Rubber school question

[jacksmum]

Just wondered what people that have sand/rubber schools have done to help cure it when it rides deep?
Does topping up with more rubber work?
Or is there another answer?
Any suggestions gratefully received

 

[JillA]

Depends why it rides deep - it shouldn't really. Mine does when it gets really wet because I have wood (Cushionride) under it and that gets mushy, no matter how good the drainage is, it soaks up water like sawdust does. I just have to live with it until the wood has rotted away. Do you level it? I harrow and roll mine (little 4ft harrow and big water filled garden roller towed by my 4x4, and shovel the sides in wen the track gets too worn.

 

[jacksmum]

Thanks JillA, like the sound of your water filled roller Dont suppose you have a pic?

 

[JillA]

It's very much like the one in this picture. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rollers-C...K_BOI_FarmingEquipment_RL&hash=item4d1196a4e6 To be honest it could do with being heavier, but then I couldn't manhandle it onto the hitch - if you have a handy DIYer around you could maybe find a way of attaching more weight on the top.

 

[jacksmum]

Thankyou, looks like something i could do with

 

[eggs]

We have sand and rubber in our indoor school. If it isn't watered regularly it can start to ride deep. I also harrow it regularly.

 

[Venevidivici]

Ours is rubber,sand & a bit of fibre. It used to ride too deep,so,on advice,we removed about a ton or two of rubber off it&stored the excess surface. That did the trick. It was about 4years ago and it's ready to have it put back on now.

 

[jacksmum]

Thankyou, it has been such a dry summer that prob hasn't helped. Sounds like more rubber is not the way to go.

 

[Cortez]

Sounds like you have too much rubber actually, so adding more would be a disaster. But it could also be the undersurface; what is that like?