Silage pit floor repairs

Agrian Brian

Hi all,

my silage pit has been going for 20 years and now the floor is getting fairly worn, though no cracks yet.

Any experiences of using hot rolled asphalt as solution instead of digging up sections of the pit?

Buford T. Justice XIX

Agrian Brian wrote: »

Hi all,

my silage pit has been going for 20 years and now the floor is getting fairly worn, though no cracks yet.

Any experiences of using hot rolled asphalt as solution instead of digging up sections of the pit?

I'd be more inclined to dig up the sections and replace them, tbh.

The down side of that is you'll have different levels on the floors, though.

Cavanjack

Agrian Brian wrote: »

Hi all,

my silage pit has been going for 20 years and now the floor is getting fairly worn, though no cracks yet.

Any experiences of using hot rolled asphalt as solution instead of digging up sections of the pit?

I wouldn’t touch it till there becomes a problem with effluent seeping etc. it could probably last another 20 years. Heard of lads using asphalt alright. Supposed to be a good job

Donald Trump

Wouldn't have thought asphalt would last.
Would you not be better off pouring a few inches of concrete on top of what is already there than that?

digging out and redoing is the best though

Never wrestle with pigs

Asphalt is supposed to be popular in England? Anyone see it before?

Donald Trump

Googled. Found Department specs:

https://www.agriculture.gov.ie/media/migration/farmingschemesandpayments/farmbuildings/farmbuildingspecifications/pdfversions/S128aNovember2015251115.pdf

jus_tin4

We have problems with the walls something and used asphalt to seal the holes.Lucky no problem with the floors. But I’d imagine asphalt would work rather than digging it up if it’s not mahout

Odelay

Crazy that it has worn down after only 20 years. It’s only been emptied around 20 times? Must have been a very soft mix?

Who2

Seen a pit done a few years back when it was new and it looked the business, havent seen it since but the lad said he was happy with it, but had to be very careful with as it could get ripped easily enough.

Agrian Brian

Just interested whether anyone on here has had their pit professionally sprayed with polyurea and were they happy with the results? Is it durable?

Good loser

If you replace the floor you can get a Tams grant.