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Kirk Affeldt

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I am planning a new shop on the farm. I would like to have a concrete floor with radiant floor heating. However, I would like to keep my tractor with loader inside during the winter months but I am concerned about the tire chains chewing up the concrete. Can I put something down on the concrete to protect it from the tire chains? I want to hear your solutions for this. Thank you in advance.
 
Mine belt (conveyor) sounds like it would work. My chains do not damage my concrete but I also do not have vee bar, just duo ladder chains.

Aaron
 
I pull mine in all the time, 5" floor with radiant heating. Just take it easy and don't pull with it on the concrete. I also have fluid in the tires.
 
Regular old sheet of plywood would work fine in my book. Bridge planks next vote, but they would easy to knock out of the way and you would probably end up putting them back in the right spot every day.
 
At work we drove the forklift on the concrete all winter. It didn't hurt it if you drove straight but if you turn it would scuff the concrete. Not real bad but it did scuff it.


Steven
 
As said below, used conveyor belt material, or rubber mats for stalls. from Farm stores. Some interlock easily to make runners to drive the wheels on when storing it. Belting would allow the belt to be extended out the door when going in or out, then lifted to allow the door to seal. Jim
 
I'd take the cheapest route between rubber stall mats and 1/4 - 1/2" plywood. Some type of frame an inch or so high fastened to the floor and filled with sand or carpet trash would give the added benefit of taking care of leaks, etc. Let your imagination run wild.

Dave
 
(quoted from post at 20:25:20 11/21/11) I am planning a new shop on the farm. I would like to have a concrete floor with radiant floor heating. However, I would like to keep my tractor with loader inside during the winter months but I am concerned about the tire chains chewing up the concrete. Can I put something down on the concrete to protect it from the tire chains? I want to hear your solutions for this. Thank you in advance.
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Just do it. Those chains might leave some marks and scratches but other than that there will be NO damage done. I park my loader tractor inside all the time, and my chains are the heavy-duty, cris-crossed type.
 
You can put a surface hardener (iron powder and portland I think) on as you finish it but regardless I would be careful for the first month or so. 1/2 OSB is only about $6 so I would put some down, cheap insurance.
 
i have done it several times , and i have run my john deere dozers ,450E and 350 both on concrete and asphalt. very little damage to ethier. just pay attention and go slow when iside. i might add the concrete and asphalt are several inches thick up to 6 inches if not more in some places. if i was worried i would place plywood down or 2x8 planks etc... to drive on. just my nickles worth.
 
Depends on the chains. If you have V bars on them you'll likely do more damage than regular chain. Mine are regular chain and hardly mark the concrete.
 
(quoted from post at 07:48:40 11/22/11) You can put a surface hardener (iron powder and portland I think) on as you finish it but regardless I would be careful for the first month or so. 1/2 OSB is only about $6 so I would put some down, cheap insurance.
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oncrete hardner trowelled into the surface is probably the best way to go Ive placed and finished many concrete shop floors over the years, the amount of hardener applied depends on the surface strength you require , I believe most commercial applications reccomend about 2 pounds per sq ft ,[ its tough to get that mech in if your doing it yourself],so I would recommend getting a experienced finisher. It also hardens the surface so that if you drop heavy iron and whatever it wont chip as easy. Just my personal [experienced] opinion,
 
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