Automatic scrapers buildup on slats

jj92 · 22-09-2013 5:04pm #1

I've a shed with automatic scrapers in the 2 cubicle passages and the 2 feed passages. The scrapers scrape onto a slatted channel. I'm getting the shed ready for the winter and one thing that has bugged me for years is the amount of muck that gets left on the slatted channel. If its dry weather or dry silage I'm feeding nearly all of it stays on top and has to be scraped a few meters to a 4in gap between slats.

I have seen these scraper slats .. Image below ..

Has anyone tried these or indeed has anyone ever heard of a solution to my problem?

fiat10090dt · 22-09-2013 6:02pm

there is some thing you can put on end lenth of traking what make of scraper you got?

jj92 · 22-09-2013 7:07pm

fiat10090dt wrote: »

there is some thing you can put on end lenth of traking what make of scraper you got?

It is branded Alfco Engineering Ltd, Trim Co. Meath.

Not too sure what you mean there, do you mean to have scraper come out further?

fiat10090dt · 22-09-2013 7:15pm

No it fits on end of tracking and moves wit tracking and helps slurry go down trough slats i haven fitted Any of them but ment towork well

jj92 · 22-09-2013 8:19pm

fiat10090dt wrote: »

No it fits on end of tracking and moves wit tracking and helps slurry go down trough slats i haven fitted Any of them but ment towork well

Ya I know what you mean. Do you know any suppliers? I really want to put an end to the misery pushing sh1t for a couple hours a day!

fiat10090dt · 22-09-2013 8:39pm

Where about ru?. I think it shud easy to fit on to ur scraper

Sam Kade · 22-09-2013 8:48pm

Something like this wouldn't be hard to make up or else Dairy power in cork do them http://www.dairypower.ie/products/hydraulic-ratchet-scrapers/

jj92 · 22-09-2013 9:40pm

fiat10090dt wrote: »

Where about ru?. I think it shud easy to fit on to ur scraper

In Clare. I'll post photos of the channel with slats to give a better idea.

Injuryprone · 22-09-2013 9:40pm

Had that exact problem on a new shed last winter. Someone mentioned on here to put a scratcher brush on the wall at the end of the scrapper lane, so I tried it out. It increased the 'footfall' over the area where the heap was being left and haven't had to scrape away the heap since

jj92 · 22-09-2013 9:42pm

Sam Kade wrote: »

Something like this wouldn't be hard to make up or else Dairy power in cork do them http://www.dairypower.ie/products/hydraulic-ratchet-scrapers/

I'd like to see that in operation. My slats are 90 degrees to the ones there in the picture though.

jj92 · 23-09-2013 9:19am

Injuryprone wrote: »

Had that exact problem on a new shed last winter. Someone mentioned on here to put a scratcher brush on the wall at the end of the scrapper lane, so I tried it out. It increased the 'footfall' over the area where the heap was being left and haven't had to scrape away the heap since

The scrapers go out under the doors at the front of the shed to the channel outside so no footfall at all.

I'm considering digging the channel back into the shed a few feet, and then have the scrapers stop inside the door. I've no idea how much that would cost though.

Automatic scrapers buildup on slats

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