Slopes in Sheds & Scraped passages

kowtow

I have an old monopitch closed ended cubicle shed which I am looking to replace - haven't quite made up my mind what with - but am considering running the new shed & feed passage parallel to each other which would put them at right angles to the existing building.

The main issue with this is that there is a fairly substantial fall across the yard and the new buildings would be going with the fall...

Didn't go out with a laser level yet as it is such a filthy day but am guessing that the fall could be as much as 3ft along a shed of about 60ft ... i.e. 1 in 20. I'll check more precisely tomorrow.

The plan would be to run the scrapers for the shed & feed passage down the length of the fall and into a new slurry channel.

Is that kind of incline too much for a shed or feed passage of any kind? Obviously I could take out the levels a bit at each end but once you start doing that around here the work (and the spoil) becomes endless..

sucklerlover

kowtow wrote: »

I have an old monopitch closed ended cubicle shed which I am looking to replace - haven't quite made up my mind what with - but am considering running the new shed & feed passage parallel to each other which would put them at right angles to the existing building.

The main issue with this is that there is a fairly substantial fall across the yard and the new buildings would be going with the fall...

Didn't go out with a laser level yet as it is such a filthy day but am guessing that the fall could be as much as 3ft along a shed of about 60ft ... i.e. 1 in 20. I'll check more precisely tomorrow.

The plan would be to run the scrapers for the shed & feed passage down the length of the fall and into a new slurry channel.



Is that kind of incline too much for a shed or feed passage of any kind? Obviously I could take out the levels a bit at each end but once you start doing that around here the work (and the spoil) becomes endless..

Fella down my neck of the woods has a shed with big slope.the urine flows away too fast and the passages get very greasy. If you can reduce the slope I would. This might increase the cost.but a balls of a job you ll be lookin at it forever and you'll be sorry you didn't spend a few more bob.

RightTurnClyde

kowtow wrote: »

I have an old monopitch closed ended cubicle shed which I am looking to replace - haven't quite made up my mind what with - but am considering running the new shed & feed passage parallel to each other which would put them at right angles to the existing building.

The main issue with this is that there is a fairly substantial fall across the yard and the new buildings would be going with the fall...

Didn't go out with a laser level yet as it is such a filthy day but am guessing that the fall could be as much as 3ft along a shed of about 60ft ... i.e. 1 in 20. I'll check more precisely tomorrow.

The plan would be to run the scrapers for the shed & feed passage down the length of the fall and into a new slurry channel.

Is that kind of incline too much for a shed or feed passage of any kind? Obviously I could take out the levels a bit at each end but once you start doing that around here the work (and the spoil) becomes endless..

Kowtow, little or no slope, orthe cows will end up doing the slawlom down the shed. Keep as level as possible and it will stay cleaner, no dry ****e.
Shed here has 2inches in 100 ft to help with scraper bowwave. That's as far as I'd go.

kevthegaff

Have an old cubicle shed here too, big fall. Ok if cows are on silage, but scrapers start to clog if on dry feed (hay,straw).

alps

kowtow wrote: »

I have an old monopitch closed ended cubicle shed which I am looking to replace - haven't quite made up my mind what with - but am considering running the new shed & feed passage parallel to each other which would put them at right angles to the existing building.

The main issue with this is that there is a fairly substantial fall across the yard and the new buildings would be going with the fall...

Didn't go out with a laser level yet as it is such a filthy day but am guessing that the fall could be as much as 3ft along a shed of about 60ft ... i.e. 1 in 20. I'll check more precisely tomorrow.

The plan would be to run the scrapers for the shed & feed passage down the length of the fall and into a new slurry channel.

Is that kind of incline too much for a shed or feed passage of any kind? Obviously I could take out the levels a bit at each end but once you start doing that around here the work (and the spoil) becomes endless..

You need to get the slopes correct on this one. This type of structure has such a permanent effect on your business that it needs to be correct and unlike sticks and bonds there will be no chance to "unload the bad one"
Think "parallel " when planning a farmyard layout and avoid buildings running into one another at right angles.
Get a few farming friends, a discussion group or a few from boards to stand in your yard and tease it out. The other heads will come up with ideas you would never have considered. Where you place this building will also effect where you place the next....and there may be a next.
Farmyard development is if such a permanent nature you just can't afford to get it wrong.
Goo luck with your plans

kowtow

I think on reflection going down the yard is going to be madness. I suspect there is a reason why buildings on slopes look better when they are parallel (as Alps says above). The problem is I've been letting the fact that the old cubicle shed is still in the way (collapsed roof and all) colour my plans - would be better to bite the bullet and remove it this week while the weather is dry then we have a clear run at putting something else up in it's place.

If we run out of time over the winter we'll only have a dozen or so to house for the time being so we'll pop them in the calf pens on straw - first are due at the end of December so it will give us time to sort something out.