Repairing old cubicles

kingdom fan

Hi all
I have a cubicle house that's over 30 years old, problem is that the cubicles are starting to fail , about 10 cubicles have fallen down altogether, they fail right at the concrete, I have the three legged type, it looks to be 2 inch external diameter blue band piping that the cubicles are made from.
Any suggestions on how to repair them ? I ain't going digging up my cubicle house, my auld fella recons I need to core out the concrete and put in new cubicles and pour more concrete, that is a shocking amount of work

orchardfarmer

had similar problem with cubicle house built in 70's except mine were ripped out to make a creep for calves
i replaced 4 of them last year, like you didnt want to start in with a kango!
got a local welder to weld plates on the ends of the piping, four holes in each plate (one hole at each corner). Plates are about 6" x 6". Then drilled out holes out in floor and bolted them in with 10mm thunderbolts. Turned out a good job and not too expensive.
If i was doing it again i would make the plates bigger to give more leverage because i notice a wee bit of give in one when i let the cows out in the spring.

kingdom fan

Interesting idea alright
Ill think about it

milkprofit

done some last year get thick walled pipe drive in to reaming cubicle legs in concrete then fit broken cubicle over these like a sleeve will do for another 30 years or so

kingdom fan

Will you get pipe that will fit snugly , ie tight fit
I think I have two inch external diameter blue band steel, ill ring the local steel merchant and see what he has that will fit that
This seems like a faster and cheaper fix alright

pakalasa

I've rooted out the old ones before with a kango. A good few years since I've done them now, but a lot of work alright. By right a heavier gauge pipe should be welded over the bottom legs before they are put in initially. You'd get another 20 years outta them, if you did.

Juniorhurler

Might not be possible in your situation, but I cut off the 3 legs at the ground, fill the holes and hang cantilever types off of the wall whenever they fail.

blue5000

We had same problem here, hired a mini digger with a rock breaker to dig out new holes for mushroom cubicles. I think a week's hire is the same as 3 days.

kingdom fan

Ordered 1 1/2" brown band pipe
Ill let ya know how it goes

milkprofit

kingdom fan wrote: »

Ordered 1 1/2" brown band pipe
Ill let ya know how it goes

Cut a bit off cubicle and bring to merchants check if it fits tight before u buy

needs to be tight

red bull

Anyone have a price on the cantilever type ? I think my newton rigg type ones are past repair

Juniorhurler

€52 inclusive of vat from my local Alfa Laval supplier. That includes all lunging rails and clamps and are fitted.

TheFarrier

milkprofit wrote: »

done some last year get thick walled pipe drive in to reaming cubicle legs in concrete then fit broken cubicle over these like a sleeve will do for another 30 years or so

We used a similar method, but ours were only broken on the outermost leg, also we used solid steel round bar instead of pipe. Ground down the protruding remains till flush with the floor, put in about a piece of bar maybe a foot long, can't remember for sure, maybe 6 inches left above floor level, and pulled cubicle up and over till it slotted down over the bar. Some needed a few flakes with the sledge to sit them down properly. Precision engineering at its best.

red bull

Juniorhurler wrote: »

€52 inclusive of vat from my local Alfa Laval supplier. That includes all lunging rails and clamps and are fitted.

Anyone know a supplier in Galway area

blue5000

O'donovans will deliver, can you wait till ploughing match? Last ones I bought were about 35e delivered, and you can claim the vat back.