Concrete slurry store.

[Beef farmer]

has anyone made a slurry store sunk in the ground with concrete panels?
Would normally just earth line a lagoon, but not so much space this time, so looking at concrete.

Ta

 

[RWG Contracts]

has anyone made a slurry store sunk in the ground with concrete panels?
Would normally just earth line a lagoon, but not so much space this time, so looking at concrete.

Ta

Not done one personally but seen it done

 

[Beef farmer]

Did you take some pictures?

It would be a fair bit cheaper than pouring walls. We would backfill so wouldn't Be to much pressure.

 

[onesiedale]

Ours is in the ground. On the one side we poured the concrete on the slope. Easy to do when you have a 360 operator who knows what he's doing . Wish I got pictures of him tamping and floating it with his bucket. It really was a sight to see.
On the other side where we were tight for space we put steels in then dropped panels in and sealed them. Just have to be mindful of the back pressure of the earth hence the panels are dropped in the steels.

 

[Beef farmer]

I can't even remember yours. Was it next to the silage pit?

 

[young&keen]

Just to jump in on your thread.... we have thought about putting a building up with panels sealed between legs to 12-16ft high and filling with slurry,would this work?

 

[multi power]

Just to jump in on your thread.... we have thought about putting a building up with panels sealed between legs to 12-16ft high and filling with slurry,would this work?

You mean with slats on top?

 

[pine_guy]

Just to jump in on your thread.... we have thought about putting a building up with panels sealed between legs to 12-16ft high and filling with slurry,would this work?

Seen an above ground slurry shed made from panels and iron. Not that high though maybe 8ft/two panels. Current owners turned it into a lambing shed though.

 

[Blue.]

has anyone made a slurry store sunk in the ground with concrete panels?
Would normally just earth line a lagoon, but not so much space this time, so looking at concrete.

Ta

No reason why it wouldn't work,6.1mx1.5m X.150 panels would be just the job.

 

[multi power]

No reason why it wouldn't work,6.1mx1.5m X.150 panels would be just the job.

Until the steel rusts and it all falls down

 

[Blue.]

Until the steel rusts and it all falls down

The steel will be behind the panels so not in the slurry.

You could always encase the steel in concrete,wouldn't be a big job.

 

[multi power]

The steel will be behind the panels so not in the slurry.

You could always encase the steel in concrete,wouldn't be a big job.

Ah sorry I was thinking panels dropped in between the posts
How much more would poured walls cost?

 

[young&keen]

You mean with slats on top?

No just make it like a tin can but square and concrete sides with the benefit of a roof to keep rain out

 

[Blue.]

Ah sorry I was thinking panels dropped in between the posts
How much more would poured walls cost?

I shuttered some 12" walls last year and they came out similar to 4" panels,only downside with shutters is the time it takes you can spend a lot of time getting the tie bolts in when they keep hitting the mesh.

 

[Beef farmer]

I shuttered some 12" walls last year and they came out similar to 4" panels,only downside with shutters is the time it takes you can spend a lot of time getting the tie bolts in when they keep hitting the mesh.

And you did it all yourself. Pouring walls cost money in time.

 

[onesiedale]

I can't even remember yours. Was it next to the silage pit?

Yes. But has the cow track running between

 

[Speedstar]

We empty a slatted floored shed made of panels , think it is 4 meters deep

 

[Lewis]

Is it possible to dig out a trench to the desired size and pour with concrete like footings for a house then dig the middle and lay the floor?

 

[multi power]

Is it possible to dig out a trench to the desired size and pour with concrete like footings for a house then dig the middle and lay the floor?

You would need to be very very good on the digger otherwise a lot of concrete would soon be wasted

 

[BAC]

There is a massive one at a farm near us

Will try and find better pictures