New Concrete finish

[Horn&corn]

Laying quite a bit of concrete for new youngstock unit. Any recommendations on concrete finish: tamp, roller, groove once hard etc.
Doing quite a bit and happy to buy a roller for correct finish but want to choose the right one! Thanks

 

[Moorlands]

Accu step Grover

 

[Farmer_1994]

We also did concrete for youngstock, we went with a broom finish and next year we plan to groove after the spring thaw.

 

[HarryB97]

Which ever finish we have ever used we always end up getting groovers in to go in two directions on it, makes the world of difference worth every penny.

 

[tommy tucker]

@Moorlands where did you get that attachment? Leaves just the finish I need

 

[MrA.G.]

I don’t understand why you would intentionally not put a suitable finish on it when you’re pouring it just to go in shortly after with a groover which is both additional cost and hassle

Picture shows a roller finish that a mate got done recently

 

[Moorlands]

@Moorlands where did you get that attachment? Leaves just the finish I need

Cow housing | South West England, UK | Cow Plan Ltd.

Healthy cows feet floor groover for concrete finishing in cow dairy buildings. Use the Agri-Groove Floor Groover.

www.cowplan.com

Just float from these guys then a knuckle joint and poles from a builders supplies.

 

[Farmer_1994]

I don’t understand why you would intentionally not put a suitable finish on it when you’re pouring it just to go in shortly after with a groover which is both additional cost and hassle

Picture shows a roller finish that a mate got done recently

Personal preference I suppose, I have never been a fan of wet grooving concrete. Seen to many projects where the grooves were rounded and the space between was not square either. I would rather pay for a groover to come in later and have a top job done. The reason we are waiting to groove till next spring is that our groover cant come until the snow flys, our project is an outdoor feed lane. If it were inside it would be no problem.

 

[holywell farmer]

Accu step Grover

Many cube in that pour ?

 

[Horn&corn]

So in the end we’ve used a bodged up frame laid in the concrete finish to form this pattern. Don’t think they will slip over but I think it might eat yard scrapers pretty quick!

 

[Beef farmer]

So in the end we’ve used a bodged up frame laid in the concrete finish to form this pattern. Don’t think they will slip over but I think it might eat yard scrapers pretty quick!

Thats new concrete?

 

[pappuller]

So in the end we’ve used a bodged up frame laid in the concrete finish to form this pattern. Don’t think they will slip over but I think it might eat yard scrapers pretty quick!

You best get a patent taken out on that new frame [emoji106]

 

[Horn&corn]

Yep new poor yesterday. I had the day off and this was what I find on my return! I think it is too deep a groove but it’s difficult be certain until cattle are on it. Photo doesn’t show brilliantly as too bright today. Shed due next week to go over it.

 

[dinderleat]

I would sack the builders that will damage the cows feet and cost more in the long run.

 

[Beef farmer]

Yep new poor yesterday. I had the day off and this was what I find on my return! I think it is too deep a groove but it’s difficult be certain until cattle are on it. Photo doesn’t show brilliantly as too bright today. Shed due next week to go over it.

My boy makes better patterns in his mash potato at tea time........hes 1

 

[Moorlands]

So in the end we’ve used a bodged up frame laid in the concrete finish to form this pattern. Don’t think they will slip over but I think it might eat yard scrapers pretty quick!

At the beginning of this thread you wanted to find the best finish for the concrete for cows what happened? [emoji85][emoji85]
That float of ours was under £500 doesn’t pay for much lameness treatment!

 

[O'Reilly]

So in the end we’ve used a bodged up frame laid in the concrete finish to form this pattern. Don’t think they will slip over but I think it might eat yard scrapers pretty quick!

How did they finish that before the grooves were put in? It's the bits between that bother me, not the grooves

 

[Horn&corn]

So I ought to explain. I work as a partner with my younger brother. He likes doing things cheap most of the time and this is another example. The building is away from the main unit on a new site where he will eventually live. This time of year I get pretty busy with harvest and planting so mostly brother has been meeting with the builder daily to sort snags etc. I hadn’t even realised they were laying this strip yesterday and would have fed back tff wisdom more forcefully if I had. I actually had a lovely day away from the farm!
The finished concrete was laid with a hydraulic roller on shuttering then mesh laid on top to form the pattern. It doesn’t look as bad as the photo suggests but the grooves are deep and not particularly even. Having been to many meetings on hoof care I don’t think this is ideal but will be scraped v hard with 4in1 bucket before a hef touches it. If it turns into a problem we’ll have to rubber it or re lay!
Believe me I know how frustrating it can be when good advice is ignored!
Many thanks for the input and I’ll update once an animal stands on it!

 

[Grassman247]

So in the end we’ve used a bodged up frame laid in the concrete finish to form this pattern. Don’t think they will slip over but I think it might eat yard scrapers pretty quick!

I’ve got concrete sleepers smoother than that, whoever laid that should pay for it to be smashed up and done again

 

[buffalo_soldier]

It's not so much the grooving, seeing a linear pattern is a human thing.

It's the roughness of the tamp im a little concerned with.
A day on a concrete grinder may be no bad thing.