Tractor Slats

durable

Is it safe to driver over tractor slats everyday?

Have people much experience driving over them and would you feel nervous to have to do it every day?

Thanks

denis086

We have tractor slats on an outside tank infront of an old hay shed that had to be floored and run off collected under regulations, but the only way we could do it was put the tank outside and tractor slats on it for cleaning out the house. But id be very nervous going over them every day when we only have to when cleaning it out with the digger thats 7t plus a buckrake full of dung the slat it was on used go down more than 2 inches. But theyre the widest slats available but we started using the 165 a bit slower but the slats hardly move and we hope it will mean they last longer.

pakalasa

If it was me, I'd find out from the manufacturer, what load the slats are rated for. I'd then check them on a regular basis for signs of cracking, sagging etc.
Also, wider tractor wheels will spread the load that bit better too.

denis086

pakalasa wrote: »

If it was me, I'd find out from the manufacturer, what load the slats are rated for. I'd then check them on a regular basis for signs of cracking, sagging etc.
Also, wider tractor wheels will spread the load that bit better too.

Unless its single slats all the weight will still be on the same slat so it will make little or no difference.
But its good advise about checking them for cracking, sagging etc and should be applied to all slats having a finished bullock fall through one would be as bad as a tractor collapsing one at least the tractor just gets stuck and it only has to have the trapped wheels lifted, a bullock and all the work and feed gone into it is gone.

Injuryprone

My uncle has to travel across a slatted tank to feed all the silage during the winter. He uses a Ford 7810 so I suppose it gives the slats a fairly tough examination. He's been doing it this way for about 10 years. Slats are showing no signs of distress, so I'd say they're well able for it.

who the fug

May be out of date, but many years ago I went of a farm course, and the instructor was quiet clear, never ever drive over slats they are not rated for it

reilig

If you bought your slats under an approved grant scheme, eg. FWMS, or if you bought slats approved for one of these schemes in the last 20 years then your slats are rated to carry a tractor. Single slats aren't, but any slat that was manufactured to the Dep of ag standard is.