Drop gate for cubical shed

[Fergieman]

@young&keen Pictures as requested

 

[young&keen]

@young&keen Pictures as requested

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thank you, what size gap is that spaning?

 

[Fergieman]

think its about 3m

 

[young&keen]

50mm tube?

 

[Fergieman]

63mm I think. Its not that thick walled so not too heavy to lift.

 

[Blue.]

@Fergieman do your troughs drain via the big pipe or is it a linked system?

How have the cows performed since moving in?

 

[Fergieman]

@eulb There is 4 troughs linked via the 63mm pipe and 1 header tank feeding them in the corner off the shed. The troughs are all tip over.

Just started 2nd winter and they are are performing better this year, crap silage last year and head rails needed tweaked to keep cows & beds cleaner

 

[Blue.]

@eulb There is 4 troughs linked via the 63mm pipe and 1 header tank feeding them in the corner off the shed. The troughs are all tip over.

Just started 2nd winter and they are are performing better this year, crap silage last year and head rails needed tweaked to keep cows & beds cleaner

They must have a fancy joint where they swivel?

 

[Fergieman]

They must have a fancy joint where they swivel?

The plastic elbow has a male part with 2 o-rings on it which pushes into a female socket on the trough which is the pivot.

 

[Blue.]

The plastic elbow has a male part with 2 o-rings on it which pushes into a female socket on the trough which is the pivot.

Is it off the shelf stuff? Or trough specific?

 

[Fergieman]

So far trough specific as havn't found an other supplier of the plastic bend. De Boer supplied them.

 

[Fraserb]

So far trough specific as havn't found an other supplier of the plastic bend. De Boer supplied them.

Could you not just get a length of 2" rigid plastic pipe and get the grooves done on a lathe then just use a normal philmac fitting for the bend,

 

[Fergieman]

Could you not just get a length of 2" rigid plastic pipe and get the grooves done on a lathe then just use a normal philmac fitting for the bend,

Have you tried that at work?

 

[Fraserb]

Have you tried that at work?

Not exactly, we have the pipe and bends just the same as yours but we just have a philmac fitting onto the plastic pipe so im fairly confident you could just have the straight pipe and a philmac bend.

 

[General-Lee]

Not exactly, we have the pipe and bends just the same as yours but we just have a philmac fitting onto the plastic pipe so im fairly confident you could just have the straight pipe and a philmac bend.

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How well do those troughs stand up with cows rubbing/oarching them, and young stock licking and fiddling with things?

 

[Fraserb]

How well do those troughs stand up with cows rubbing/oarching them, and young stock licking and fiddling with things?

We only have them for the dairy cows, we've had 10 of them in for about 18 month now and no problems so far

 

[Fergieman]

How well do those troughs stand up with cows rubbing/oarching them, and young stock licking and fiddling with things?

No problem. There is nothing for them to damage. No ballcocks or service boxes. The pipe is the only thing but it is rigid.

 

[General-Lee]

We only have them for the dairy cows, we've had 10 of them in for about 18 month now and no problems so far

No problem. There is nothing for them to damage. No ballcocks or service boxes. The pipe is the only thing but it is rigid.

Was just wondering how they'd fair with sucklers I thought the pipe looked a weakness(possibly). They do look good tho we've got various sized concrete ones but do get dirty with straw and poo! Saw one of the fat bullocks with both it's front feet in the trough today.

 

[Fraserb]

Was just wondering how they'd fair with sucklers I thought the pipe looked a weakness(possibly). They do look good tho we've got various sized concrete ones but do get dirty with straw and poo! Saw one of the fat bullocks with both it's front feet in the trough today.

We blocked in the pipe on ours just in case, thought I had a pic but must be one of the few things I didn't photograph.