked out to the brisket board, then 0.1 lift to the end.

Doesn't seem a lot does it?

Sharpy · Jun 5, 2019

buffalo_soldier · Jun 5, 2019

Sharpy said:
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Ok, so my formula is:

3% = ( ? / 220 ) X 100.

What is the value of the ?.

Sharpy · Jun 5, 2019

6.6 cm is the answer (I think)

buffalo_soldier · Jun 5, 2019

Sharpy said:
6.6 cm is the answer (I think)

Thank you.

Makes a lot more sense than a 0.7 lift.

That's another e-pint I owe someone

bigw · Jun 5, 2019

We have put 100mm on most of the cubicle beds we have done.

Jamer · Jun 5, 2019

buffalo_soldier said:
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Total bed length is 220.

Good cubicles

I'm on 6.6cm for your fall as stated above.

The Agrarian · Jun 5, 2019

Three inches wouldn't be a big fall over seven feet

som farmer · Jun 5, 2019

when we put cubicles in in the 70's, you had a fall of 5ins, over 6ft 6in, then it was recommended to put a lip on the back to stop cows shuffleing bedding out ! spent a fair few hours beating that lip off, in the early 80's, we put another shed up in 83, and the recommendation was dead level.
the earlier cubicles were taken out, as they were to short.

Agrifool · Jun 5, 2019

I think your heel stone could be on the high side, ive renovated a lot of cubicles and 6" is nice especially for older cows reversing out of cubicles.

buffalo_soldier · Jun 5, 2019

Agrifool said:
I think your heel stone could be on the high side, ive renovated a lot of cubicles and 6" is nice especially for older cows reversing out of cubicles.

It's all a bit of a compromise really. Passageway width is a bit narrow so lifting heel stone helps.

Also, last batch of cubicles that went in were done at 8" and they have the best recumbency of all. So wanting to do similar again.

buffalo_soldier · Jun 5, 2019

Oh and I had to re do my sums again as I went out to setup and realised my beds are actually 230.

It's lucky I'm the client

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dinderleat · Jun 5, 2019

Our heal stones are 7 inches seems to work well when you add the mattresses is more than enough I think. Our beds we did 4inchs over 8ft beds so just a 4by 2 on the level boards at the front gives the right fall

Jamer · Jun 5, 2019

Not gonna make much odds; if you want 3% fall then you now need a front kerb height of 27.2 cm if your rear kerb is already set at 21cm.

Blue. · Jun 6, 2019

I do everything with a 7” heel and aim for 3” fall.

Our cow kennel had fall to the front,we were forever having cows stuck.

And wet beds

buffalo_soldier · Jun 6, 2019

All ready to concrete now.

Typically the ready-mix firm I like have a 200 cube job on tomorrow. So might be later in the day.
Builders on another job somehow wangled a load first thing, so doing a labour swap as didn't fancy 9 cube on me own.

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