Bog mats or temporary trackway

[ploughman1963]

On the search for something similar to what the sewage sludge companies use for taking their lorries on to fields to tip. I can find lots of interlocking small 'pads' and aluminium trackway on a roll (expensive and very nickable), but cant seem to find the large plastic boards that I have in mind.
Does anyone have any suggestions where I could obtain some or any other ideas for getting tractors and trailers across wet/soft ground?
Thanks

 

[ARW]

I’ve seen Electric board use them but no idea if there’s a company that hires them

 

[Ivor Cornfield]

maybe these type of thing ?

Ground Protection Mats | Safe Fence

Safe Fence are the UKs specialist suppliers of ground protection mats, especially designed to help vehicles crossing soft ground.

safefence.co.uk

 

[ploughman1963]

The prices for the small mats that link together are eye watering - was looking to buy some seconhand items rather than hire.

 

[farmerdan7618]

Used to be a company called Eve Trakway that did the Glastonbury Festival stuff. They might still be around.

 

[Kevtherev]

We use them for moving static caravans eye watering expensive new but they do come up sh on eBay occasionally.
3/4 ply works ok on smaller jobs

 

[Mad For Muck]

Tufftrak Ground Solutions Heavy Duty Road Matting

Heavy Duty Road Matting, 3 Meters x 2.50 Meters, 38 mm Thick, Supporting Upto 150 Tonnes, Chevron Traction Strips, Bolt Connection Points On Each Corner, C/w Plates, Weigh 295 Kgs each, www.jrfirby.co.uk (http://www.jrfirby.co.uk) £700 Each 15 for sale.

www.jrfirby.co.uk

Those mats sludge companies use are mega money - about £1000/mat I was quoted & companies aren’t very keen to sell them only hire them. We have some of those mats @Ivor Cornfield posted a link to & we get on well with them. Obviously not as good as the bigger mats but for the price they’re spot on & easily movable by hand. We use them all winter for tractors & trailers along with 8 wheeler lorry’s as well.

 

[TripleSix]

Marwood Hire hires such items

 

[TripleSix]

MaxiTrack Mat | PLANT HIRE, SALES & SERVICE | Marwood Group

The MaxiTrack Mat is an innovative approach to temporary ground protection. The lightweight 40kg mats can be handled by two workers without the need for specialist lifting equipment or expensive crane hire.

www.marwoodgroup.co.uk

 

[agri knives]

On the search for something similar to what the sewage sludge companies use for taking their lorries on to fields to tip. I can find lots of interlocking small 'pads' and aluminium trackway on a roll (expensive and very nickable), but cant seem to find the large plastic boards that I have in mind.
Does anyone have any suggestions where I could obtain some or any other ideas for getting tractors and trailers across wet/soft ground?
Thanks

Do you want to hire or buy, how much do you need , I have a job where I might need some too.

 

[Oscar]

I think I m right to say that Eve Trakway is owned by the very same Mr Evis from Glastonbury Festival fame !!
Heard two stories,
1, he was a big customer for them and the cost was huge , he mentioned that he might as well buy the company as hire and finally they agreed !
2, he was so incensed at the cost to hire that he decided to buy the stuff and then set up the company to hire it out for rest of year .
Take your pick or maybe completely false story?

 

[agri knives]

Most of them that are used here were brought back from the Falklands war. Miles of them put down here at the ploughing match every year.

 

[TripleSix]

I think I m right to say that Eve Trakway is owned by the very same Mr Evis from Glastonbury Festival fame !!
Heard two stories,
1, he was a big customer for them and the cost was huge , he mentioned that he might as well buy the company as hire and finally they agreed !
2, he was so incensed at the cost to hire that he decided to buy the stuff and then set up the company to hire it out for rest of year .
Take your pick or maybe completely false story?

Doesn't appear to be true, Eve Trakway doesn't have Michael Eavis listed as a director.
He's not a director of any other companies except Glastonbury Festival

 

[ploughman1963]

Most of them that are used here were brought back from the Falklands war. Miles of them put down here at the ploughing match every year.

Mostly owned by one of the directors i think?

 

[ploughman1963]

Do you want to hire or buy, how much do you need , I have a job where I might need some too.

I am looking to purchase - secondhand plastic as the aluminium is too nickable. I suspect the haulage from me to you might be the stumbling block

 

[Dry Rot]

Years ago they would have used bundles of faggots and sheeps' fleeces. A few ideas here....

roads on soft ground - Google Search

 

[Deutzdx3]

Old AstroTurf is cheap and economical.

 

[Paddington]

Don't know if fibreglass waffle boards (AKA gas rig platform decking) would be strong enough, around £50/m ? We have used 50mm thick boards to recover vans, 4x4's and a smalishl tractor from mud. They used to have a weight limit of 3.5T but that may be for bridging.

 

[ploughman1963]

We are wanting to use them to occaisionally move heavily loaded tractors and trailers over /onto ground without creating ruts. Thanks for the suggestions

 

[crazy_bull]

Home - All Weather Access

Home | All Weather Acess supply a range of Trak Mats for events, festivals, transmissions, agriculture and construction sectors in the UK.

all-weatheraccess.co.uk

Farmers son runs this company, they often have second hand ones, plus deals in new stock as well.

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