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Short slats

  • 05-11-2014 1:52pm
    #1
    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,754 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    It seems from reading the safety grant thread that there is a few ppl thinking about replacing slats on tanks built in the 70's-80's. A lot of these tanks had slats 6 or 7 or perhaps 8 feet long. Would it be worthwhile getting a group together who need these slats and asking one of the slat suppliers to get a mould made to suit these short slats?

    I know I have 120 feet long tanks of short single slats anyway. I'd rather have a proper slat made than cutting longer ones to suit. Cutting exposes the re-bars, causing them to rust, expand and eventually crack the slat.

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



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  • #2
    hammer73
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 276 ✭✭hammer73


    Back when I was at the slat rubber i called to various slat manufacturers and there were a few that did slats down as small as 7 and 8 feet. Probably more up north than down south but it would be worth ringing around as some would have them in stock.


  • #3
    ford 5600
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 206 ✭✭ford 5600


    blue5000 wrote: »
    It seems from reading the safety grant thread that there is a few ppl thinking about replacing slats on tanks built in the 70's-80's. A lot of these tanks had slats 6 or 7 or perhaps 8 feet long. Would it be worthwhile getting a group together who need these slats and asking one of the slat suppliers to get a mould made to suit these short slats?

    I know I have 120 feet long tanks of short single slats anyway. I'd rather have a proper slat made than cutting longer ones to suit. Cutting exposes the re-bars, causing them to rust, expand and eventually crack the slat.

    What length are your slats, blue? I know some of even the smaller outfits made 8ft6 long back in the mid 90s. Someone as big as Banagher Concrete would surely make them?


  • #4
    mf240
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,881 ✭✭✭mf240


    I got two 8 ft six slats of banagher in 07 to cover a 16ft flow chanel between two tanks. They had them in stock as far as i can remember.

    Id say they have all sizes. Worth a phone call.


  • #5
    Hugh 2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 400 ✭✭Hugh 2


    My shorter slats are 6'6"put in 35 years ago
    I am having no luck finding any one that can make replacements for them
    Maybe might be handy if people could tell us where they managed to get shorter than standard slats


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