Concrete Panel Silage Clamp

[General-Lee]

Loaded on one side only? Would be great to see some pics if you have the time.

Not as high as eulb but one sided.

*edit, saying that was filled to the eaves with big square bales later that month.

 

[Solar farmer]

Which freestanding 3.5m A panels will be best for a silage clamp?
Has anyone built one and rolled the silage with a loading shovel and had no movement? I need to decide which ones to buy ,the maize is getting taller

 

[Solar farmer]

I've never bolted them down and they only moved when I went to scoop up some wheat tipped against them

I have some freestanding A panels and we've had silage double their height against them.

One of the main reasons I bought freestanding was the fact I was a tenant and I thought I'd be able to sell them again,also I can alter clamp width to suit crop size or amount cut.

 

[Solar farmer]

Could you tell me which make they are please ,I need a silage pit wall

 

[Kingofgrass]

Just put another metre panel round my maize clamp to take it to 4m if your doing it get the panels 6inch from Jones brothers best panels on the market

 

[Tarw Coch]

Could you tell me which make they are please ,I need a silage pit wall

Elub has the panels from JP concrete which as far as I can make out are the same as unbrako, I bought the same after his recommendation on here.
They don’t move from pressure of silage but will move if you rub a wheel against the base when the other side is empty.

That’s all I have experience of but at lama this year I think it was acp that had some 4m panels that looked good panels which I would consider if doing the same again.

 

[Blue.]

Just put another metre panel round my maize clamp to take it to 4m if your doing it get the panels 6inch from Jones brothers best panels on the market

Do Jones make panels for others?

I’ve some 20’ long 6” panels off unbrako and they are as good as I’ve had off anyone,a local slat manufacturing firm buys in panels and sells out slats.

 

[Solar farmer]

Do Jones make panels for others?

I’ve some 20’ long 6” panels off unbrako and they are as good as I’ve had off anyone,a local slat manufacturing firm buys in panels and sells out slats.

I was asking about the A or T panels that stand on their own feet ,has anyone used these for a silage clamp and do they stay put when rolling the silage?

 

[Blue.]

I was asking about the A or T panels that stand on their own feet ,has anyone used these for a silage clamp and do they stay put when rolling the silage?

The T panel or rocket wall are from Jp concrete the A panels I have came from craven concrete,I use both for silage,the rocket type are far better.

 

[Solar farmer]

The T panel or rocket wall are from Jp concrete the A panels I have came from craven concrete,I use both for silage,the rocket type are far better.

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So that other wall and pile of sand aren’t there to hold up the T panels then., you certainly pile it up high at your place.

 

[Blue.]

So that other wall and pile of sand aren’t there to hold up the T panels then., you certainly pile it up high at your place.

No only put the other grass next to it because it was taking too long to get it up on top.

 

[Tarw Coch]

Would the A panels work better for a centre wall? Been thinking about this myself as the wall between our pits has cracked and is past its best.

I went with elubs recomendation of 3.5 m free standing panels for a center wall, they do the job fine allthough I did see some 4m panels at lama this year from I think it was acp which I may well have bought had I known about them at the time purely because of their extra height.

 

[PostHarvest]

If you are thinking along the lines of concrete panels supported by steels, please make sure that the foundations for the steels are up to the job. Its probably more important than the strength of the steels themselves especially if you are using heavy gear to compact the silo contents. I've been to two places in the last 6 months where the foundations gave way. One tractor driver was lucky that he didn't go down with the ship when the side of the clamp collapsed.

 

[milkloss]

The T panel or rocket wall are from Jp concrete the A panels I have came from craven concrete,I use both for silage,the rocket type are far better.

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Thanks for the info and picture. Are they fixed at all? Why no side sheets? Sorry about the questions, at some point in the future our old sleeper Wallis going to have to be rebuilt.

 

[Tarw Coch]

Thanks for the info and picture. Are they fixed at all? Why no side sheets? Sorry about the questions, at some point in the future our old sleeper Wallis going to have to be rebuilt.

I wouldn’t consider not using side sheets on any pit and with these panels, as the top edge is a bit sharp, I drape an old sheet over the wall first to Protect the new side sheet.

 

[Lewis]

im thinking of just extending our centre wall by 10 or so foot with these moveable wall panels what sort of money are the rocket shaped ones ?

 

[Tarw Coch]

im thinking of just extending our centre wall by 10 or so foot with these moveable wall panels what sort of money are the rocket shaped ones ?

Mine were £286 plus delivery 3/4 years ago, haulage here was £400 a load, 8 on a load.
IIRC you’re not too far from here, up the valley where they do the runs?

 

[Will Wilson]

We have a solution if you would like to drop me a line or check out the website in my bio.

 

[Matthew_Baul]

Which freestanding 3.5m A panels will be best for a silage clamp?
Has anyone built one and rolled the silage with a loading shovel and had no movement? I need to decide which ones to buy ,the maize is getting taller

We’ve had T panels for the last 30 years and never been a spot of bother.
Replaced this year with concrete panels due to them corroding at the bottom from effluent but they don’t owe us anything after 30 years.