Cubicle beds on slats

agrostar

I am thinking of extending a cubicle shed over an existing slatted tank and just wondering if slats would be capable of bearing the weight of the cubicle beds and the animals without premature failure. Was going to put mesh into cubicle beds to give added support, the cubicle beds will be running out approx 2.1m (7ft) from outside edge of slat on 11'6 and 16ft tractor slats. I realise in the future cubicle beds will have to be remove to facilitate replacement of slats if the ever start to fail, just said id suggest it anyway:D

limiter12

I will doing similiar to yourself only that i will be extending the beds by between 1to2ft over an existing slat. Im considering using this option, given the requirement to possibly remove damaged slats down the line.http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/dairycattle/3944728

loveta

Done a shed in 99 4bay X 36 foot wide put plastic down then a little stone and concrete on top. It has 36 cubicle beds on it that was the way it was done then even got the grant for building it that way but they were put on new slats.If the slats were ok and the beds have mesh in them and are done in one pour and are running across support walls it should be fine IMO..

Timmaay

Hmm we have cubicle beds on top of normal non tractor slats, down probably 15yrs now, You'll have me nervous the next time I walk over them now :P

Dupont

limiter12 wrote: »

I will doing similiar to yourself only that i will be extending the beds by between 1to2ft over an existing slat. Im considering using this option, given the requirement to possibly remove damaged slats down the line.http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/dairycattle/3944728

I put them in for a man last summer. The slats stopped 2ft short of the wall they were again so full weight not resting on slats and boy are they heavy i think about 700 kg each