Automatic Manure Scrapers

An automatic scraper keeps alleys clean on a schedule instead of when someone has time. That matters for two reasons that compound: cows walking on clean, dry concrete have better feet than cows walking through slurry, and a scraped alley stops manure being carried into cubicles and onto udders.

What decides the specification

• Alley length and width
  The scraper is built to the alley, so the alley dimensions are the order. Send the measured length and width of each run.
• Floor type
  Solid concrete and slatted floors need different approaches. A scraper designed for solid floors will not work over slats.
• Scrape frequency
  More frequent scraping means cleaner feet and less slurry depth at any moment, but also more passes through the group. Most herds settle on a schedule that avoids feeding and milking times.
• Where the slurry goes
  The cross channel and the store at the end of it decide whether the system works as a whole. Specify the destination at the same time as the scraper.

Cow safety in the alley

Animals share the alley with the scraper, so travel speed, blade profile and the behaviour of the unit when it meets an animal are part of the specification rather than fine print. Cows learn the pattern quickly when the unit is slow and predictable; they do not when it is fast.

Read before you order

Browse the full range at livestock manure handling equipment, which also covers separation and compost turning. Send alley dimensions and floor type with your enquiry for a layout rather than a price.