Posted by sparktrician on April 22, 2020 at 12:02:04 from (74.215.240.153):
Howdy. Working on a project here at the farm.....
Building a creek crossing and walkway down a hill from our feedlot & manure storage barn.
Basically, it would be a 12' wide (or thereabouts) pathway for the cattle (brood cows & calves) out of the barn, down a slope (roughly 200') it will cross a creek, then up the other bank into pasture.
NRCS has designed this as a gravel pathway, but gravel and cattle do not last long, I forsee a lot of gravel being added over the long term useage of this.
I thought about concreting this, but it is a decent grade (not sure exactly what grade, but probably drops 20-30' over the 200' run) and it would be a issue with any snow, ice, etc.
I thought earlier of hog barn slats (google search found cattle slats).
I think that opening would work to give enough traction to get up them, what are your thoughts on size of openings and qty in each slat?
I am considering forming and pouring my own in place on a gravel base.
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