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Outdoor slatted tanks!

  • 30-05-2014 5:38pm
    #1
    kelslat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 186 ✭✭


    Whats the story with outdoor slatted tanks? A neighbour said all of them have to be covered now and people wouldn't be approved into anymore environmental schemes unless they are covered or is this all bull@#@#? Are they still allowed?


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  • #2
    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,756 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    First I heard of it, open one here, pillars up for roof. It won't be covered until stock numbers come up and I need the slurry storage.

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



  • #3
    Sam Kade
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,313 ✭✭✭✭Sam Kade


    If that were the case all slurry lagoons should be covered also. I inquired about covering an open 40'x60' concrete slurry tank with a tarp type cover €15k :eek:
    The department don't have any specs for them. I gave that idea a skip, imagine going out after a storm and seeing your cover in ribbons down the field and 15k down the drain :mad:

    Your neighbour is talking sh1te I'd say.


  • #4
    kelslat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 186 ✭✭kelslat


    Sam Kade wrote: »
    If that were the case all slurry lagoons should be covered also. I inquired about covering an open 40'x60' concrete slurry tank with a tarp type cover €15k :eek:
    The department don't have any specs for them. I gave that idea a skip, imagine going out after a storm and seeing your cover in ribbons down the field and 15k down the drain :mad:

    Your neighbour is talking sh1te I'd say.
    I think you are right sam. I am putting up a handy tank on the end of a leanto and it is going to stay uncovered for a couple of years. He said REPS wont approve of it, it should be covered and so on... I think he is only stirring sh1te alright.


  • #5
    ryan101
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,671 ✭✭✭ryan101


    kelslat wrote: »
    I think he is only stirring sh1te alright.

    Mighty handy them type of neighbours, saves having to use the tractor and pto


  • #6
    J.O. Farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,537 ✭✭✭J.O. Farmer


    The reason for covering them would be to stop the tank filling with way. You need enough slurry storage for I think about 16-20 weeks depending on your location. Whether you need to cover or not would depend on the size of the tank and how many cattle you propose to keep over the tank. I think that you will be able to keep more cattle with it covered. The rainfall on the tank will count as slurry.
    Once you have sufficient storage for slurry and rain it should be fine.


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  • #7
    Sam Kade
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,313 ✭✭✭✭Sam Kade


    J.O. Farmer wrote: »
    The reason for covering them would be to stop the tank filling with way. You need enough slurry storage for I think about 16-20 weeks depending on your location. Whether you need to cover or not would depend on the size of the tank and how many cattle you propose to keep over the tank. I think that you will be able to keep more cattle with it covered. The rainfall on the tank will count as slurry.
    Once you have sufficient storage for slurry and rain it should be fine.

    Between rainfall and freeboard you are looking at close to 3' dept in an open tank before any slurry goes in. That's in Cork as there are different rainfall allowances for every county.


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