Cubicles, mats, mattresses???

[Durry cows]

Sorry to drag this thread up, just fitting mattresses for heifers and I think I’m going to go for intershape, they were 1200 pounds cheaper than IAE and have a fitting team.

I guess I’m asking if anyone thinks there’s any other mattresses worth looking at?

What £/mattress if you don’t mind me asking?

 

[jamj]

We have Wilsons rubber crumble and Teemore foam.
Cows seem to prefer foam, and they are easier cleaned.

 

[Hilly]

Im going to pick some individual matts up today, very thick and comfortable looking things £20 cubical.

 

[Durry cows]

Still got some Wilson ones we pulled out to go on sand about 50 not wanting much for them

 

[Lewis]

anybody used any of the Kraiburg range of mats?

 

[Grassman247]

What £/mattress if you don’t mind me asking?

£4690 for 67.5metre or mattress, cubicles will be at 3ft spacings for heifers. That was from intershape

 

[Chimera]

We went for the intershape mattresses and are very pleased with them

 

[jonny72]

anybody used any of the Kraiburg range of mats?

I have kraiburg wella just fitted a couple of months, think they look very durable and comfortable

 

[Chippy]

Kraiburg wingflex arriving next week but I think it’s comfiest I’ve ever seen. Put some of Teemores best mattress in last year and also like them. Absolutely hate my Wilson mattresses and head yokes for that matter. Bedding likes to stick to Wilson top cover when it gets wet and is hard to brush off whereas Teemore rubber top cover is a breeze to brush when wet

 

[Homesy]

Arkmats. 30mm eva £36 each including fittings. £10 for an un-drilled steel joining strip. More than adequate for heifers.

 

[Grassman247]

Arkmats. 30mm eva £36 each including fittings. £10 for an un-drilled steel joining strip. More than adequate for heifers.

I’m looking for top notch not adequate. Spend it once and spend it right. Steel strips inevitably end up in the passageway in years to come and auto scraped into the lagoon. Removing steel from a pump until midnight is not a job I want to be repeating.

 

[bigw]

We have just put in cubicles for heifers and went for teemore cuciles and KIM longline from kraiburg, its a really nice job but so far only half the little sh1!s want to lie in them.

 

[vantage]

I'm reading this thread with interest.I had thought of mats or mattresses for extra heifer housing being put in. Based on my experience with deep wood chip beds thats what we will be using again as the heifers are clean on it and its economically viable for me.

 

[Homesy]

We have just put in cubicles for heifers and went for teemore cuciles and KIM longline from kraiburg, its a really nice job but so far only half the little sh1!s want to lie in them.

put plenty of sawdust on the cubicles. Keep the passages wet and don't scrape. Looks awful for a day or 2 but after 4 days all mine were trained.

 

[devonboy]

we put in the intershape mattresses eight years ago, actually back then it was Batchalor farm services, but kieth Batchalor retired and intershape bought them, anyway eight years on and they are absolutely as new,you do the knee drop test and its painless,the cows lie so well in them and as they are on a roll they dont have any seems which make them particularly easy to clean , they arent cheap but from the way they are wearing, which is basically zero in eight years the initial cost isnt everything! Chas Butler also moved to intershape from Batchalors and he is a top bloke, pleasant and extremely competant, !

 

[DaveGrohl]

we put in the intershape mattresses eight years ago, actually back then it was Batchalor farm services, but kieth Batchalor retired and intershape bought them, anyway eight years on and they are absolutely as new,you do the knee drop test and its painless,the cows lie so well in them and as they are on a roll they dont have any seems which make them particularly easy to clean , they arent cheap but from the way they are wearing, which is basically zero in eight years the initial cost isnt everything! Chas Butler also moved to intershape from Batchalors and he is a top bloke, pleasant and extremely competant, !

Our last three mattress runs were these. First run was a decade ago, as good as new. I looked at Wilsons at the time and couldn't work out why anyone would want to install tham to start with. We got them from Batchelor initially as well. Cattle love them.

I'm sure there are a few different options now but at the time these were the best for comfort without breaking the bank.

 

[Grassman247]

we put in the intershape mattresses eight years ago, actually back then it was Batchalor farm services, but kieth Batchalor retired and intershape bought them, anyway eight years on and they are absolutely as new,you do the knee drop test and its painless,the cows lie so well in them and as they are on a roll they dont have any seems which make them particularly easy to clean , they arent cheap but from the way they are wearing, which is basically zero in eight years the initial cost isnt everything! Chas Butler also moved to intershape from Batchalors and he is a top bloke, pleasant and extremely competant, !

That’s great to hear I’ll get onto intershape and get them ordered!

 

[pat kcotnit]

Im going to pick some individual matts up today, very thick and comfortable looking things £20 cubical.

What type of mat? Are they new? At £20/cubicle if they are new and made of rubber they are very cheap. If they are made of polyurethane and light in weight (eg Mayo mats) then they are still cheap but from personal experience you may be disappointed with their long term performance.

 

[Hilly]

What type of mat? Are they new? At £20/cubicle if they are new and made of rubber they are very cheap. If they are made of polyurethane and light in weight (eg Mayo mats) then they are still cheap but from personal experience you may be disappointed with their long term performance.

tis a gamble no doubt, if i get 1 winter i will be happy 3 winters i will be ecstatic. They are a no make light in weight type thing, time will tell.

 

[Southdowns77]

Any tips on cubicle training? We have a few awkward old cows that insist in lying on the dirty concrete and it's now a problem as we converted our last straw yard to cubicles.