Muck trailers - economy version?!

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Hi all,

Just rethinking my muckheap strategy here! I was thinking that instead of having a muckheap, I would try giving it to the local allotment people each week – they are happy to take unrotted muck for their compost heap. That way it can be steaming away on their land not mine – I’m a bit stuck for space!

So for anyone doing similar… what do you do?! Had a look on ebay & the tipping trailers (was thinking IW 8x4 model) are super expensive, blimey!! Does anyone have a bog standard garden-type trailer for muck? If so, how do you fill/empty it? I was thinking of putting manure into sacks then tipping them out at the other end. Bit of a pain but much cheaper :) Any other cunning plans welcome!

Thanks!

D. xxx
 
I do this and have done for about 8 years now. I dream of a tipping trailer but that would come with its own issues :-(
So I have an 8x4 flat trailer with sides that are about a ft high (also an Ifor), we fill it (6 horses if you are very economical with bedding and pile high) mean you can last almost a week. it takes me under 12 minutes to unload with a fork and shovel.
I've tried the bag thing and lost the will to live
The trailer is getting towards needing a new floor now - done well but we've been careful as you can't always wash it out in the cold weather.
So answering your question, it can be done, but be prepared to build muscles you didn't know you had and its a super miserable job when its night time and winter to unload it! But on a plus side we have no muck heap only the trailer.
 
iconique said:
I do this and have done for about 8 years now. I dream of a tipping trailer but that would come with its own issues :-(
So I have an 8x4 flat trailer with sides that are about a ft high (also an Ifor), we fill it (6 horses if you are very economical with bedding and pile high) mean you can last almost a week. it takes me under 12 minutes to unload with a fork and shovel.
I've tried the bag thing and lost the will to live
The trailer is getting towards needing a new floor now - done well but we've been careful as you can't always wash it out in the cold weather.
So answering your question, it can be done, but be prepared to build muscles you didn't know you had and its a super miserable job when its night time and winter to unload it! But on a plus side we have no muck heap only the trailer.
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We do exactly the same, we have a 6ft trailer with raised sides and with 6 horses it can last just a week, we have an agreement with local farmer that we dump the muck at the side of his field to rot down and be spread, it takes about 20mins to get the muck out with a fork and uses plenty of muscles I'll tell you! I too dream of a tipping trailer!! It's brilliant not having a muck heap onsite so can recommend it.

We've also done the filling big bags when mucking out and it was a right pain in the neck and I wouldn't do it again. Can highly recommend getting a trailer!
 
I have a 2.5T Hall trailer. It has a hydraulic tipper and I take it to the local allotments with the tractor. I wouldn't even attempt to use a manual box jack to lift several tonnes of manure!
 
Get yourself a weekend family child visitor, grandson/niece in my case, I poo pick into my trailer then the grandson hitches said trailer to car, drives it up to muck heap and empties the trailer with a shovel and enjoys it, he's 15, my niece poo picks the field and barn and loves grooming and I send them home on Sundays, WIN WIN
 
Just to make you feel better about shovelling, did you know that the average horse say 15.2, produces around 9 tons of poo a year? If that doesn't grow you some muscles nothing will!! :)
 
Hi again,

Thanks very much for your ideas. Hm confirmed what I was thinking about mucking out into sacks - too much like hard work. But good to know we can perhaps make it work with a small trailer - really useful to see how long you go between visits. Hopefully we can make this thing work!

D. xx
 
diddy said:
Hi all,

Just rethinking my muckheap strategy here! I was thinking that instead of having a muckheap, I would try giving it to the local allotment people each week – they are happy to take unrotted muck for their compost heap. That way it can be steaming away on their land not mine – I’m a bit stuck for space!

So for anyone doing similar… what do you do?! Had a look on ebay & the tipping trailers (was thinking IW 8x4 model) are super expensive, blimey!! Does anyone have a bog standard garden-type trailer for muck? If so, how do you fill/empty it? I was thinking of putting manure into sacks then tipping them out at the other end. Bit of a pain but much cheaper :) Any other cunning plans welcome!

Thanks!

D. xxx
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Our neighbour has one of the large containers which fit on the back of an 8 wheelers and a plank of wood up to the low part so liveries wheel barrow up ramp of wood and tip in. This in turn gets collected and replacement one left for it to be filled.
 
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