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Height of feed passage

mickmac1 · 2013-10-17 11:14:39

just after building a slatted shed. must do the concrete work around it yet. there is only about 18 inches between edge of slats and feer barrier. i will have the concrete apron there sloping back to the tank. just wondering will i have to raise my feed passage much higher above the apron. would it be ok if i had say a 2…

17-10-2013 11:14am

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mickmac1

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just after building a slatted shed. must do the concrete work around it yet. there is only about 18 inches between edge of slats and feer barrier. i will have the concrete apron there sloping back to the tank. just wondering will i have to raise my feed passage much higher above the apron.

would it be ok if i had say a 2 inch fall on the apron and keep the passage the same height as the front or the apron.

this would mean the feed passage would be 2 inches above the slats

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#2 17-10-2013 11:19am

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I'd go a few more inches. The cattle will have better reach as the grub is nearer to them

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#3 17-10-2013 12:42pm

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I would go 4in

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#4 17-10-2013 4:14pm

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buffalobilly wrote: »

I would go 4in

'The extra two inches makes all the difference' (that's what she said last night)

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#5 17-10-2013 4:19pm

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Muckit wrote: »

'The extra two inches makes all the difference' (that's what she said last night)

did she say it in the context that you had or didn't have the all-important 2 inches....:D

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