Better Silage and a Cleaner Environment

In recent years the National river Authorities and other government bodies have outlawed the use of wooden or concrete sleepers and many other materials that allow effluent to seep from silage pits and dirty water storage tanks. Anyone allowing pollutants to get into the national river system faces the prospect of heavy fines.

The answer to all these problems are Atlas Prestressed Horizontal and Vertical Silage Pit systems.

Atlas Vertical System

This system uses pre-stressed panels cast into the concrete base and by using various reinforcements is tied into the pit bottom forming a leak free seal. Pits of any size can be constructed using this method, particularly pits with dividing partitions as the panels are free standing with no metal obstruction.

Atlas Horizontal Panels

Atlas Horizontal Panels form a pit with bays a given size up to 6 meters maximum.

This system is used when pit depths need to exceed 3 meters or when existing steel buildings are being used as panels can be manufactured to suit.

Advice should be obtained for construction of this type of pit as all forces are transmitted into the supporting steel columns which need to be capable of taking these loads and have adequate foundations.

Design

Atlas Panels are designed to be flexible and are capable of withstanding impact from machinery. Granite based aggregates are used in the manufacturing process to eliminate chemical reactions with the corrosive nature of silage effluent. However it is recommended that a polyurethane or Bitumen based paint is used to coat the inside of the pit to prevent reaction between silage liquers and the concrete matrix.

Fixture

Atlas pre-stressed panels are reasonably light and have a high strength weight ratio.

They can be easily handled by modern farm machinery enabling customers to install pits themselves eliminating expensive labour charges.

All fixtures are provided and are included in the price quoted so there are no additional hidden costs.