storing machinery with livestovk

[Llmmm]

Just building a calving shed and was thnking if i made it a little bigger i could put my grass machinery which is stored outside in for little extra cost.Thered be only about 10 cows in shed on average over winter is it such a bad idea

 

[mx110]

Sheds are never bigger enough however big they are. Your better looking at it as 2 parts of the shed within the same frame, divide and clad between the two sections keep the dust condensation etc off the machinery.

 

[Chae1]

Be careful what you do with ventilation.

We've a grain/fert store we share with cattle and all winter it drips off roof with condensation. Even when leave doors open.

Amazing how bad it is. Not a lot of cattle in it

 

[pear]

Be careful what you do with ventilation.

We've a grain/fert store we share with cattle and all winter it drips off roof with condensation. Even when leave doors open.

Amazing how bad it is. Not a lot of cattle in it

What sort of walling/ cladding do you have for it to be grain/fert/cattle? I'm only asking as I have a grain store that needs 'adapting' to house some cattle.

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

How about put the machinery in the shed and leave the cattle outside

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

What sort of walling/ cladding do you have for it to be grain/fert/cattle? I'm only asking as I have a grain store that needs 'adapting' to house some cattle.

Is it even allowed under farm assurance

 

[pear]

Is it even allowed under farm assurance

I think the term is 'temporary' grain storage for FA and if its used for both, the shed has to be emptied (of grain) by 31st October.

 

[David1968]

Just building a calving shed and was thnking if i made it a little bigger i could put my grass machinery which is stored outside in for little extra cost.Thered be only about 10 cows in shed on average over winter is it such a bad idea

Give the machinery a covering with an oil blow gun before it goes in.
It will come out looking awful with all the dust and bird sh!t stuck to it.
But the dirt will hose off spotless, taking the oil with it.

 

[Chae1]

What sort of walling/ cladding do you have for it to be grain/fert/cattle? I'm only asking as I have a grain store that needs 'adapting' to house some cattle.

It's end bit below safety rail.

 

[JP1]

It's end bit below safety rail.

Amazing how effective that Steadman's vented cladding is and I bet it saves straw compared with Yorkshire boarding

 

[Llmmm]

Give the machinery a covering with an oil blow gun before it goes in.
It will come out looking awful with all the dust and bird sh!t stuck to it.
But the dirt will hose off spotless, taking the oil with it.

To be honest i dont care if the machinery is covered in dirt dust i was worried about corrosion from maybe stale air would this be a problem

 

[David1968]

To be honest i dont care if the machinery is covered in dirt dust i was worried about corrosion from maybe stale air would this be a problem

That's the point of spraying it with oil. I'm just saying it comes off again easy once the dirt sticks to it.
You're going to get the dirt anyway.