Floor height was also an issue and roden had two barns where the difference in the floor height was 30 inches so that had to be fixed.
Gutter stanchion dairy barn.
And it is helpful to have the gutter flow to the outside if flooded.
My last video inside explaining the stanchion barn with the dairy cows.
While tiestall and stanchion barns are no longer the norm gea has experienced a 10 percent increase in barn cleaner installations in the last three years.
Sizes are available for 16 18 20 and 24 gutter widths.
Barn floods caused by cows breaking water lines are not that uncommon and it is very important that the water can drain to the gutter and not pool under the cows.
Smoother finish also stays cleaner.
The gutter should have a gradient of 1 for every 10 length.
Under normal circumstances gutters in tie stalls should not flood.
The doors of a single range cowshed should be 5 wide with a height of 7 and for double row shed the width should not be less than 8 9.
This wills permit a free flow of liquid excreta.
Excuse myself i wasn t as comfortable in front of a camera then as i am today.
Early manure gutter cleaners ran behind cows in traditional tiestall or stanchion barns.
All doors of the barn should lie flat against the external wall when fully open.