Precast slatted tanks!

kelslat

i was thinking of putting a tank on the end of a two bay lean-to. It is just an area for some cows precalving where they can eat off the slats and go back on the straw in the lean-to. So does anyone have one of these? What sizes do they come in?

angusangus

kelslat wrote: »

i was thinking of putting a tank on the end of a two bay lean-to. It is just an area for some cows precalving where they can eat off the slats and go back on the straw in the lean-to. So does anyone have one of these? What sizes do they come in?

Could you use a slurry channel to your existing tank?

kelslat

angusangus wrote: »

Could you use a slurry channel to your existing tank?

It would be handy if it was close by but it is a bit out of the way. Another building in between this shed and the slatted shed also.

Timmaay

The economics per m3 of them tend to be very poor in comparison to building a bigger normal slatted tank. If it's a straw bedded shed could you just run a sewer pipe to the main tank to collect the runoff?

kelslat

Timmaay wrote: »

The economics per m3 of them tend to be very poor in comparison to building a bigger normal slatted tank. If it's a straw bedded shed could you just run a sewer pipe to the main tank to collect the runoff?

I get what your saying but like I said earlier it is a bit far away. There is a building in between. Also the slatted shed is higher up in the yard, so the fall is going to be wrong.

darragh_haven

kelslat wrote: »

i was thinking of putting a tank on the end of a two bay lean-to. It is just an area for some cows precalving where they can eat off the slats and go back on the straw in the lean-to. So does anyone have one of these? What sizes do they come in?

Carlow precast do a 3500 gal one and a 5000 gal one. I think the 3500 gal one is approx €5000

arctic8dave

Put this in 2 weeks ago 2700 gallon from Kielys in blarney . We'll use it for runoff from calf shed and it's in the side of collecting yard so hopefully make use of it most of the time. It cost €2400 +cat digging out + concrete bought it €2800+vat approx. Cost about 240m3 versus 60/70m3? For poured tank all in. Precast are hugely expensive but this suited where we put it was an awkward place

kelslat

Thank lads. I didn't realise that they would cost this much. I was only looking for a handy size one about 10ft x 8ft. Would a shuttering crew do a tank this small?